by Ronald Fowler | 08 Apr 2026
Industry Commentary, Op-Ed
Hi There,
I’m the owner of the game ReFraze. I went to the Toy & Game Show in Chicago to pitch my idea on where to take the game from its original 14 versions, and I soon realized that Ideas where everywhere, so I gathered connections and came home to create the ecosystem I envisioned. It includes an App available on the Android and Apple stores and a board game that includes over 50 Expansion packs most with Vol. 1, 2, 3! The board game and expansion packs are 98% ready to print; I’ve had over 70 people play the protypes from Alaska to Texas giving ratings from 7 to 10!
At 75 years of age, I’ve realized that I need help from people in business who have the years of experience and the infrastructure to get it off the ground properly. I’m open on how the structure could work while we continue to expand on what we do well: creating ReFrazes!
One thing that came up when telling a friend the concept, he pointed out that people will play the app and then go to a friend’s house to play and know all the answers! The ReFrazes in the board game and the Expansion packs are all different from the App! And they are all different from the original 14 versions produced in 2007-2008, with the help of AI and a human touch, we have created over 18,000 ReFrazes and counting! New but not out yet is ReFraze Craze which opens the door to a whole new field of ReFrazes!
You can download the Apple App now (Android Coming soon)and check it out or go to the beta website to get a look at the big picture. You can contact me at southernfox2@version.net
Look forward to hearing from you,
Ron Fowler CEO
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