Fundex Games
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Fundex Games, Ltd. is an American
United States
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 toy
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 and game
Game
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 company based in Plainfield, Indiana
Plainfield, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,396 people, 7,051 households, and 4,914 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,023.1 people per square mile . There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 414.3 per square mile...

. Founded in 1986, Fundex Games produces many different games including card games, dice games, domino-based games, magic tricks, board games and children's toys. Fundex also produces a line of outdoor lawn and tailgate games with both NCAA and NASCAR licensed products. Fundex Games was founded by Peter Voigt and his son Chip Voigt.

Fundex Games has an exclusive partnership
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 with the Professional Domino Association to market PDA-licensed domino games and other products for the United States market. Fundex best selling game is Phase 10, in which it is the second best selling card
Playing card
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game
Game
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 in the world, behind Uno.

Awards

Fundex Games has been awarded numerous iParenting Media Awards for its products: five awards for Hottest Products for 2004 and one award for Best Products of 2006. Additionally, Fundex Games earned an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award in 2006 for Alfredo's Food Fight, a board game for young children and Highrise a family Domino Game.

Card Games

  • Heist
  • Hit the Deck
  • Phase 10
    Phase 10
    Phase 10 is a card game created in 1982 by Kenneth Johnson and currently produced by Fundex Games. Phase 10 is based on a variant of rummy known as Liverpool Rummy. It requires a special deck or two regular decks of cards; it can be played by two to six people...

  • Rage
    Rage (card game)
    Rage is a collectible card game originally published by White Wolf in 1995 based on the roleplaying game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse. The game is based around packs of werewolves battling each other and various evil monsters while trying to save the world....

  • Shoot the Moon

Children's Games

  • Children's Games
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly
  • My MASH Game
  • What's In Ned's Head?
  • Monster Under My Bed
  • A to Z Jr.
  • Alfredo's Food Fight
  • Thumb Decks
  • Thumb Decks Collectible Cards Assortment
  • Lunch Box Games
  • Cookin' Cookies
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly
  • Wormy Apples Game
  • The Storybook Game

Dice Games

  • Phase 10 Dice
  • Swipe
    Swipe (dice game)
    Swipe is a proprietary dice game for two to six players made by Fundex Games in 2004. The object of the game is to win chips through the rolling of special dice that can be used to win chips or dice from the center or from other players....

  • Sting
  • Shake
  • Bowling Dice

Board Games

  • Alfredo's Food Fight
  • What's in Ned's Head?
  • Monster Under my Bed
  • Gassy Gus
  • Gnip Gnop
    Gnip Gnop
    Gnip Gnop is a two-player table-top game in which the players try to get all 6 balls to the opponent's side first. The game begins with three balls and three levers per sides. The levers are for shooting balls to the other side. Between the two sides is a plastic barrier with the holes slightly...

  • Paddle Pool
  • Booby Trap
    Booby trap
    A booby trap is a device designed to harm or surprise a person, unknowingly triggered by the presence or actions of the victim. As the word trap implies, they often have some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. However, in other cases the device is placed on busy roads or is...

  • Top Spot
  • Chairs
  • Hot Potato
    Hot Potato (game)
    Hot potato is a party game that involves players gathering in a circle and tossing a small object such as a beanbag or tennis ball to each other while music plays. The player who is holding the "hot potato" when the music stops is out. Play continues until only one player is left. The game is...

  • Top Spot
  • A to Z

Domino Games

  • Highrise
  • Mexican Train
    Mexican Train
    Mexican Train, also known as simply Trains, is a game played with dominoes. The object of the game is for a player to play all the dominoes from his or her hand onto one or more chains, or "trains", emanating from a central hub or "station". The game's most popular name comes from a special...

  • Wildfire
  • High Five

Outdoor Games

  • Recreaction Branded Games
  • Chuck-O Pro
  • Top Toss (ladder toss game)
  • Bulls-Eye Washers
  • Bagball
  • Score Station

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