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Board game is a racing certainty

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Vincent
Date06 January 2021
Published date06 January 2021
Publication titleAirdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
Gerry Grant celebrated his 82nd birthday last month by finally seeing his idea, named Betawinna at the Races, being produced and brought to market many years after first creating a prototype to play with family and friends.

It sees up to eight players both become horse owners and place bets on the outcome of each 12-furlong contest, aiming to collect the greatest amount of prize money and winnings.

Cards representing each horse are placed in the board's starting stalls, where odds ranging from 2-1 to 100-1 are then revealed.

Horses move in turn through the furlongs' subdivided squares based on the basis of arrows on their card, and "stewards'

judgments" can help or hinder along the way in the race to the finishing line.

Gerry first had his "bright idea" for the racing game in the 1980s but finally decided during lockdown to have it professionally manufactured; and with the help of grandsons Connor McMillan and Scott Mitchell in assisting with artwork and graphic design, his first limited-edition run has now been printed up.

He told the Advertiser: "I'm quite proud to see it, after making the first prototype 30 years ago by cutting everything out by hand; and all the family are proud too.

"It looks really good and I've had a great response already in the 10 days since it's been launched - people are impressed by the quality of the game and its box and board, and have been coming back and buying more.

"The video I've published showing how to play has already had 750 views online, and I'm getting good feedback from people who are enjoying playing it.

"It's an unpredictable, fast-moving and sometimes frustrating game - it has player interaction, lots of hilarity and the almost unique aspect is that there are no dice used, which is unusual for a game in this category."

Gerry had played developing versions of his Betawinna game over the years with wife Rena, his four children, six grandchildren and friends, who all encouraged him to further develop it.

The great-grandad of five decided to ensure it was finally...

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