Dr Wood of fun mind challenging puzzles and games for the whole family has swept this year’s Dr. Toy awards in the USA.Dr Wood Challenge Centre is the arch brand of Australian puzzle and game developer, Mind Challenge Ltd.

Speaking from the company’s global headquarters in Queensland, Australia, Mind Challenge CEO, Vishal Mehrotra said, “Of the thousands of products that flood the US market, it is a matter of great prestige that two out of the three products of the Dr Wood line that are currently being exported to the US market have been recognized and awarded as WINNERS!

The Dr.Toy’s Best Play and Learn Vacation Products Awards were developed by noted child development authority, Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy), as a service to consumers who desire to purchase safe, affordable, educationally-oriented, and stimulating toys and play products for children for vacation time at home or on the road. “Children learn best through play,” says Dr. Auerbach, “and these Best Products encourage children to maximize their potential and make the most of Smart Play.”

Dr. Toy’s Best Products for Summer 2009 are carefully chosen, using extensive criteria developed over many years. The two products which got the prestige to win the U.S.A award were aKumulate and loKulus.

AKumulate is an intelligent family game for anyone who loves numerical and strategy games! Interactive, easy to learn, and plenty of gameplay. The game can get very intense very quickly and can turn in one move! Recently introduced into the market at an extremely special price, Akumulate is fast becoming a popular game across retail chains in India too. LoKulus is the world’s oldest puzzle with a 21st Century twist! Enjoy hours of puzzling fun as you play within the confines of the frame or crack one free-form challenge after another! From the Elephant to the Jester open your mind to whole new world of puzzling fun!! Already established as one of the highest selling puzzles of the Dr Wood line in India today, Lokulus is enjoyed by all age segments.

This can be regarded as bonus win for Dr.Wood team because already, they duo inventors Dr Mark Wood (psychologist) and Frank Dyksterhuis (mathematician/physicist) have won lined up awards for their creativity like, Australian Game of the Year 2008 for KogWorkS, Australian Puzzle of the Year 2008 for Heist, Australian Puzzle of the Year 2004, Smart Puzzle 2006 from the London Science Museum and Recommendation from the Jury of the Spiel des Jahres 2007 (Germany) for their brilliant invention, The Kaleidoscope Classic. The inventor duo is definitely on a roll and is continuing to develop puzzles and games that inspire, delight and challenge. Dr Wood Marketing Pvt Ltd operates as the Indian subsidiary of Australian company Mind Challenge Ltd who develops markets and distributes an amazing line of original, mind challenging puzzles and games. Under its arch-brand – The Dr. Wood Challenge Centre, the company publishes games in 14 languages and operates in 27 countries around the globe. The Dr Wood brand has been a leader in intelligent games in India since 2004 and is widely available at leading retail chains across the nation. - Sampurn Media