Bus Around The Clock - Home made board game

[stationw]

Hello Bus fans,

Not sure if I selected the correct sub-forum for this item.

Working on this board game for about a year or so.

Just curious what you experts and enthousiasts say of it.

Find a presentation here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQyFWd8g8k0



Greets, Henk

[BE37054 (quoll662)]

I, for one, really like this. I'd say this is the best area for this. Would love to see a production version in a few years (would not be able to resist buying it!) but I wouldn't be able to make it happen for you.

[twobellstogo]

Might be a bit niche, but it certain has potential, imo.
See what some of the board game manufacturers say. Or even maybe someone like the London Transport Museum.

[stationw]

Thank you for your positive response.
The game board producer Jumbo was not interested. I was told that the production of the game would be to costly because of the numerous playing pieces. Which I can understand as it took me very much time and effort to make them by hand (it was great fun nevertheless). May be some other manufacturer? In the mean time we play it in the family.

May be you can help me on this:
However not very obvious, the street lay out on the game board is symmetrical for all bus routes. In some cases the real situation has therefore been 'adjusted'. In the center Trafalgar Square and Bank are emphasized as interchange stations, which in reality they are not. In a new issue of the game it would be better to appoint the nearby stations for this function. Coming from 4 directions there are Liverpool Street and London Bridge in the north- and south east of Bank and Victoria on the south west of Trafalgar Square. I am looking for a suitable place in the north west. Could you make a suggestion for this?
Not very happy with Marble Arch as a key station either. Should Paddington be a better choice for this? Unfortunately then ruining the street lay out.
Would be grateful if you experts would comment on that.

For enthousiasts for this board game, should I arrange a playing afternoon somewhere in the UK with this only one board game example? (Nearby London, of all places?) - Can't promise that, but who knows.

[BE37054 (quoll662)]

I'd go for Hyde Park Corner myself.

[stationw]

Thank you for the suggestion. Hyde Park Corner is already a bus route crossing. Maybe some tuning of the street plan will do it.