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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/10/06
Contact Susan McNeill 302-996-9054

McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds Partners with Roberts Sales
Wilmington, Delaware — McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds. has tapped the toy and game manufacturer’s rep group Roberts Sales of Moorestown, New Jersey to represent the card and game maker’s brands in the Mid-Atlantic.

Under the agreement, Roberts Sales is now overseeing sales of McNeill Designs’ You’ve been Sentenced! and Twisted Fish lines in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.

“Our policy has always been to provide our clients with exclusive toys, games, and gift items not found in mass market,” explains Craig Roberts, president of Roberts Sales. “The decision to add McNeill Designs’ exceptional products to our roster allows us to provide even more exciting opportunities for our valued clients.”

Nationwide response to the McNeill Designs’ unique games has been enthusiastic. The firm’s products have been featured in national publications like The Old Schoolhouse, Parenting for High Potential, and Metro Kids Magazine. They have also been highlighted on regional and national television, including a segment on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Both McNeill’s language game You’ve Been Sentenced! and the memory game Twisted Fish are fresh from a double win at the recent FAO Schwarz Toy Auditions, held at the FAO Schwarz flagship store in New York. FAO Schwarz conducts the Toy Auditions each year to seek exciting and special toys for their customers -- scouring every corner of the world for toys that customers just can’t find anywhere else.

In addition, You’ve Been Sentenced! was recently awarded a prestigious Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal 2007.

“Recognition from the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio is incredibly gratifying, especially because unlike other groups that rate products, Oppenheim does not charge entry fees or accept ads from manufacturers. When consumers see the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio award seals on products, they can be assured that they are "award-winning" because they were selected by a noted expert and further tested by the most objective panel of judges and kids,” explains McNeill Designs’ Chairman Donald McNeill.

Founded in 2004, McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds is a 40+ person creative team which produces games and toys of all kinds. The company’s award-winning games include: You’ve been Sentenced! a language game where players use word cards to build sentences, challenging their ingenuity in a hilarious, competitive environment, and Twisted Fish a challenging memory game which requires strategy, deception, and bluffing skills, plus an intact sense of humor.

For a nationwide store locator, please visit our store locator. For more information about McNeill Designs, its products, and people, please contact Susan McNeill at 302-996-9054 or email SMcNeill@mcneillbrighterminds.com.