TicBits Ltd. is a

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development company based in

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, founded in 2010 by cousins Fredrik and Niklas Wahrman. The company specializes in both original games, mainly for the

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platform, as well as its own interpretations of classic games. In

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Technology Fast 50 Finland 2013, TicBits was placed third in the Rising Stars 2013 list. In July, 2016 Ticbits was acquired by ASX-listed mobile game developer

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for 5.4 million AUD.

Games

In addition to developing classic games for mobile devices such as

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, freecell,

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, Ticbits has developed interpretations of other games, such as its match-three game ''Cruel Jewels'',

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''Jewel Words'' and ''Word Strike'', and

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games ''Crazy Kings'' and ''Crazy Defense Heroes''.

Current games

* ''Crazy Defense Heroes'' * ''Crazy Kings'' * ''Cruel Jewels'' * ''FreeCell :)'' * ''iAssociate 2'' * ''iAssociate 3'' * ''Jewel Words'' * ''Mahjong :)'' * ''Minesweeper!'' * ''Solitaire :)'' * ''Solitaire Gold'' * ''Sudoku :)'' * ''Toon Match'' * ''Unblock :)'' * ''Word Strike''

''iAssociate'' 2

TicBits’ most popular game is ''iAssociate 2'', the second version of '' iAssociate'', a word association game developed by its CEO Fredrik Wahrman. The game was one of TUAW's favorite apps of 2009. The popular game was also mentioned on

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’s

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. In addition, actress and talk show host

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noted on

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in 2012 that ''iAssociate 2'' was her favorite app at the time.

References

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External links

Official websiteiAssociate 2 website
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