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NY Toy Fair News 2004
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...The New York Toy Fair Cometh!!!...
Visit us in Booth #1340 on the main floor of Javits. We have stacks of fun new and award winning games to show you from here and abroad.

We are hosting a Game Industry Dinner for February 17th at Connolly's Pub on 45th. We have the entire second floor. This dinner started as our DiscoverGames Inventor dinner and has mushroomed into a bigger event including game companies from here and abroad, retailers and suppliers. Everyone orders off the menu and pays their own bill which makes everything so much easier this year! Contact us soon if you are interested in joining us as space is limited.
...The Chicago International Toy and Game Fair Applications Now Available... The Chicago Int'l Toy and Game Fair was a Success! Join us in 2004 over Labor Day Weekend for the next one. Navy Pier is the Midwest's No. 1 tourist attraction. Restaurants, golf, theatre, amusement rides and the shimmering waters of Lake Michigan within seconds of the convention halls. Who better than the exhibitors/attendees to tell you what they thought...

The first annual Chicago Toy and Game Fair was an outstanding success for Out of the Box
Publishing. Our booth was packed with families from start to finish, and everyone had a great
time. There is no doubt that CHITAG will grow and prosper into the premier family oriented gaming event in the country. Sign us up for next year!
Mark Alan Osterhaus, Out of the Box Publishing
Thanks for doing such a good job putting together the CHITAG show. It turned out great and we really enjoyed it. We experienced a steady stream of people trying out and buying games. The Saturday crowd was incredible and we could barely keep up. Sales exceeded our expectations. The one comment we heard over and over again from the families attending was... "What a great idea, the kids have had so much fun!" Excellent show Mary, we're already looking forward to next year's! Frank DiLorenzo, R&R Games

CHITAG was great! The turnout for the show exceeded my expectations and I am sure that it will grow next year and for years to come, and will be a necessity to attend for anyone in the game business. Dave Yearick, Inventor and representative at ToySite/Starbucks's booth

The Chicago Toy and Game Fair on Chicago's Navy Pier was a huge success. This amazing venue
attracted families, tourists, and game fans from all over the country, and exposed our
product-line to a whole new audience. We will be attending this show every year!
Glenn Drover
Eagle Games, Inc.
For a first time event, the show was very well attended, especially on Sunday when we had a fairly steady stream of people stop by our booth. We were impressed by the local television coverage provided by all the Chicago stations throughout the holiday weekend. Frank Beres,Patch Products

The Chicago International Toy and Game Fair was a huge success and totally exceeded our
expectations. Countless families and gamers played our games and told us "I saw you on
television this morning playing Brainstrain!" The event's media coverage was terrific and the
attendance was actually more than we could handle. Games were being played everywhere with an atmosphere of excitement. We predict CHITAG will only get bigger and better each year. Next year, we'll have to get a double booth and more staff! Sign us up. Darlene Calhoun,
Chuckle Games - Laughter in a box.
From the perspective of a game designer represented by companies at CHITAG, the show was fantastic. It was very exciting to see people wander in off the street and learn about new games. I'm used to playing games with my inner circle of adult game geeks. It was satisfying to see families show the same zeal for the games I love to play. The show reaffirmed my conviction that the market for new and varied games is potentially huge in this country. We just need to get games in front of people. CHITAG did a great job in this regard. Although it was smaller, CHITAG had much more energy than the New York Toy Fair. Why? Because playing games is more exciting than talking about games or just looking at the boxes. Darned if there weren't 1000 people all playing games! I have no doubt that CHITAG 2003 is the tip of a big iceberg. Aaron Weissblum, Game Designer

We did nearly double the volume we expected. We will be back next year!
Mike Stocchetti, Manager, Go! The Game Store (the retailer for game companies that did not wish to sell retail)
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