Bill Gates is the only living genius...In a new game from Winning Moves, GENIUS RULES!, that brings together some of the greatest minds in history.DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 1996--Julius Caesar Caesar (sē`zər), ancient Roman patrician family of the Julian gens. There are separate articles on its two most distinguished members, Julius Caesar and Augustus. , Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. -- a great leader, a great artist, and a great thinker -- but what do they have in common? They are all part of a new game from Winning Moves, GENIUS RULES!, and have come together to challenge the way you think. GENIUS RULES!, a game that tests your skills of reasoning, is easy to learn and play. All a player has to do is play out their hand of Genius Cards, which depict de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. famous "Leaders," "Artists" and "Thinkers" from throughout history. But which Genius to play, and when, is determined by a pattern dictated dic·tate v. dic·tat·ed, dic·tat·ing, dic·tates v.tr. 1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another: dictate a letter. 2. a. by the "Secret Rule," which only one player knows. For example: the Secret Rule could be, "A leader is followed by two Artists, the pattern then repeats." The player that figures out the Secret Rule first, wins. The game includes 96 Secret Rules that can be used time and time again. Players also can make up their own Secret Rules. This novel card game of "great minds and secret rules" brings together 48 of the most important geniuses in history like Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and Lorraine. , Socrates and Bill Gates (the only living genius featured in the game). Each Genius Card contains a portrait of the genius and an informative biography on the back. Not only does GENIUS RULES! test and sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp players' reasoning skills, it also lets players control and explore their favorite historical figures, as well as discover some they may have never heard of like Toussaint L'Overture and Madame Shikibu. "The Geniuses featured in this game are exceptional people whom we believe have defined and shaped both civilization civilization, culture with a relatively high degree of elaboration and technical development. The term civilization also designates that complex of cultural elements that first appeared in human history between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago. and history," said Phil Orbanes, president of Winning Moves Inc. "We know there are far more geniuses in world history than we could recognize in the first edition and invite GENIUS RULES! players to send us their ideas for geniuses to include in future editions of the game." -0-
GENIUS RULES! Facts and Figures
Who plays: Ages 10 and up
Number of players: Two to four
Game components:
-- One deck of 48 Genius Cards, each featuring a portrait of the
genius on the front and an informative biography on the back
-- One deck of 48 Secret Rules Cards, each containing two Secret
Rules, one of them easy and one more challenging, for a total of 96
Secret Rules
-- Instruction pamphlet which includes game variations and
directions on how players can create their own Secret Rules
Playing time: Time to play each hand, 3-15 minutes
Price and availability: GENIUS RULES! costs $9.95 and is available
immediately
Concept: GENIUS RULES! was inspired by the game of "Eleusis,"
first published by Bob Abbott in 1963
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