DALLAS, TX–( EMWNews – April 2, 2008) – Blokus, the international board game phenomenon

and winner of 26 awards, begins a new round today as it takes on the PC

gaming world. Dallas-based casual game leader, MumboJumbo, launched

Funkitron’s Blokus Word Tour today at retailers nationwide.

Developed by Funkitron, Blokus World Tour digitizes the action of the board

game published by Sekkoïa, and allows you to challenge a host of virtual

opponents in this fast-paced strategy game. Blokus consists of four sets of

colored blocks — your goal is to place as many of your blocks on the board

as possible. Your pieces must touch by one or more angles, but never at an

edge. As you build your passageway across the board, you are trying to

both expand your opportunities and block your opponents. Blokus World Tour

allows players to enjoy a single round in Quick Game mode or compete on the

World Tour.

Blokus was created by mathematician Bernard Tavitian and is published by

Sekkoïa. First introduced in 2000 in France, Blokus is now available in 50

countries and in four different versions: Blokus Classic, Blokus Travel

(AKA Blokus Duo), Blokus Trigon and Blokus Giant. Immensely popular with

strategy game players, teachers, and players of all ages, Blokus has been

honored with 26 awards throughout the world for its superior game play and

quality — awards include the Mensa Best Mind Game Award of 2003, Oppenheim

Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award of 2004, and the Seal of Excellence from

Creative Child Magazine in 2006.

“Blokus is an excellent game with a devoted audience. We’re proud to give

Blokus players the opportunity to experience the strategy game in a new way

on their PC by taking Blokus World Tour to retail,” said Mark Cottam, CEO

of MumboJumbo.

Blokus World Tour is part of the ever growing casual games industry, which

according to the Entertainment Software Association now makes up 30 percent

of the gaming industry as a whole. Casual games are easy to pick up, but

difficult to master, and generally feature addicting game play like that

found in Blokus World Tour.

Blokus retails for $19.99 and is rated ‘E’ for Everyone. The game is

available at retailers across North America and is also available at

www.mumbojumbo.com.

About MumboJumbo

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, MumboJumbo LLC™ is a worldwide

publisher, developer and mass marketer of premium casual games for PCs and

game consoles. MumboJumbo games are downloadable at its website as well as

key game portals, or purchased at retail through mass merchants, computer

retailers and specialty outlets. MumboJumbo owns and operates studios

located in Dallas and Vladivostok, Russia, and publishes and distributes

software through its subsidiaries worldwide. For more information please

visit our website at www.mumbojumbo.com.

About Funkitron

Funkitron, Inc. was one of the first game publishers to focus on the

downloadable casual game market and was founded by game industry veteran

Dave Walls in 2001. For the past 5 years, Funkitron has been known for

creating high-quality, super fun games that appeal to a broad audience and

can be distributed digitally via online networks. The company has had much

success with hits such as “SCRABBLE® Deluxe,” “SCRABBLE® Blast,”

“Slingo® Quest,” “BLOKUS® World Tour,” “The 80s Game With Martha Quinn”

and “Poker Superstars III – Gold Chip Challenge™.” Funkitron’s next

great game is Slingo Quest Hawaii™, the sequel to Slingo Quest™. For

more information about Funkitron, please visit www.funkitron.com.

About Sekkoïa

Headquartered in Paris, France, Sekkoïa was founded by Pierre-Jacques

Jouars in 2000. Sekkoia is the publisher of Blokus, a world-wide

best-selling game board range (1 million units sold per year). More

information on www.Blokus.com.

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