Days of Wonder, Publisher of the Award-Winning Small World Board Game, is Not to Blame for Child Neglect and Dog Deaths in England

LOS ALTOS, California and PARIS, September 14, 2010 - Newspaper editors across the Atlantic seem to be living in a fantasy
world - perhaps to the point where they will write anything.

Contrary to incorrect reports published in several English newspapers and
their respective websites, Days of Wonder's Small World board game is not
connected to the tragedy that occurred in the London suburb of Swanley, where
a mother reportedly let her children starve and the family dogs die while she
played in an online virtual world whose name is similar to, but totally
unrelated to the family-friendly Days of Wonder board game.

Apparently journalists and editors of some British newspapers can't be
bothered to check facts and distinguish between "smallworlds.com" and the
family board game "Small World", created and marketed by Days of Wonder.

"Since when are board games a source of danger and cause for addiction?"
asks Eric Hautemont, CEO of Days of Wonder, the publisher of the Small World
board game, who prefers to take such journalistic mistakes with a sense of
humor, even if he regrets this unfortunate news item. "One wonders if
reporters check their sources! The information published on the websites of
the Daily Mail and the Sun has spread like wildfire on the Web. The
copyrighted images attempting to incriminate our Small World game have
circulated from England to Australia and no one bothered to check if this was
indeed the right game in question."

Contrary to the misinformation relayed on the web, the board game Small
World cannot be played online and there is no invitation to play it on
Facebook. Launched in April 2009, Small World was originally only available
as a physical board game, with a digital version (non-online) released on the
iPad to critical acclaim just six months ago. Winner of the Games Magazine
2010 Game of the Year award, Small World is a two player game on the iPad and
plays with up to five players in the physical version.

"Our philosophy has always been to create family friendly games that are
fun to play with others, not alone. It's the total opposite of an online game
that would isolate the player in a virtual world," said Eric Hautemont.

Days of Wonder hopes the newspapers responsible for these defamatory
statements will give similar coverage to a retraction. To help the editors of
the Daily Mail and The Sun to make up their own mind of any addictive nature
of the real Small World, CEO Eric Hautemont invites the respective editors to
contact Days of Wonder to receive a complimentary game - either as the
physical board game or the iPad version.

Mark Kaufmann of Days of Wonder, +1-650-941-5606, mark at daysofwonder.com