- Destination (game)
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Destination is a board game first published in 2004 by R.T.L Ltd. Players compete as taxi drivers to acquire play money by moving from destination to destination using dice.
Portsmouth entrepreneur Rachel Lowe invented the game while working as a taxi driver.[1] In September 2004 she appeared in the first series of Dragons' Den where her pitch for funding was rejected.[2]
The first edition, Destination London was Hamleys' best-selling game when it was launched in 2004, outselling Monopoly and continues to be a best seller.[1]
At least seventeen versions of the game have been published, including:
- London
- New York
- Paris
- Birmingham
- Brighton & Hove
- Cardiff
- Dublin
- Norwich
- Portsmouth
- Sheffield
- South Africa
- Southampton
- Isle of Wight
- Scotland
A Harry Potter version of the game called Destination Hogwarts was delayed when funding from NatWest fell through, and the film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was delayed by six months. This has resulted in RTL Games going into administration and the games are no longer made. [3]
References
- ^ a b Milne, Jamie (2005-01-30). "TV Show loser has last laugh". Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-16223653-details/TV+show+loser+has+last+laugh/article.do. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Heald, Claire (2007-02-07). "Pass go, collect £2m". BBC News Magazine. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6314837.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Bank breaks Harry Potter spell". BBC News. 2009-09-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8263000/8263562.stm?ls. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
External links
Categories:- Economic simulation board games
- Roll-and-move board games
- Board game stubs
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