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Blue Orange Games
Blue Orange Games is a board game company based in San Francisco, California. They have been publishing and promoting award-winning games for over 18 years. The company was founded in 1999 by Thierry Denoual and Juilen Mayot. The company is known to use recyclable materials in its games. It has won numerous awards. History The first Blue Orange Games to be designed was, ''Gobblet.'' The creators were hit with a flash of inspiration for the game while in a coffee shop in California. This game was an instant success all over the US and helped build up the company. A San Francisco Chronicle review prompted the game to sell out locally. Co-founder Mayot took a three month road trip across the country, covering 22,000 miles and visiting 500 stores with a jeep packed with 1,000 ''Gobblet'' games. The trip and the subsequent 10,000 games sale marked the official start of the business. The name Blue Orange Games comes from a poem by Paul Eluard titled The Earth is Blue Like an Orange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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