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  • #5424
    Miss Mid-CityMiss Mid-City
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    What a great idea!

    I had a quick look online to see if there were any Archers board games and I found this:
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/The-Archers-BBC-Radio-Board-Game-Paul-Lamond-Games-1998-PLG-8070/1207997894

    I wonder if any DumTeeDum-mers have it?!

    And then I remembered that my home town (bizzarely) actually had its own special version of Monopoly which went on sale last year:
    http://www.itv.com/news/central/2016-03-15/derby-to-get-its-own-official-monopoly-board/

    So if the BBC run with your idea in time for Christmas, make sure you get some credit for suggesting it first … !

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    #5434
    Martin LightburnMartin Lightburn
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    Lol. That game looks amazing. Just the thing for a DumTeeDum night out! A game where you have to play as an Archers character and give talks on random farming topics too! I’d love to know if anyone has played it!

    Thinking of other Archers game variants now.
    Cluedo? Set at Grey Gables? (It was Joe Grundy in the Bar with the Ferret)
    Archers Scarabble, with lots of extra EIEIO’s and bonus if you can spell the phrase RIGHTUR
    For the hipster crowd Archer’s Settler of Catan, where you have to trade Kefir for Soft Fruits and Scruff Gin
    Archer’s Risk, where competing property developers vie to take control of the green belt land. Play as Justin, Matt or Lillian!
    Archers Operation – Where you have to remove items from Lynda Snell without triggering her allergies.
    Archers Guess Who! Not much fun as everyone is white and wears a flat cap.

    There must be some more I haven’t thought of.

    #5435
    Janis PoeJanispope
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    I love this thread, full on geek Ambridge, I visited the Museum of Rural Life in Reading earlier this year, which is a great museum, they have a couple of Archers references including a display which includes an earlier version of The Archers board game from the 1960’s by Chad Valley which has a lovely colourful box I use as my twitter header picture, here hopefully is the link : http://www.donaygames.com/product_details.php?id=10770

    #5439
    Martin LightburnMartin Lightburn
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    I love it! That’s a proper bright box isn’t it! I think some kind of Archers DumteeDum games night is called for!
    £70.00 is a bit steep though on that link. 🙂

    #5446
    Nicholas BarnesNicholas Barnes
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    Excellent idea. I’d suggest replacing ‘jail’ with ‘Canada’ and instead of houses/hotels, the player could purchase storylines – houses would become mentions and hotels would be the scene of a murder etc. The plastic house and hotel pieces would become scripts.
    Also, the whole concept of money would have to change – what about replacing money with audience numbers. Then the players could be competing as editors playing for the greatest audience figures…

    #5447
    Martin LightburnMartin Lightburn
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    Lol, Nicholas that is actually a brilliant idea! And makes for a great chance to play ‘Fantasy Storyline’ combining random storyline elements. – Kirsty and Bert run off together, Susan drowns in vat of Scruff Gin Kefir! Nigel comes back as a zombie!
    Love it!

    #5448
    Stewart ArrandaleStewart Arrandale
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    I actually created a box for Ambridge Monopoly in 2015 (I think it was when Peggy was leaving the Lodge to Helen and Rob) and started work on a board. Not sure how to post the image here. Monopoly board

    #5450
    Scott MatthewmanScott Matthewman
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    Surely we could replace the money with TEAs? Or does nobody else remember Pat’s little hobby horse of an alternative currency?

    #5451
    Martin LightburnMartin Lightburn
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    Lol, That’s awesome Stewart. I knew I couldn’t have had an original idea. Seems a licensing opportunity the BBC are missing!

    I must admit Scott, Can’t recall that one, Pat’s had so many hobby horses over the year. 🙂

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