San Francisco, CA, December 10, 2019 – Guinness-inspired pub games have arrived to make this gift-giving season all the more special for Guinness fans this holiday season. The Guinness Pub Game Series will be sold as part of the Front Porch Classics’ brand, a distinctive high-quality game line made to enjoy around the dinner table, beach houses, campgrounds or wherever fun ensues.
The games are available through mass, mid-tier, specialty and department stores. They range in price from $12.99 to $19.99. Each game features iconic Guinness images from the brand’s collection of advertisements and artwork that convey the heritage and nostalgia of the brand.
The first four Pub Games in the series are:
Epic Coaster Game includes multiple games in a box which require players to toss, balance, carry or flip coasters. This box includes high-quality coasters with classic Guinness artwork making it a collector’s game. There are 12 different ways to play!
World’s 20 Best Dice Games is a travel-sized game that includes Yacht, Farkl, Ship, Captain & Crew, Seven-up, Bowling Dice and Letter Rip. This game comes with 26 solid wood dice, pencils, score pad and instruction booklet.
Shut-The-Box - Guinness fans will love playing one of the world’s classic pub games with a look and feel that matches the Guinness pub heritage. Roll the dice, then flip the numbers to spell Guinness. This game is made of solid wood. Liar’s Dice - Players attempt to outbid, out-bluff and outlast their opponents. All the felt-lined cups, and other game pieces store nicely in a decorative dice box that displays nicely on a home bar or in a game room.
About University Games
Founded in 1985, University Games has developed and manufactured over 500 games and puzzles. The company philosophy has always been to offer products that encourage fun, creativity and imagination for kids, families and adults. The company offers a wide array of products under the University Games, Briarpatch, BePuzzled, Great Explorations and Front Porch Classics brands.
Find us at www.univeritygames.com or www.facebook.com/UniverityGamesUSA.
Contact Information: Vince Kurr, University Games, (415) 503-1600, vincek@ugames.com
About Guinness
The Guinness brand was established in 1759, when Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease on St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin. Brewed using four main ingredients, water, barley (malted & roasted), hops and yeast, Guinness is the world's most popular stout brand. The iconic beer is brewed in 49 countries worldwide and sold in over 150 with almost 9 million glasses of Guinness beers enjoyed every day around the world. The most GUINNESS is sold in Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Nigeria and Cameroon. More information can be found at www.guinness.com.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow us on Twitter for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo NA.
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