Merillian
{{Short description|American board game company}}
Merillian is a US company that makes board games, including the build-a-board game set Flibbix and the Flibbix Puzzler iPhone-optimized web game. It is located in the Puget Sound near Seattle in Duvall, Washington and was founded in 2006 by CEO Jason Ivan.
Published games
- Flibbix (2008): Flibbix is a build-a-board game set in which players can build their own board game using magnetic game board tiles, choose their own rules on a "Make your own Rules" sheet, and then play. Unlike many board games, the Flibbix game board and rules are not fixed. Every time the game is played, the game board and rules are different, so the game will play differently. Also unlike many board games, the game board and rules are dynamic and can be changed during the game. Changes are caused by players landing on special tiles, or drawing special cards, which allow them to move tiles, flip them over, or change rules on the rule sheet.
- Flibbix Puzzler (2008): Flibbix Puzzler is an iPhone optimized web game in which players try to clear a screen of squares by selecting like-colored groups of squares and then clicking again to remove the group. The game is titled similarly to the Flibbix Board Game even though game play is significantly different, because game squares contain artwork based on the board game's illustrations.[https://www.apple.com/webapps/games/flibbixpuzzlerforiphone.html Flibbix Puzzler Page on Apple.com]
Press & Awards
- Flibbix awarded Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center[http://www.tnpc.com/search/tnpcarticle2.asp?rec=5967 National Parenting Center Gives Flibbix Seal of Approval]
- Flibbix awarded Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award from Parents' Choice[http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=25036&StepNum=1&award=aw Parents' Choice gives Flibbix Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award]
- Flibbix awarded NAPPA Gold Award from Dominion Parenting Media[http://www.merillian.com/press.html Flibbix wins NAPPA Gold Award]
- Flibbix given Mom's Best Award from the Mom's Best Network[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714111538/http://www.momsbestnetwork.com/flibbix.html Mom's Best Network give Flibbix Mom's Best Award]
- Flibbix given TDmonthly Innovations 2008 Award from Toy Directory Monthly Magazine[http://www.playzak.com/article.asp?id=3343 Toy Directory Monthly gives Flibbix Innovations 2008 Award]
- Flibbix wins 2008 Preferred Choice Award and listed as a finalist for Toy of the Year by Creative Child Magazine[http://www.merillian.com/press.html Merillian Press Page]
- Flibbix Listed as one of the Top 10 Games at American International Toy Fair '08 Game Zone[http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3028 TD Monthly's Top 10: Game Zone List]
- Flibbix featured by Washington Post[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/29/AR2008022902719.html Washington Post's "Ready to Play" article]
Meaning of the Name
The name "Merillian" comes from the words "Million," "Merry," and "Millennium." Together, it means "Lots of fun for a really long time."[http://www.www.merillian.com/about.html About Merillian]
References
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External links
- [http://www.merillian.com/ Merillian] official website
- [http://www.merillian.com/flibbix.html Flibbix] product page
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/29/AR2008022902719.html Washington Post] Merillian Product Highlight