Smart Box Design Enters the Palm Mobile Gaming Market with the Launch of Nine Men's Morris, an Entertaining Capture and Defend Strategy Game

SEATTLE, Wash -- May 27, 2003 --Smart Box Design announces the release of Nine Men's Morris, a challenging strategy board game for Palm Powered mobile devices. Those who enjoy games such as Chess and Checkers will find Nine Men's Morris an addictive addition to their PDA game collection.

"Nine Men's Morris demonstrates beautifully how well suited Palm handheld devices and Smartphones are for games," said Ted Peters, Smart Box Design's vice president of engineering. "The mobile gaming market is an important part of Smart Box Design's future and we wanted a game to show off our abilities; Nine Men's Morris accomplishes that goal."

In this two person turn based board game, each player attempts to make a mill (three pieces in a row). When a mill is made an opponent's piece is captured. The goal is to reduce the opponent pieces from 9 to 2. A strategic approach to the game is essential to winning. Players need to plan several moves ahead in order to make a mill. Nine Men's Morris was designed for players of all ages and skill levels. It includes five difficulty levels and tracks players win-loss records.

Detailed information about Nine Men's Morris and a trial version are available at http://www.smartboxdesign.com.

About Smart Box Design

Smart Box Design LLC, based in Seattle , was formed in 2003 by game industry veterans who share a common vision of creating exciting high-quality strategy games for mobile users. Smart Box Design licenses, develops, and publishes games for Palm Powered handheld devices. Smart Box Design's first game, Nine Men's Morris, is sold worldwide.

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