Wiggity Bang's FURT Board Game Provides a Fun Cure for Cabin Fever

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 27, 2011 -- Wiggity Bang Games (WBG) has the cure for cabin fever, and its name is FURT!

FURT, from the same warped wits that created QUELF, is a befuzzling eruption of laughter in a box. Funny, flagrant and even a tad fragrant, it's a party game for ages 13 and up that defies logic and any reasonable explanation.

"FURT isn't just a game," said Matthew Rivaldi, president of Wiggity Bang Games. "FURT is a way of life - it increases mental acuity, promotes happiness, socializes mankind, fights obesity and is environmentally responsible."

Really.

It's simple: roll the color-coded dice, and race to be first into the fiery mouth of the FURT volcano. You might have to talk funny, lie through your teeth, act like a sugar donut, do fork acupuncture on your neighbor, wax poetic about a stray nose hair and sniff your own armpits (or perhaps the person's sitting next to you).

If the alluring aroma of bodily odors and non-sensical humor isn't enough to persuade you to play, consider these other benefits of playing FURT and other board games this winter:

-- Incite the right side of your brain. No, the left side isn't wrong (though we try to ignore our more logical thinking left lobe). But the right side of the brain is associated with creativity and clowning around. FURT inspires imagination and the social interaction necessary to just let loose!

-- Step away from the screen. Recent studies show that 60 percent of Americans spend one to six hours a day fiddling with electronic devices, and kids, over 10 hours in just 7.5 hours. Research also shows children who are heavy "screen"
users have poorer grades and lower levels of happiness. FURT lures social media enthusiasts and TV addicts away from their electronics.

-- Get a workout. Not only is laughter the best medicine, but it works your abs! Studies show that laughter reduces stress, relaxes muscles, relieves pain and can even help improve the immune system. Some specialists even compare a good burst of laughter to an aerobic workout!

-- Green gaming. FURT is a NON-ELECTRIC game with no cords to plug in, meaning less pollutants and greenhouse gases in the air and a smaller environmental footprint for you.

-- A novel form of communication. Before smartphones and text messaging, people had to look at each other to hold a conversation. FURT brings back this valuable skill by increasing actual social interaction.

-- Channel you inner thespian. Whether you're a regular Robert Redford (or Ryan Reynolds for the younger generation) or a "Shy Sally," FURT breaks the bashful out of their shells and transforms awkward gatherings into an uproar of uncontrollable laughter.

-- We don't interrupt this game with a note from our sponsors. No commercials. No blackouts. No technical malfunctions. Nothing disrupts the delight of playing FURT - nothing.

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Contact: Jacquie Edelman, (619) 295-7140 or Jacqueline@jwalcher.com