Crickster – How it all started
Today we will tell our readers exclusively how the story of the creators of the first board game of Pakistan, Crickster, came into being.
Be it the fastest runner, the best gaming champion, or winning international science fairs. Pakistanis are one of the smartest people in the world, who despite the challenges prove their mettle globally. Today we will tell our readers exclusively how the story of the creators of the first board game of Pakistan, Crickster, came into being.
Adnan Shekhani and Irshad Ahmed, co-founded a gaming company late 2019 that was targeted to bring about games for Pakistan and the world.
As time progressed, the idea evolved and by the time it was in the execution phase, COVID 19 hit. However, the real story starts after the lockdown was imposed.
We got in touch with the founders of Blame Game Production, the company that launched Crickster, the first Pakistani Cricket Board Game.
How did the idea of Crickster come about?
The idea came to us about 4 years ago, but the day to day working of an ad agency that we run didn’t give us the chance to work full time on it. When COVID 19 hit and our industry suffered immensely, with people locked down at homes, we decided that this was the perfect time to launch the game through a board game.
What challenges did you face during the making of the game?
The biggest challenge was that the markets were closed, sourcing material, getting in touch with factories and then eventually selling it was all a big challenge, but despite all the challenges we managed to source all the material in Pakistan and in a record 20 days produced our first batch of the board game.
We see Wasim Akram as your Brand Ambassador, how did that happen?
Well, Wasim Akram is not only a Pakistani legend, but he is also an international legend and we are his fans. He brings in a lot of value to our product and he was kind enough to make himself available during COVID 19 for the shoot.
Tell us a bit about the game?
Well, the game is fairly simple, you roll the dice and move ahead on the tiles on the board, the unique feature is the Rewind icon on our dice instead of 5, if you roll that, you have to pick a card from the stack of ‘Rewind Card’ on the board. That card tells you what your next move will be. As you move along the board, there are action tiles to get you out in various ways and those can be avoided by using the strengths that each player gets when the game begins. So, the game is a mix of fun and strategy, it also educates the players on the rich cricketing history.
How difficult is the game?
The game is not difficult at all; it is super easy and super fun. You can go to our YouTube channel and watch the tutorials there, which will guide you on how to play the game and also give you tips and tricks.
We at Team Runway congratulate and send prayers to Blame Game Production for more success to come their way, and may they take this game to the whole world.
Pakistan Zindabad.
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