Rachel Lowe MBE, a serial entrepreneur and board game creator from Portsmouth, best known for creating the Destination series of games, has come up with the perfect gift for fans of the hit BBC TV show The Repair Shop.
“Destination The Repair Shop” is being launched in collaboration with TVadswork, a leading full-service broadcast agency who will be creating a national TV advertising and marketing campaign commencing November 2024. It is a fun board game that echoes the warm, wholesome feel of the show.
As ‘Guardians of Heirlooms’, players travel in their own Repair Shop van between different Destinations on the board collecting precious heirlooms, such as an antique clock or an old train set to deliver back to The Repair Shop barn, gathering Repair Shop stars as they go.
As one would expect of an engaging board game, there are obstacles to navigate as players travel around the board, creating a need for strategy and forward thinking to outsmart opponents. Traffic lights can offer an advantage or a penalty, fuel levels need to be maintained and there are costly implications for landing on another player’s Destination, but heirlooms ‘revealed’ at The Barn will earn extra bonus stars!
“I am so excited about the launch of Destination The Repair Shop, it’s been so much fun developing it and everyone involved, including the production company Ricochet Productions and programme owners Warner Bros, International Television Production have been so engaged and supportive”
Rachel came up with the idea of creating board games whilst working as a taxi driver to pay her way through a law degree at the University of Portsmouth. She developed her business whilst juggling being a mother to two daughters, working and studying.
She appeared on TV’s Dragons’ Den in 2004 where she overcame harsh rejection of one of her earlier board games, Destination London, by going on to prove the popularity of the game which, was stocked in Hamleys that Christmas and went on to be its most sold game that year, outselling Monopoly.
Rachel said: “I am so excited about the launch of Destination The Repair Shop, it’s been so much fun developing it and everyone involved, including the production company Ricochet Productions and programme owners Warner Bros, International Television Production have been so engaged and supportive. Collaborating with the team at TVADSWORK has been amazing and I am looking forward to continuing to work with them on future projects.”
The board game and puzzle will be available at the end of November, making it a perfect gift for board game enthusiasts, fans of the show or as a fun family game to be enjoyed on Christmas day.
