In this issue:

- Welcome
- From concept to reality
- Dutch 2005 Game of Year
 

- Subscribe
- That's a Wrap

Welcome

We are happy to announce that the following people have each won a copy of Tichu (a new game that will soon be on our catalog) – it is on its way to you them, compliments of the boardgames crew! Congratulations to …

Reno from Moreleta Park, Ferdi from Stellenbosch, Ansie from Phalaborwa and Gerhard from Somerset West

We have just finished off an exciting exhibition at ICON. It was good to be able to meet so many of our customers face to face and to demo our new board games to you. ICON is the premier gaming event in South Africa (including collectible card games, roleplaying and wargaming). ICON started from humble beginnings twelve years ago. Thank you to all of you that stopped by and visited the boardgames crew, and discussed what you would like to see and and see what we had on offer. We hope that you had as much fun as us at the event!

The Amazing Powerball

Did you know that our sister division - Powertoys – sell the amazing Powerball product? Designed to strengthen your arm and wrist muscles, whilst at the same time being fun and entertaining, it comes in different colours and varieties. We have various powerball products available, ranging from the basic powerball with gyroscopic rotor to the top of the line powerball MAX with LEDs and a counter. Try one today!
 

From concept to reality

Here at boardgames.co.za we often get queries with regards to the publication of boardgames. South Africans are – as always – proving to be as creative and innovative as others in the rest of the world when it comes to ideas and realisations of boardgames. We have already started to carry a small – but growing – range of South African boardgames, such as Money Skills and Bird Whiz.

The boardgames crew like to assist where they can, though it must be realised that taking a boardgame from a concept to a marketable product is a long and sometimes arduous process.

For more information take a look at this in depth article on boardgame design and implementation, where the processes behind taking a boardgame from an idea to actual implementation are explained in detail.

Who knows, maybe the next Reiner Knizia or Richard Borg is right here in South Africa, just waiting to be uncovered!
 

Dutch 2005 Game of the Year Nominations

Hot on the heels of the heels of the SdJ 2005 awards, the Stichting Nederlandse Spellenprijs have announced their shortlist of games for 2005.  The winner will be announced in early October 2005 after voting in September.  The nominations are for games that have been translated into Dutch, and have been running since 2001.  The following games are on the nominations list:

Nominations for 2005

- Alhambra

- Australia

- Goa

- Niagara

- Keythedral

- De Ontembare Stad

- St. Petersburg

- Too Many Cooks

- Wings of War – Famous Aces

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That's a Wrap!

That’s all for now. We will be sending out another update in 2 weeks time. Until then, happy gaming! Hope to see you soon at ICON. Please also give us any feedback that you may have.

Happy Gaming,

The Crazy Boardgames.co.za Crew

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