A new cricket board game, Lords of Cricket, has just been published in Australia. It takes into account Test, One Day, Twenty20 and, apparently, back yard cricket. A new web site has been launched and, as far as I can tell at this stage, it is available in a number of retailers in Australia.
Created by Paul Friend when he was 12, the game found its way out of his childhood game cupboard recently when his own kids and friends discovered it and started to play. This, according to the game’s web site, encouraged him to publish it and make it available to the wider world.
The game is “designed to replicate game conditions including real life statistics and score keeping Lords of Cricket is fun and educational for kids, improving their maths skills while teaching them the fundamentals of cricket. Great for players of all ages from 7 to 107 Lords of Cricket is a board game to be enjoyed by the whole family.”
Looks like a new game addition will be winging its way to our bulging cupboards soon. When I get a copy I will do a full review, in the meantime if anyone else has bought one and has views, please post them here.
The official web site is: http://www.lordsofcricket.com/
Just got my copy from Australia (thanks for the review copy Paul!). Very impressive production values. Will have a play over Christmas break and have a full review in the new year :-)
Have had a couple of positive comments on this game, but as they are from the same IP address but from “different” people I’m suspect. Will withhold these until I can investigate further.