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Play, Remember, Have Fun!

HandyGames™ brings the famous memory® board game to mobile phones

Giebelstadt, Germany 17.05.2006 - HandyGames, one of the leading independent developers of mobile games and Ravensburger, Germany's most famous board game manufacturer and European market leader in puzzles are releasing the world famous memory® game on mobile phones.

memory® is the best known memorization game in the world. People in over 80 countries play memory® and since 1959 more than 55 million copies have been sold. Simply ingenious or ingeniously simple - that is the game concept. You need two minutes to explain the rules but you will be intrigued by it for hundreds of hours. Now it will be available for mobile phones! An interactive football edition, just in time for the World Cup, will be followed by other mobile titles which are based on the concept of the "mother of all memorization games".

"Together with Ravensburger, we are pleased to release the famous memory® game adaptation for mobile phones. The game concept Play, Remember, Have Fun will definitively attract all age groups as memory® is known to be enjoyed by both the young and the old", commented Markus Kassulke, CEO of HandyGames.

Susanne Schnabel, Director Central Marketing and Project Manager for Mobile Games at Ravensburger added: "The objective of this cooperation is to make it possible for our "Blue Triangle" trademark to be played on portals which have become increasingly important to kids and teens as well as adults. We have found a partner in HandyGames who is able to bring our famous game principles to mobile phones in a way that corresponds to our high quality standards."

Just in time for the World Cup, memory® will be released June 7th, 2006 for all common handsets at all leading operators and portals worldwide or at www.handy-games.com.

memory® is a registered trademark of Ravensburger AG

Features:

- memory® for mobile phones
- Uncover matching pairs
- Hothand-multiplayer-Mode
- Easy game rules
- Educational game that helps to train concentration and memorization skills as well as the capacity for remembering
- Intuitive controls

About handy-games.com GmbH:

HandyGames is one of the leading independent developers of mobile games. The company has offices in Giebelstadt, Germany and Bucharest, Romania with its own international distribution network. The company was founded in 2000 by the Markus and Christopher Kassulke and Udo Bausewein and currently has more than 50 employees and plans to expand further. The vast and extensive product range is characterized by its high quality and comprises of downloadable and pre-installed games and applications for mobile phones (based on J2ME) as well as applications for the mobile internet. The company is one of the pioneers in this sector. HandyGames has developed top sellers like the Townsmen and Flitzer. The company's success is also reflected in long-term co-operations with leading handset manufacturers and operators and it has also received various international awards.
More information at: www.handy-games.com

About Ravensburger

It started with the "Journey around the World": in 1883 Ravensburger's first board game was created. Today the product range includes games, puzzles, arts and crafts, as well as baby toys. Ravensburger offers children and adults exciting, challenging, and diverse entertainment. With more than 850 items available, Ravensburger Spieleverlag is one of the leading German game developers and is also the European market leader in puzzles.

memory® has been the milestone for Ravensburger's success. It was first sold in 1959. Since then more than 55 million copies have been sold and it has become the company's bestselling game. Top sellers include games such as Enchanted Forest, Labyrinth, and Scotland Yard. For the puzzle lovers there are more than 500 different images available to suit all skill levels. The sturdy, fully interlocking, cardboard pieces are of exemplary quality. Little artists always enjoy success when making a Ravensburger arts and craft kit. Ministeps® is the most recent category for 0-36 month old pre-schoolers to promote each stage of their physical, emotional, and sensory development.

The products are exported worldwide from the factories in Ravensburg, Germany and The Czech Republic. From London to Los Angeles and from Cape Town to Copenhagen, the "Blue Triangle" is renowned!

Ravensburger Products include:
Baby toys and books, children's games, educational games, mini games, quiz fans, family games, adult strategy games, mental training (Think), card games, puzzles, painting-by-numbers, mandalas, craft kits, science kits, magic kits.
More information at: www.ravensburger.com

Contact details


Ute Muendlein
www.handy-games.com GmbH
i_Park Klingholz 13
97232 Giebelstadt
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 9334 9757 - 22
Fax: +49 (0) 9334 9757 - 19
ute.muendlein@handy-games.com

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