According to Handmark marketing vice-president, Douglas Edwards, "This demo plays just like the board game. At a time of year when many people are paying out, we thought a free trial would be a fun idea. Tax payers deserve a break, and this is a little something from us to make April a happier month."

It's the Real MONOPOLY game!

For more than 65 years the MONOPOLY game has been regarded as the world's best-selling board game with more than two hundred million copies sold. Now you can play the MONOPOLY game anywhere with the release of the new Handmark official MONOPOLY game for Palm Powered devices.

The highly interactive game can be played by one Palm Powered device user competing against the handheld computer. The human player can play against any of six unique "identities," each having their own personality and playing style. The game is also designed for multiple players using one or several Palm Powered devices.

In multiple device play the built-in infrared beaming function allows silent play in any public space as players "beam" their move to each other's device. Games can include any combination of computer identities and real people up to four players per game.

Score keeping is also automated so players can concentrate on their game skills. Each player's account is totaled and current status of all player accounts can be viewed at any time.

Official Licensed Version

The MONOPOLY board game is published in North America by Hasbro, Inc. and can be found in millions of American homes.

Handmark produces the Palm OS version of the MONOPOLY game under a license agreement with Infogrames, Inc., which publishes the electronic and interactive versions of Hasbro properties.

Availability of retail product

Last year Handmark released the Hasbro SCRABBLE crossword game for Palm Powered PDAs. In January the award-winning SCRABBLE was joined by the MONOPOLY game as a download from the Handmark web site and on CD-ROM from most major retail stores that sell Palm OS based devices for $29.99 (USA estimated retail price) and in campus bookstores across North America.

The MONOPOLY game is also available as an online download from the Handmark web site, http://www.handmark.com (also $29.99).

About Handmark

Handmark, Inc. is rapidly emerging as the leading publisher of consumer applications for Palm OS handheld devices. Handmark offers consumer software for Palm Powered handhelds through major retail chains in North America as well as through its web site: http://www.handmark.com.

Handmark software is available in the U.S. and Europe and will soon be sold in Australia. In the U.S. Handmark sells through both national and regional retail stores including Best Buy, CompUSA, Fry's, Staples, Micro Center, J&R Music World, RCS and others. Handmark software is compatible with Palm OS handheld computers from Palm, Inc., Handspring, and IBM as well as other licensees of the Palm OS platform including new devices from Sony. The desktop components of Handmark applications are compatible with Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows personal computers. The company's headquarters are located at 105 East 5th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106. For information contact Handmark at: (816) 472-7256 and on the Web at http://www.handmark.com.

NOTE: All prices are in U.S. dollars and represent estimated retail sales and/or online price.

SCRABBLE is a trademark of Hasbro in the US and Canada.

MONOPOLY is a trademark of Hasbro.

Handmark, the Handmark logo and associated trade dress are trademarks of Handmark, Inc.

Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm and Palm Powered are trademarks of Palm, Inc.

Mac OS is a trademark and Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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