Discovery Bay Games and Highlights For Children are excited to announce that two of their new board games, Highlights Buzz Blast™ and Highlights Silly Situations™, have won 2011 PAL Awards for their language building value. The PAL (Play Advances Language) Award is the only industry recognition focusing on the best toys, games and books that not only entertain, but also inspire kids and caregivers to engage in rich communication and interaction.
Highlights Buzz Blast is a fast-paced, pass-and-play game featuring four different “think fast” challenges and a timer with funny sounds. Highlights Silly Situations is a twisting, turning, storytelling game in which players use object cards and tell wacky tales to come up with solutions for silly situations. (Available July 2011 at select retailers.)
“These games are so unique because they are fun, but also target important language skills such as categorization, likenesses and differences, and inference, which are all critical language processing skills,” said Sherry Y. Artemenko M.A., C.C.C., Speech Language Pathologist, Writer, and Toy Consultant.
“As a company, we pride ourselves on creating quality products that are both fun and educational,” said Craig Olson, CEO of Discovery Bay Games. “We wholeheartedly agree that 'play advances language' and are excited that the PAL Awards have recognized two of our Highlights' games for their language building value.”
"Highlights is committed to our magazine's motto of 'Fun with a Purpose,' and we are proud that language experts and educators are excited about these games," said Highlights Vice President, Licensing Robin Sayetta.
About Discovery Bay Games
Based in Seattle, Discovery Bay Games makes award-winning and innovative games, puzzles, apps, and tablet and IOS game accessories that suit all ages and interests. The company's mission is to bring friends and families together to play, laugh, and interact. Discovery Bay is led by experienced game developers and professionals from a bevy of game companies including Cranium, Hasbro, Mattel,
Screenlife, and Wizards of the Coast. In addition to developing original content, Discovery Bay partners with internationally recognized brands and licensors such as Broadway Video/Saturday Night Live, The Smithsonian Institution, Highlights For Children, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, GALLOP!, Norman Rockwell, University of Oxford, and many more. For more information, visit Discovery Bay Games or follow the
company on Facebook or Twitter (www.twitter.com/discoverybayent).
About Highlights for Children, Inc. (www.highlights.com)
Devoted to “Fun with a Purpose®,” Highlights for Children, Inc. has helped children become their best selves for generations. Its flagship publication, Highlights magazine, the most recognizable and widely-read children’s magazine in the nation, has printed more than a billion copies. Other Highlights offerings include a version for younger children, Highlights High Five, Highlights for Children Book Clubs and mobile applications like My First Hidden Pictures. Fun with a Purpose is a registered trademark of Highlights for Children, Inc.