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MT Sobek Celebrates 50 Years of Rafting in 2023

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mountain Travel Sobek – The Adventure Company™, the pioneering leader in adventure travel, celebrates 50 years on the river in 2023.

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  • EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mountain Travel Sobek – The Adventure Company™, the pioneering leader in adventure travel, celebrates 50 years on the river in 2023.
  • Award-winning adventure travel company MT Sobek celebrates 50 years of river rafting in 2023.
  • Today, the award-winning adventure travel company MT Sobek offers incredible rafting trips from Alaska's Alsek River to the Zanskar River in India.
  • MT Sobek has been named Best Adventure Travel Company by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards twice and is featured on Travel+Leisure's A-List.

What's a Gateway Game? Take a Look at RACCOON TYCOON by University Games

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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"Raccoon Tycoon is the type of super-fun group game that goes beyond a simple game of luck to a game of player choices and variable outcomes.

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  • "Raccoon Tycoon is the type of super-fun group game that goes beyond a simple game of luck to a game of player choices and variable outcomes.
  • Games like Raccoon Tycoon provide an inviting entry to the strategy games category, eventually leading new customers to the more complex "gamer games" in the category like Mosaic: A Story of Civilization or Gloomhaven.
  • Currently, University Games is enjoying the introduction of Raccoon Tycoon ($29.99 for 2-5 players, ages 8+) to mainstream North America with mass market availability in Target, Walmartand Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.
  • Note: Glenn Drover, creator of Raccoon Tycoon, is available for interviews on strategy games and the games industry.

MT SOBEK ANNOUNCES NEW TRIPS FOR 2023

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MT Sobek The Adventure Company, the leaders in adventure travel for more than five decades, announces unique new adventures and exciting travel trends for 2023.

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  • EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MT Sobek The Adventure Company, the leaders in adventure travel for more than five decades, announces unique new adventures and exciting travel trends for 2023.
  • Award-winning adventure travel company MT Sobek announces unique new adventures and exciting travel trends for 2023.
  • MT Sobek offers some of the best hiking and trekking adventure tours on the planet.
  • "As the choice for adventurous travelers, MT Sobek continues to develop unique, expert-led itineraries that stretch them," said Massimo Prioreschi, MT Sobek's President & CEO.

RACCOON TYCOON JOINS FUN AT UNIVERSITY GAMES

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Thursday, April 21, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- University Games and Forbidden Games have announced the acquisition of Racoon Tycoon, Mosaic, and the rest of the intellectual property of Forbidden Games, the brainchild of Glenn Drover, game designer and president of Forbidden Games. "I am extremely excited that our games will join the impressive product line at University Games, where they will benefit from University's broad market penetration and channel expertise," stated Glenn, who will be joining the team at University Games as VP of the Strategy Games Division. He continued by adding, "And I anticipate being able to add a ton of value for University Games in a booming category that weaves perfectly into their existing strengths."

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- University Games and Forbidden Games have announced the acquisition of Racoon Tycoon, Mosaic, and the rest of the intellectual property of Forbidden Games, the brainchild of Glenn Drover, game designer and president of Forbidden Games.
  • "I am extremely excited that our games will join the impressive product line at University Games, where they will benefit from University's broad market penetration and channel expertise," stated Glenn, who will be joining the team at University Games as VP of the Strategy Games Division.
  • University Games plans to increase the introductions of new games and help Forbidden Games reach a global audience.
  • University Games is a leading game and puzzle publisher founded in 1985 by Bob Moog and Cris Lehman.This is the 14th acquisition for University Games, and the first time being acquired for Forbidden Games.