{{Short description|Finnish mobile game developer}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox company | logo = | name = TicBits Ltd. | type = Private | foundation = 2010 | founder = Fredrik Wahrman<br>Niklas Wahrman | location = Turku, Finland | key_people = Marcus Alanen<br><small>CEO</small> | revenue = | industry = Video games | products = ''iAssociate''<br>''Crazy Kings''<br>''Crazy Defense Heroes'' | num_employees = 10 | divisions = | net_income = | owner = Animoca Brands | homepage = [http://www.ticbits.com/ ticbits.com] }}
'''TicBits Ltd.''' is a mobile game development company based in Turku, Finland, founded in 2010 by cousins Fredrik and Niklas Wahrman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Completion of TicBits Acquisition|url=https://www.animocabrands.com/completion-of-ticbits-acquisition|access-date=2020-07-08|website=animocabrands|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dataspelsbolaget TicBits säljs till Kina|url=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2016/07/05/dataspelsbolaget-ticbits-saljs-till-kina|access-date=2020-07-08|website=svenska.yle.fi|language=sv-FI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-05|title=Ticbits acquired by mobile publisher Animoca|url=https://www.goodnewsfinland.com/ticbits-acquired-hong-kong-based-mobile-publisher-animoca-brands/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Good News from Finland|language=en-US}}</ref> The company specializes in both original games, mainly for the iOS platform, as well as its own interpretations of classic games. In Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Finland 2013, TicBits was placed third in the Rising Stars 2013 list.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/fi/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/Fast%2050%20listaus%202013.pdf| title = Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Finland 2013| date = | publisher = Deloitte| accessdate = Oct 16, 2014| archive-date = September 3, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903101728/http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/fi/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/Fast%2050%20listaus%202013.pdf| url-status = dead}}</ref> In July, 2016 Ticbits was acquired by ASX-listed mobile game developer Animoca Brands for 5.4 million AUD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/technology/asx-game-developer-animoca-brands-acquires-finlands-ticbits-for-54-million-20160629-gpv3xs|title=ASX game developer Animoca Brands acquires Finland's TicBits for $5.4 million|date=2016-07-04|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-06}}</ref>
==Games== In addition to developing classic games for mobile devices such as mahjong, minesweeper, solitaire, freecell, Sudoku, Ticbits has developed interpretations of other games, such as its match-three game ''Cruel Jewels'', word games ''Jewel Words'' and ''Word Strike'', and tower defense games ''Crazy Kings'' and ''Crazy Defense Heroes''.
===Current games=== * ''Crazy Defense Heroes'' * ''Crazy Kings'' * ''Cruel Jewels'' * ''FreeCell :)'' * ''iAssociate 2'' * ''iAssociate 3'' * ''Jewel Words'' * ''Mahjong :)'' * ''Minesweeper!'' * ''Solitaire :)'' * ''Solitaire Gold'' * ''Sudoku :)'' * ''Toon Match'' * ''Unblock :)'' * ''Word Strike''
===''iAssociate'' 2=== {{main|iAssociate}}
TicBits’ most popular game is ''iAssociate 2'', the second version of ''iAssociate'', a word association game developed by its CEO Fredrik Wahrman. The game was one of TUAW's favorite apps of 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tuaw.com/2009/12/29/our-favorite-apps-stuff-that-stayed-on-our-phones-in-2009/| title = Our Favorite Apps: Stuff that stayed on our phones in 2009| date = Dec 29, 2009|publisher = The Unofficial Apple Weblog | accessdate = Oct 16, 2014 }}</ref> The game was also mentioned on ABC’s Good Morning America.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.arcticstartup.com/2011/01/25/iassociate-2-fuels-ticbits-steady-growth| title = iAssociate 2 Fuels TicBits Steady Growth| date = Jan 25, 2011| publisher = ArcticStartup| accessdate = Oct 16, 2014| archive-date = October 24, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024185430/http://www.arcticstartup.com/2011/01/25/iassociate-2-fuels-ticbits-steady-growth| url-status = dead}}</ref> In addition, actress and talk show host Ricki Lake noted on Ustream in 2012 that ''iAssociate 2'' was her favorite app at the time.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16693024| title = Ricki Lake Live at Ustream HQ| date = Aug 17, 2011| publisher = Ustream| accessdate = Oct 16, 2014| archive-date = September 3, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065624/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16693024| url-status = dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://ticbits.com/ Official website] *[http://iassociate2.ticbits.com/ iAssociate 2 website]
Category:Privately held companies of Finland Category:Video game companies of Finland Category:Mobile game companies Category:Video game companies established in 2010 Category:Finnish companies established in 2010 Category:Turku