Americans Step Up to the Mic: No Singing Experience Required

Americans Step Up to the Mic: No Singing Experience Required

SimplyFun Introduces Tunebaya, a Board Game That Brings Families Together in Song and Fun

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans have apparently lost their stage fright as the popularity of karaoke surges and millions of people tune into FOX-TV's "American Idol" each week to cheer on their favorite aspiring superstar. Now families and friends can create their own sing-a-long in the comfort of their home with the new board game Tunebaya(TM) by SimplyFun(TM). Released in January, the game encourages confidence and creativity as players test their music knowledge to sing songs from categories such as "a song containing the word 'love'" or "a song that is a TV show theme."

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"Tunebaya is the perfect sing-along game for everyone. It's amazing to see how uninhibited people become so quickly into the game -- regardless of whether or not they can hold a tune," said Gail DeGiulio, SimplyFun CEO and co-founder. "Singing and laughing together is a natural way to have fun and create lifelong memories. Tunebaya is all about having fun, which supports the SimplyFun mission to promote the importance of play."

Appropriate for ages 10 and up, Tunebaya is designed for three to eight players, can be played in 30 minutes ($35).

Every heirloom-quality Tunebaya game comes with 100 double-sided topic cards, seven small microphones, a large singing microphone, eight pencils, eight scoreboards, a pad of answer sheets, a rules book and a FunMemories(TM) booklet to record Tunebaya game memories.

SimplyFun recognizes the value of game play in reconnecting families and friends in today's highly over-scheduled society. Each SimplyFun game is created by professional game designers to be simple to learn and fun to play, with rules that are quickly understood and games that can be played in 30 minutes or less. All SimplyFun games can be played and purchased at a SimplyFun home party or through a SimplyFun consultant's web site by calling 1-877-557-7767 or visiting www.simplyfun.com.

About SimplyFun

Based in Bellevue, Wash., SimplyFun is a party-plan direct sales company offering original card, board and party games as well as entertainment products for the entire family. Designed to be simple to learn and fun to play, the SimplyFun games can be learned in less than five minutes and can be played in 30 minutes. SimplyFun's heirloom-quality games include Linkity(TM), Tunebaya(TM), Walk the Dogs(TM), Bringing Down the House(TM), Eye to Eye(TM) and Eye to Eye Jr(TM). SimplyFun is a pending member of the Direct Selling Association. For more information on SimplyFun, its products or becoming a Consultant, visit www.simplyfun.com or call 1-877-557-7767.

NOTE: SimplyFun, FunMemories, Simple to Learn, Fun to Play, Linkity, Tunebaya, Walk the Dogs, Bringing Down the House, Eye to Eye and Eye to Eye, Jr. are all trademarks of SimplyFun, LLC. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification or reference purposes only, with no intent to infringe on copyrights.

Contact:

Pam Miller The KMC Group for SimplyFun 425-450-9965 pamm@kmcgroup.com

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CONTACT: Pam Miller of The KMC Group, +1-425-450-9965, or pamm@kmcgroup.com, for SimplyFun

Web site: http://www.simplyfun.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: To request a review copy of Tunebaya or another SimplyFun game or to schedule an interview with a SimplyFun co-founder, please contact Pam Miller at 425-450-9965 or pamm@kmcgroup.com.

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