IDW Games to Publish String Safari  Latest Import from the Designer Behind Trains to Hit Shelves in Spring of 2015 San Diego, CA (November 4th, 2014) - Today, IDW Games announced it would be bringing its latest imported title to market in March of 2015. String Safari, a game of tile placement and string manipulation has players competing to complete research projects by roping in the most exotic animals.  Designed by Hisashi Hayashi (Trains, Lost Legacy: Binbo Tantei to Inbo no Shiro) and featuring all-new artwork by Fico Ossio (Skylanders) this all-ages adventure will rope in gamers from all walks of life. “We can’t wait for people to see this game,” said Pandasaurus Managing Director, Molly Wardlaw. “To get a chance to publish something from one of our favorite game designers is thrilling. Fans of his other hits will love the fact that they can play a well-designed game with their kids. Strap on your pith helmet, and get ready for Safari.” String Safari is designed for three to five players and is playable in about thirty minutes. The game features both an advanced and basic set of rules, so there’s plenty of fun for both younger gamers and the more experienced. This is the latest import from Japon Brand games, the publisher behind the mega-hits Love Letter and Machi Koro. String Safari will retail for $24.99 and is scheduled for release in the spring of 2015. For updates on this and other games make sure to like facebook.com/idwgames and follow @idwgames on Twitter. Fans can also sign up for the newsletter from Idwgames.com for news, tips, and other fun.

About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE and MY LITTLE PONY; Paramount’s Star Trek; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2000AD’s Judge Dredd; The Rocketeer; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio, and the multiple award-winning Artist's Edition imprint. IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Warner Brothers are producing a film based on Ashley Wood's Lore; Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film, Kurtzman/Orci are producing a movie based on Locke & Key at Universal.