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The largest, longest and
oldest in Scotland: all on new Board Game!
Who were
Les, Eric and Woody? Which rock star became a salmon farmer on the Isle of
Skye? How many universities are there in Scotland? Who lives at 10 Glebe
Street?
The
answers to these, and hundreds of other questions, are revealed in the new
board game – Scottish QuestTM which was launched last
month (December 2004) by the 1745 Trading Company Limited, a Scottish
based sales and marketing company. The company’s objective is to promote
Scotland’s special heritage on a global basis, with a particular focus on
strengthening Scottish North American relationships, such as with clan and
other Scottish heritage organisations.
1745’s first commercial
product is Scottish QuestTM
, a new limited edition board game, which will “educate, enlighten and
entertain” players about the many different aspects of Scottish history,
culture, nature and the modern environment in a stimulating and
inter-active way.
“Feedback from our market research showed that people wanted to learn a
lot more about the country of their heritage, but in a fun and interesting
way,” says 1745’s co-founder and project manager, Lucy-Rose Walker of
Edinburgh.
The board
game’s strategy involves a tour of Scotland, answering a wide range of
multiple choice Scottish general knowledge questions along the way. There
are four broad topics: History, Nature, Modern and Culture. Players
collect the letters ‘QUEST’ from various destinations and then travel to
the capital city Edinburgh, answering a final question to
claim the crown and
win the game.
Lucy-Rose Walker, who is a
founder of the 1745 Trading Company Limited, stresses that the project
also has educational aspects: “The game is filled with some absolutely
fascinating facts and figures about the history as well as the changing
and modern times of Scotland. Scottish QuestTM
will be very appealing to schools as
well as the tourism industry and for entertaining visitors and residents
alike.”
The game is for up to six
players and is an ideal gift or souvenir for Scots and tourists alike.
Containing the board, question cards and playing pieces, the game retails
at £40 and is available over the Web at
www.scottishquest.com and also at selected events throughout the USA
during 2005.
The game has 2,400
questions based on Scotland written by two Scottish historians/journalists
(John Skinner and Tom Bruce-Gardyne) and also contains a useful
explanatory booklet which provides further facts about certain questions –
such as the answer to: ‘Which playing card is the known as the curse of
Scotland, and why?’
To date the reaction from
the public has been fantastic and 1745 have had some wonderful feedback
such as:
‘Game is great, and I am so
pleased to see something based around Scotland and encouraging people to
learn more.’
Neil, The Law Society of
Scotland
‘Just to let you know that
I played your game over the festive period and think it is the best board
game that I have played in ages. All of us who played thought the game
play is fantastic. Well Done.’
John, Edinburgh
‘Merry Christmas to you
all, we bought Scottish Quest from you at St. James Centre as our 2004
Christmas game and are having so much fun, can't believe how much we seem
to know about Scotland. Thank you for making us laugh and enjoy.’
John and Grace, Houston,
USA
It is also
important to note that the 1745 Trading Company Limited has established a
charity, the 1745 Foundation, to which the company will donate 10% of its
annual profits. These funds will then be used to support an extensive
range of benevolent activities including educational scholarships,
promotion of Scottish heritage to younger generations, support for Clan
associations and centres and the overall preservation of Scottish heritage
and culture.
Press
information: Lucy-Rose Walker, email:
lucy-rose@1745trading.com or 07904 292766. |
