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Taxi Game has had its quarterly sales figures since its debut five years ago.Its 13th edition covers destinations such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and New York, and sports-themed versions including Celtic, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs football clubs, as well as Scottish and English rugby.
The company said that families spending more time together at home recently, UK board game sales have increased by 240% to the same was last year “and the accumulation in taxi game sales during the same era it has even increased.. it overshadowed that. “
The company is the concept of Edinburgh’s former taxi driving force, Derek Carroll, who arrived with the concept while sitting at the taxi rank one winter night waiting for his next fare.
The concept is based on the pro-life life of a taxi driver.Players from across the board pick up passengers and possibly get a “tip” if they effectively answer trivia questions about the city or sports team in question, or their general knowledge.
There are other features, the company states that one of the most popular is the “sound off” option, as a taxi driver.The winner is the player who won the maximum cash at the end of the agreed period/turn.
To date, the company has sold more than 30,000 games and it is now by October that it will release five new editions: Rangers FC, Chelsea FC, The Open Golf plus two urban editions for Liverpool and Manchester.
Director Gordon Drysdale said: “We’ve been surprised by the good luck of Taxi Game in recent months and we’re looking for the launch of our five new editions in early October.
“We are very excited to race with Rangers FC to launch their edition of the game.There has been strong demand for this factor for several years and now, in spite of everything, it will be available.”
The company also stated that, overall, the fourth quarter of the year remained its key promotion period, as board game purchases would peak in the two months leading up to Christmas.Taxi Game reported earlier last year that it generated about 85% of its total sales.November to Christmas Eve.
Drysdale added: “During the lockdown, many other people returned to basics, spending more time with the circle of family and friends, and playing board games in combination, a popular pastime and laughter.The feedback we made from other people around the world who bought and played the awesome game.”
The company said it “is now on an exciting level in its development,” with a “long line” of other clubs and sports looking for a spouse with her in 2021.Her administrators, who, in addition to Drysdale and Carroll, come with series entrepreneur Quest The game inventor and president of Women’s Enterprise Scotland, Lynne Cadenhead, is now looking for new investments to help them capture opportunities and are in conversations with potential investors.
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