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Card game by Ormond Beach game company recognized at recent Playthrough Gaming Convention

Josh and Breana Akerberg brought the card game "Bare Foot -N- Wild" back into production after realizing their family's favorite game was no longer available for purchase.

By Observer Staff
| 8:00 a.m. March 24, 2024

Breana and Josh Akerberg, of Mandatory Family Fun LLC. Courtesy photo

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A card game released by an Ormond Beach family received an honorable mention for best new board or card game at the annual Playthrough Gaming Convention held in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 16-17.

The category featured 35 new games this year, according to a press release. Josh and Breana Akerberg, of Mandatory Family Fun LLC, brought the card game "Bare Foot -N- Wild" back into production after realizing their family's favorite game was no longer available for purchase. The game — a 2-6 person canasta-style card game — had a limited release in 1986 in Central Florida.

"Bare Foot -N- Wild" is a 2-6 person canasta-style card game. Courtesy photo

As the award was announced, the judges at Playthrough 2024 highlighted the ease of learning the game, strategy, and the risk/reward components, the press release notes.

“We are incredibly humbled and excited to be recognized like this," said Josh Akerberg, chief fun officer at Mandatory Family Fun. "All of the games featured at Playthrough '24 were top notch. We’re especially thankful to L.K. Turnbeaugh, the creator, for entrusting us to carry on her legacy.”

Bare Foot -N- Wild is sold online at barefootnwild.com and at local bookstore Fern & Fable, located at 51 W. Granada Blvd.