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thewave

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14,866 posts

239 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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Last night I came across a board game. Not one you'd find in the shops, but one that was 'invented' by a colleagues father in law.

He's selling them for £16 each, and having played it, i've ordered one.

The box it comes in looks a bit '70s, but the game itself is really good, although a little bit Snakes and Ladders esque in that it's luck that wins the game. However he's not approached anyone with the idea, and doesn't really know what to do, other than what he's done so far.....flog half a dozen to a few golf clubs locally (it's a golf game)

What's his best option? How do you go about getting this in stores?

timskipper

1,306 posts

296 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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Can he produce them in sufficient quantity/speed himself to fulfil orders taken from say, a web site? It's not hard or expensive to put together a basic eComm site to sell stuff like this (or, in fact, anything).

A bit of targetted marketing at Golf Clubs (is there a list of Golf Clubs In The UK) and interweb surfers looking up golf stuff. Job done.

Route324

159 posts

228 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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"How do you go about getting this in stores?"

Do some research of the sorts of stores that might be best to stock this item - for example specialist games shops?, generic toy shops?, big chains?, etc??? - then ask to speak to the buying/stocking decision maker.





thewave

Original Poster:

14,866 posts

239 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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Cheers.

I personally think it'll make a decent stocking filler, not the best game in the world, but certainly not bad either.

Will have a word with him, see if we can't get him pointed in the right direction.

Golfman

5,638 posts

276 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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Can I play ? smile

hugoagogo

23,437 posts

263 months

Thursday 22nd November 2007
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"mary? there's a chap here asking if we've got any golf games that are a bit 70s and a bit like snakes and ladders"

thewave

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14,866 posts

239 months

Friday 23rd November 2007
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hugoagogo said:
"mary? there's a chap here asking if we've got any golf games that are a bit 70s and a bit like snakes and ladders"
rofl

mr_spock

3,376 posts

245 months

Friday 23rd November 2007
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Dragon's Den?

thewave

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14,866 posts

239 months

Friday 23rd November 2007
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mr_spock said:
Dragon's Den?
I think they'd rip him to shreds over the box.