April 13, 2003: First playing, called Kahutz, with 20+ people, Raleigh, NC
Summer 2003: Several test games are played where various players come and go until the final 20 are settled upon
Fall 2003: Engaged Design Box, Raleigh, NC to design the game’s Character Cards and Financial Portfolio; artist/cartoonist Paul Friedrich chosen to create the villa room scene & 20 game characters
2003 – 2012: Dates: Many game beta tests
Spring 2004: Jay Carlson, Pompano Beach, FL creates the game’s assets & takes a week off of work to carve 6 die out of an enormous hunk of white stone!
Summer 2004: Graphic Designer Kathy McKee designs the Parley logo, office suite and sponsorship brochure to sell 64 Land Cards in the games to Hotels
2005: Kahutz Trademark request denied by USPTO
2007: Parley Trademark of logo mark and card game awarded
2009: MPI (Meeting Planners International game beta test with 25 North Carolina meeting professionals at the downtown Raleigh Marriott, all give Parley a “10” (on a scale of 1 – 10) for its ability to cause everyone in a room to interact with everyone else.
Date: Partner with European Tour & PGA Tour professional golfer Robert Karlsson to bring the game to market
Date: Deborah Sexton, then President of Professional Convention & Management Association (PCMA) expresses interest in using the game at conventions and writing a feature article in Convene Magazine
2012: News & Observer Article on Parley Entertainment:
12-year-old gaming company still aims to get to market
January, 2020: Idea to put the game pieces on the phone for use in-person
July, 2021: Larry Henson, retired IBM Architect, joins the company as an equity partner for the backend development
October, 2021: Christine Olsen, Arts of North Carolina, joins the company as an equity partner for the frontend development and user experience design
March, 2022: Katherine Kirk, low-code database developer joins the team as a subcontractor
Date: Change name of company to Fête Games, Inc. from Parley Entertainment, Inc., keeping the name of the game Parley
March 17, 2023: First mobile beta with 20 people
Date: Second mobile beta with ____ people