Bump n’ run Board games (see their ad on page 57) Website,
www.bumpnrunboardgames.com
games, there are still a few people who enjoy the casual competition, multiple personal interactions and strategy of board games. Following an 18 year ‘labour of love’, Chad Wilcox was finally satisfied with his developmental efforts and earlier this year unveiled his creation, the Bump N’ Run board game. Te setting for this dice-driven game of chance and strategy is a stock car racing oval, with the original concept being a “good ex- cuse to get a racing oriented family together around the dining room table”. “When I was younger, I used to play a lot of board games, and as we got older, my
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friends and I were looking for something to keep us interested in the racing offseason,” explained Wilcox. “In 1993, I saw a race program with an aerial shot of Atlanta Motor Speedway and I noticed that the picture resembled the backdrop for a board game. Tat photo was my initial inspiration.” Using his family as test subjects, Wilcox began developing his idea, one step at a time. “Te prototype was not very good, but it gave me a base to work on. Whenever one
change clicked, we moved onto something else. It took a long time to get right, because we wanted the game to be interesting enough for an eight year old, but engaging enough for an adult.” Utilizing dice, a spinner, and ‘Bump N’ Run’ cards, players advance around the ‘track’ masking passes on their opponents, but also strategizing about costs, as well as tire and fuel management. “Te biggest trick was to develop rules that were simple to understand. It really only takes a couple of ‘laps’ for anyone to catch on,” said Wilcox. Despite its novel, low-tech approach, reaction to the Bump N’ Run board game has been extremely positive. Copies of the game are available at a number of Southern On- tario outlets, or by purchasing online. From now until Christmas, Bump N Run will pay the Canadian shipping. Just go to their website and in the top right corner of the main page and enter "carledwards" in the promo code window. Information regarding the rules, a list of vendors, and a link to their Facebook page can be found on their website. •
CrC raCewear (see their ad on page 56) Website:
www.crcracewear.com
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RC Manufacturing is dedicated to creating the best and safest
team racewear they can. Tat's why when they approach the de- sign of our driver and crew suits they start from the beginning and manufacture from scratch. CRC goes further and take options like backstretch panels, radial knit sleeves, and boot cuffs and make them standard on all suits. And because they manufacture our suits,
embroidery is no longer an afterthought. CRC believes no suit is complete without embroidery and so we strive to make em- broidery on our suits less expensive and more accessible. Tey continue to reinvent the way sublimated shirts are bought by of- fering a quality product with no minimums. CRC embraces new technologies like DTG (Direct to Gar- ment Printing) to make their products better. Feel free to visit their website and see for yourself the lengths CRC goes to breed in- novation into all of their products to make the best and safest racewear they can. •
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