Don't Quote Me® − The 1500 Word Summary

 

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

 

Well you've seen the picture, so here are the other 500 words.

 

Don't Quote Me® is the first product offering from game and entertainment development company, Wiggles 3D. 

 

Wiggles 3D is led by consumer products veteran, Don Reid, the architect behind the brand.  Don has been inspired for years by his entrepreneurial father who often used phrases, sayings and poems to add a unique flare to his customer's experience.  A favorite, “It might as well be lost as in a place you can't find it,” kept heads scratching. And summarizing the value of a good days work, “The biggest problem I have is figuring out how to whistle and sing at the same time.”  It's not much wonder that quotes became an easy way to communicate more complicated ideas. 

 

And that's the magic of quotes. Where the common English language has more than 200,000 words in use, most of our ideas are simply stated using only a few of them. However often we need a little help. Or as Emerson once said, "By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote."

 

So, with an unquenchable search for new material, Don set out to develop a scalable brand concept that would encompass games, resources and merchandising using the power of famous lines of people from around the world. Recognizing that detailing the fascinating figures behind the quotes would create an even richer game experience, his team gathered insightful biographies about the speakers and interesting details about the each quote.

 

The result is Don't Quote Me® - the board game and www.dontquoteme.com. Powered by great quotes, biographies about the speakers, and a unique game play format, this game experience offers reward for strategy, collaboration and sound reasoning.  Together it's known as “The Game of Skill Knowledge & Really, Really Good Guesses.”®

 

Don't Quote Me® is making its debut at the New York Toy Fair, but not before extensive testing of the concept that confirmed Quotes are not only relevant, but a great source of enjoyment for all ages.  In fact, more than 450,000 searches were conducted for the keyword “quote” on the internet in December 2002.  Quotes provide inspiration for many, and allow others to say what they are thinking but cannot express as well in their own words.  Or in the words of George Bernard Shaw - "I often quote myself; it adds spice to my conversation."

 

Quotes serve so many purposes in life – and Don't Quote Me® will serve them all.  Have fun, enjoy the game, and remember…

 

"A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool."  Joseph Roux