. please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message backflip studios inc. type subsidiary industry computer and video game industry headquarters boulder colorado u.s. key people julian farrior ceo dale thoms cto tom blind lead game designer products games for video game consoles android and apple inc. app store number of employees 100 parent hasbro 70 % website official website backflip studios is a mobile game developer and publisher based in boulder colorado united states . 1 it was founded by julian farrior dale thoms and tom blind in april 2009 . 2 in august 2009 it was announced that the company had raised us 145 000 in funding to continue developing for the iphone os . 3 backflip studios is best known for their free ios game paper toss which has been downloaded over 50 million times . 4 they are also widely known for dragonvale with over 10 million downloads . in 2013 backflip studios sold a 70 % stake in the company to hasbro for 112 million in cash . 5 in february 2016 a spring 2016 release of transformers earth wars was announced ; the game will be published by backflip studios and developed by space ape games . 6 contents 1 ios apps 1.1 ragdoll blaster 1.2 paper toss 1.3 paper toss world tour 1.4 harbor havoc 3d 1.5 ragdoll blaster 2 1.6 strike knight 1.7 graffiti ball 1.8 tunnel shoot 1.9 ninjump 1.10 army of darkness defense 1.11 dragonvale 1.12 buganoids 1.13 ninjump deluxe 1.14 backflip slots 1.15 mahjongg dimensions 1.16 shape shift 1.17 solitaire by backflip 1.18 ragdoll blaster 3 1.19 gizmonauts 1.20 ferno 1.21 dragonvale wings 1.22 ninjump smash 2 android apps 2.1 paper toss 2.2 ninjump 2.3 strike knight 2.4 dragonvale 3 awards 4 references 5 external links ios apps edit ragdoll blaster edit main article ragdoll blaster ragdoll blaster is a physics game in which players solve puzzles by shooting targets with rag dolls and a cannon . 7 paper toss edit main article paper toss paper toss is a simulation game in which players toss paper into a metal trash can . there are multiple difficulties and crosswinds for challenging play . 8 paper toss world tour edit main article paper toss world tour paper toss world tour is a simulation game that is the sequel of paper toss . players toss paper into metal trash cans located in various parts of the world . 9 harbor havoc 3d edit harbor havoc 3d is a simulation game in which players direct marine traffic to their proper ports . 10 ragdoll blaster 2 edit ragdoll blaster 2 is a physics game in which players solve puzzles by shooting targets with rag dolls and a cannon . it is the sequel of ragdoll blaster . 11 strike knight edit strike knight is a simulation game which is based on real life puck bowling arcade games of the 80s and 90s . 12 graffiti ball edit graffiti ball is a physics game which is based around a graffiti theme . you have to draw lines on a wall to get a bouncing ball to each level s exit point as quickly as possible . 13 tunnel shoot edit tunnel shoot is a shooter developed by backflip studios and team phobic . in tunnel shoot you pilot a ship down an endless colorful vector drawn tunnel filled with obstacles and enemies . 14 ninjump edit ninjump ios icon . ninjump is a game . the player as a ninja climbing up the walls on the sides of the screen while dodging protruding objects and attacking things in the air . 15 army of darkness defense edit main article army of darkness defense army of darkness defense is a casual castle defense game based on the mgm classic movie in which you play ash a time traveling evil fighting s mart sales clerk as you defend lord arthur s castle and the necronomicon from the oncoming hordes of evil undead . dragonvale edit main article dragonvale dragonvale is a breeding simulation application in which players design a park and display dragons in habitats in order to earn dragoncash . dragons earn dragoncash while staying in their habitat . different dragons earn at different rates depending upon their type and rarity . dragoncash can be used to upgrade a park with new islands habitats and decorations . currently the game has a max park level of 75 ; and there is a total dragon count of 268 decoration count of 135 and main island count of 13 . buganoids edit buganoids is an action arcade game where you play as a little astronaut and shoot bugs on each planet . ninjump deluxe edit ninjump deluxe is an action game and the sequel of ninjump . the player as a ninja climbing up walls on the sides of the screen while dodging protruding objects and attacking things in the air . this version has three new levels . backflip slots edit backflip slots is a casino slot machine game in which you win cash prizes and use bonus buddies . it also has the appearances of characters from other backflip studios games . mahjongg dimensions edit mahjongg dimensions is a puzzle game in which you have to match images and clear the blocks as quickly as possible . shape shift edit shape shift is a simulation puzzle game in which you swap shapes with the same colors in unlimited levels . solitaire by backflip edit solitaire by backflip is a solitaire simulation game in which you can play vegas style or traditional one and three card draw solitaire . it s complete with different card themes like ragdoll blaster and a prizes display case . ragdoll blaster 3 edit ragdoll blaster 3 is a physics game in which players solve puzzles by shooting targets with rag dolls and a cannon . it s the third installment of the ragdoll blaster franchise . gizmonauts edit gizmonauts is similar to dragonvale in that the player breeds feeds and battles with bots instead of dragons . 16 ferno edit ferno is a simulation game where you move your piece around a dark space like board and collect orange flaming bolts to grow your piece and your score . with 10 waves of fiery madness you can grow your way to the top spot in the leaderboards . dragonvale wings edit dragonvale wings is a flight simulation game similar to the hit flappy bird where you play a young fire dragon from dragonvale . navigate your way through the floating islands collecting coins and gems for more points . ninjump smash edit ninjump smash is an arcade style game where you play as the famous ninjump ninja breaking through walls to reach the highest score . android apps edit paper toss edit main article paper toss paper toss for android is a port of the original ios game to the android operating system . 17 ninjump edit ninjump for android is a port of the original ios game to the android . strike knight edit strike knight is the newest edition in back flip s android collection . 18 dragonvale edit dragonvale is a port of the original ios game to the android . awards edit in 2012 backflip studios was recognized by 9news kusa denver as one of 50 colorado companies to watch . 19 apple recognized dragonvale as the 1 top grossing ipad app and the 4 top grossing iphone app of 2012 . 20 references edit linkedin company profile touch arcade backflip studios success and upcoming games game backflip raises money paper toss android apps on google play . play.google.com . retrieved 2016 02 26 . boulder s backflip studios sells majority stake to hasbro . www.denverpost.com . retrieved 2016 02 26 . studios backflip . hasbro backflip studios and space ape games bring the fight home with transformers earth wars ; game coming to ios and android in select markets spring 2016 . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2016 02 26 . pocket gamer ragdoll blaster review appolicious app chatter paper toss world tour review pocket gamer harbor havoc review touch arcade ragdoll blaster 2 review touch arcade strike knight review pocket gamer graffiti ball review 148 apps tunnel shoot review 148 apps ninjump review rise of the collectible iphone robots android and me paper toss for android https play.google.com store apps details id com.backflipstudios.android.strikeknight & feature search result t w251bgwsmswyldesimnvbs5iywnrzmxpchn0dwrpb3muyw5kcm9pzc5zdhjpa2vrbmlnahqixq . . backflipstudios 2012 06 19 backflip studios on 9news 50 colorado companies to watch retrieved 2016 02 26 about backflip studios . www.backflipstudios.com . retrieved 2016 02 26 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title backflip studios & oldid 740627487 categories video game companies of the united statesvideo game development companiesvideo game publisherscompanies based in boulder coloradohidden categories articles that may contain original research from july 2012all articles that may contain original research navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages catal edit links this page was last modified on 22 september 2016 at 07 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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