MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 8, 2008 -- Christmas turkeys and Uncle Bob aren't the only ones getting stuffed this Christmas; these smart little games and pastimes are sure to fill your Christmas stockings to overflow!

This diverse selection of low-price puzzles, card games and hand-held delights are as fun to open as they are to play come Christmas morn'.

99 or Bust(TM); the fast-paced card game where you keep the count below 99 to win. Boxed in flashy NASCAR-inspired packaging, it is ideal for 'one of the boys'.

99 or Bust(TM) - USA retail - $9.99 / CAD - $11.99 2 - 8 Players - Age 8+

For the strategically inclined recipients on your shopping list, we offer Triplexity(TM), the stacking game involving 3 positions, 3 pieces, and 3 possibilities, and Dupe(TM), an unusual hand-held weaving game where players share 1 playing piece between them!

Triplexity(TM) - USA - $7.99 / CAD - $9.99 2 Players - Age 8+

Dupe(TM) - USA - $5.99 / CAD - $6.99 2 Players - Age 6+

IQ metal puzzles keep fiddly fingers busy and minds amused while Tantrix(TM) Discovery Puzzles, challenge players to form continuous loops with their 10 colored tiles.

IQ Puzzles - U.S.A. - $7.99 / CAD - $9.99 1 Player - Age 8+

Tantrix(TM) Mesh - U.S.A. - $4.99 / CAD $5.99 1 Player - Age 6+

So while oranges, sugar plums, and the occasional lump of coal filled many a stocking in days gone by, the stuffers of today are sure to become trendy traditions for all to enjoy.

About Family Games, Inc.: Launched in 1987 as an educational and environmentally conscience game company. They have garnered many top game awards in the United States and abroad for their line of challenging, strategic, yet entertaining games and brain teasers. They continue to manufacture, license, and distribute alternative games which not only offer great play value, but challenge players to sharpen their skills while evoking human interaction through the power of thinking.

Photos and Review Copies: High-resolution photos are available. Games are also available for review purposes.

     Contacts:
     Family Games, Inc.
     Nadine Thorsen
     1-800-291-1176 / 514-485-1834
     nadine@familygamesamerica.com
     http://www.familygamesamerica.com