Saturday, July 08, 2006

The Da Vinci Game !!!

Leonardo Da Vinci, the incredible artist and engineer has had another Renaissance recently through The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, with tens of millions of people becoming enthralled and intrigued by his mastery in using secret symbols, mirror writing and a range of other puzzles and hidden meanings.

The Da Vinci Game is inspired by this side of Leonardo's life and challenges players to solve a myriad of ingenious puzzles, riddles, logic problems and conundrums in a thrilling race against both the clock and the other players. It can be played with 3 to 6 players or teams.

When playing the game, mental agility, shrewd tactics and a little bit of luck will all be needed and fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. To win you must gather the four pieces of treasure and return to the Ankh space to face and conquer one final challenge to become the Grand Master of the game.

Using the links on the left, you can see some sample clues from the game, see the contents of the game laid out and read about the codes and symbolism used within it. You can also read more about Leonardo himself, find information on related books, meet the designers of the game and find out where you can buy it.

The Da Vinci Game was released across the English speaking world on 1 October 2005 and is available in game shops and other stores where games are sold and also over the Internet. It appeared on ITV 1's The Grail Trail: In Pursuit of The Da Vinci Code and has since attracted much interest amongst the general public, board game enthusiasts and those interested in secret societies, mysteries and codes.

Contents of the game:

1 Game board, 400 Challenge Cards (800 challenges), 1 Timer
1 Die, 4 Category Dividers, 6 Pairs of Playing Pieces, 1 Cloth Bag,
50 Bidding Tokens, 24 Treasure Tokens, 1 Plain Pad, 6 Pencils, 1 Rules Leaflet

The game was created by Martin Woods & Allison Carmichael and developed and designed by Games Talk.

It is being distributed by Fun and Games, Sandgate, Yelverloft Road, Crick, Northants, NN6 7TR, UK

To contact us, please email play@thedavincigame.com

The Da Vinci Game Board Game with riddles and anagramsThe Da Vinci Board Game with codes, riddles and anagrams

No comments: