Doctor Who Board Game by FarawayPictures
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Description
Long story this.
Back in the 70's, when Doctor Who was the biggest thing ever on TV, but no toys were to be had anywhere, Weetabix, the cereal, came up with the idea of a 4 part board game. Collect the 4 boards and also 6 packs of cards (much rifling through packs at supermarkets by small boys trying to get the full set!). The cards would then slot into the board offering a variety of game each time it was played.
Last year I magaed to get hold of scans of the origonal boards. Very hard work! I then reworked the artwork, polished it up and added some new faces to the cards bringing it into the 21st century for the New Who fans.
The PDF's of all this work are available as a free download from a few sites arond but if you want them I'd go here:
http://seven-wonders.co.uk/ephemera.html
Dean at 7 Wonders was a great help to me and I would love you to visit his excellent site. A real nostalgia trip for those who remeber action transfers and cardboard cut out figures with fondness.
Anyway, the image is a very polished version of the game in play. Hope you like it, but also, hope that if your a fan of Who you take a look at this piece of history.
Copyright wise, I contacted Weetabix very early on for help who were very helpful and had no issues with what I was doing.
Comments (23)
Tanglimara
Wow, this is fantastic. I'm a great Dr. Who fan so this one goes straight into my favourites. Fantastic work. I'm off to check seven-wonders. Tony :-)
gattone_blu
Very very nice, bravo
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+.
gizmee
Very interesting...nice work!!
miwi
Klasse work,excellent done!!!!!!!
OrphanedSoul
Man what a really cool work! Kudos!
flaviok
Fantástica,Belissima obra, aplausos (5)
neelzonline
As a child, I remember that game. I had some cards but no board,so I made my own. Hadn't thought about it for years. Great image and hard work well done.
camtheman
yes! Doctor Who rocks!!
Nod
I remember that game as well. :) Excellent work.
Biffowitz
I don't remember this game, but you did a fantastic job on it. Nice work indeed!!
TuranMirza
Excellent image - and cool story. Well done. Turan
flyairth
Very cool, and I will visit the web site!
clam73
you did great here....fantastic render and colors!! :-)
Birgushilda
I'm a great Dr. Who Fan and I love this board game. If you ever sale it, think of me.
alltheoriginalnames
Lol thats awesome man, never knew there was a board game. The show started a bit before my time, but I did watch it growing up. I don't think it was as big over here in the states as it was in U.K but I was all about it.
Risus
I think I've just discovered the definition of "awesome".
maxxxmodelz
Clever concept. Excellent render.
ragouc
Cool idea. Good work and render. 5+
Traligill
very, very cool:)!!! I love Dr Who!
e-brink
Superb idea! Very nicely done.
A_Sunbeam
Amazing what can be done with the program! Impressive work!
AlDemps
Fantastic image - I love it. I can remember cards, but not a board. Thanks for the memories. I used to drive my mother wild - Weetabix for breakfast, tea & supper until I had the whole set.