Mobile, Alabama (May 1, 2002) - Today an upstart educational gaming company called Musinsky (pronounced Moose In Sky) unveiled their very first creation, Mighty Trees. Mighty Trees is a revolutionary educational product. So revolutionary, in fact, Musinsky is calling it the very first Scientifically-Modeled, Immersive-Learning Experience (S.M.I.L.E.).
Mighty Trees is a seamless merger of Science and Fantasy. It is a strategic card game that faithfully simulates the dynamic relationship between trees and the environment. The game incorporates a wide range of scientific environmental principles from dendrology (study of trees) to ecology (habitats) to meteorology (weather) to even zoology (animals).
Rather than simply print facts on cards, Musinsky has infused every playing card with scientific data and based every rule on a real scientific relationship. Each playing card has a real world counterpart and possesses game attributes that reflect the behavior of the real representative. Each rule is based on an actual ecologic principle so that the playing cards interact much as they would in Nature. Mighty Trees truly is a Scientifically-Modeled environmental simulation.
Musinsky also drew heavily upon their experience playing games to ensure that Mighty Trees is as fun and engrossing as it is educational. Mighty Trees creates a rich world filled with imaginative tree characters, beautiful scenery, awesome disasters and zany animals. Each of the playing cards contains beautiful artwork and is presented in a clear uncluttered layout. The rules are simple and elegant and allow for strategy as well as fast paced fun.
"The artwork and fun gaming experience initially attract players to Mighty Trees." said Charley Schwartz, the creator of the game. "However, it is the long term educational merits and real world uses of the cards that keeps people playing. The beauty of Mighty Trees is that as you learn the game and become a better player, you are at the same time learning more about the real world and how it works. Mighty Trees truly Immerses players in a fascinating Learning Experience."
Unlike many contemporary card games, Mighty Trees includes everything in one box. Each box contains 100 different cards (that is enough for two players). The 100 cards include: 50 tree cards (1 card for 50 different tree species); 12 weather cards (includes 8 real cloud formations); 10 natural disaster cards (from fires to floods); 10 habitat cards (from across the Southeastern US); 10 critter cards (10 different animal species); and 8 mutation cards (discusses 8 different tree parts).
Each Mighty Trees box also contains a 64-page, full-color guidebook. The guidebook presents all of the rules for 3 different levels of play, detailed descriptions of each card type, an illustrated game example, discussions on the relationships between Mighty Trees and nature and real world applications for the cards (ex. how to use the tree cards to select trees to grow in your back yard).
Musinsky is a new company committed to creating great games that entertain as well as educate. Musinsky believes that education is an important key to a better tomorrow and the best way to educate is with entertaining tools that people want to use. For more information about Mighty Trees or Musinsky visit the company website at www.mightytrees.com.