The world’s most commercially successful puzzle is making an international comeback on the 28th of July 2007 with a staggering $2 million prize on offer to the first person who correctly completes and submits the solution to the 256 piece puzzle. Eternity II – the follow up to Eternity I which captured the imagination of Europe 8 years ago – will simultaneously be launched in 17 countries across the globe, including South Africa.
Eternity I was a 209 piece puzzle with a £1 million prize which became a phenomenon sparked by public and press interest and created a spectacular buying frenzy. The puzzle was successfully solved by two Cambridge students after 18 months. Eternity II is a combinational puzzle which means there are thousands of ways to get to the maximum possible score of 480.
According to the developers of Eternity II the instructions of this evolved puzzle are much simpler than that of Eternity I, yet the puzzle is much harder to solve. The original inventor, Christopher Monckton, says that Eternity II is guaranteed to be even more popular. “The buzz has already started amongst the millions of people that tried their hand at the first Eternity and are raring to go at Eternity II”.
This time South Africa is part of the international anticipation of Eternity II – set to be one of the biggest and most exciting consumer product launches of 2007 with lots of public events planned across the world. The sales are expected to blow away the first Eternity due to the huge existing fan base and the fun opportunity to try and make a fortune.
The way to enter solutions to stand a chance at the $ 2 million, is globally identical. Hopefuls around the world should post their solutions to London via registered mail. Entry forms are included with the puzzle. Additional entry forms may be downloaded from www.eternityii.com.
The original inventor of Eternity I & II – Christopher Monckton
Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley was born on the 14th of February 1952 and is a former British journalist. He was editor of the Catholic newspaper, The Universe, in 1979 and managing editor of The Sunday Telegraph’s Magazine in 1981.
In 1983 he became a policy advisor to Margaret Thatcher and held his final job in journalism as consulting editor of the Evening Standard from 1987 to 1992. Monckton has been a director of his own, namesake publishing company since 1987 and in 1999 created the Eternity I puzzle – a geometric puzzle which involved tiling a dodecagon with 209 irregularly shaped polygons called polydrafters.
Monckton has been in the news in recent months due to his scepticism of global warming. In November 2006, he published a widely publicised article critical of the prevailing climate change opinions and in February 2007 he published an analysis and summary of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on climate change.
The South African company behind the puzzle – Just Fun Toys
In South Africa the sole distributors for Eternity II are Just Fun Toys – “where the fun never ends”. Just Fun Toys is the largest toy distributor in South Africa. It holds distribution rights to the world’s leading branded toys namely Tomy, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, Barbie, Spiderman, Fisher-Price, Barney and Crayola, to name a few. In 2005 Just Fun Toys proudly received the coveted Duracell Kid’s Top Toy Award, as voted for by a host of children selected from around the country. In addition to this prestigious, sought-after award within the toy industry, Just Fun Toys also accepted numerous Top Toy awards, including Pre-School Toy of the Year, Girl Toy of the Year, Boy Toy of the Year and Most Innovative Toy of the Year.
Stephen Hurst
Managing Director of Just Fun Toys
Tel: (011) 405-3300
Teresa Michaels
Marketing Manager of Just Fun Toys
Tel: (011) 405-3300
For more information call Just Fun Careline 011 405-3399,
write to us at P.O. Box 86300, City Deep, 2049 or email us at justfun@justfun.co.za
