Chennai, Jun 8 (PTI) Toy manufacturer Funskool India has acquired the rights to manufacture and distribute popular board game 'Abalone' from Asmodee in the country, the company said on Wednesday.

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Asmodee is a France-based international games publisher and distributor with over 39 million games sold in 2020 across more than 50 countries.

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"For Funskool, it is another big step forward in our 'Make in India' programme. More of such initiatives will follow," Funskool INdia CEO R Jeswant said in a statement.

"Abalone (from Zygomatic) -- an Asmodee studio -- is one of the most popular two-player abstract strategy board games," he said.

Asmodee Head-International Sales, Alexia Ebner said, "We at Asmodee are delighted to associate with our long-term partner Funskool to produce, market and distribute one of our flagship games -- Abalone -- in India."

"India being a crucial market for Asmodee, we look forward to this collaboration and envisage Abalone emerging as a sought-after game in India through this partnership...," Ebner said.

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