• Players choose to be James Cook, Marco Polo, Francis Drake or Christopher Columbus as they play the game.
• The goal of the game is to travel round the world and be the first player to reach all the new 7 Wonders, and gain the most points through accumulating assets (cash, bonus steps, wallet items and monument sites) during the game.
• Players start each quest from one of six starting cities - Sydney, London, Tokyo, New York, Moscow or Cape Town.
• As they travel round the world, players can learn about the history, culture and geography of cities and countries they pass through. It is both fun and educational.
• As players move around the board they answer questions, make decisions, earn money, and obtain free flights and other rewards.
• The game finishes when the first player has reached all seven monuments, and the winner is the player who has accumulated the most points during the game.
• The game can be played by people of all ages, either singly or with up to 4 players at any one time.
Marketing the game
Our aim is:
1. To promote on the Apple apps store.
2. To promote on Big Fish for PC/Mac computers.
3. To use Facebook to spread the word.
4. To use my contacts with schools/organisations.
5. To have a session with Jim Mora on National Radio - The Best Song Ever Written spot.
6. To see if I can get more newspaper exposure.
I need to sell about 20,000 games to get my money back, and if I can, I will start devising some follow-up games using the 7 Wonders format. There are now, for example, 7 Wonders of Nature, and voting is taking place for the 7 Wonder cities of the world. Using the same format, new games can be produced at a fraction of the cost of the original.
Next week: the Christmas rush - for many SMEs this is the busiest time of the year. How have you prepared yourself for the silly season? What did you learn from last year? Email me, Gill South at the link below with your stories: