By Parker McKenzie
The second set of GO-TO cards for the Connecting Communities – Yarra Ranges Shire board game has been published in this edition of the Star Mail newspapers.
Created by writer and artist Jenni Ivins in collaboration with Star News Group and Yarra Ranges Council, the game allows players to adventure throughout a tabletop version of the shire.
The game board, instructions and the first set of GO-TO cards needed to play the board game were published in the Tuesday 24 May edition of Star Mail newspapers and can be downloaded online.
Caroline from the Connecting Communities Facebook page said Jenni did a great job with the game.
“The game was a fun way to get to know our shire,” she said.
“I wasn’t consciously aware of how big it is beforehand.”
Each player places a marker on a town of their choice on the game board, before taking a GO-TO card from the pile. The player moves the marker as directed, counting all the towns they pass through to get there.
Pictures on the GO-TO cards were sourced from the Yarra Ranges community through the community Facebook page.
Jenny Scammell said the game was a great idea and got a lot of people thinking about the area they live in.
“I felt pretty chuffed having a photo selected and when I shared it on Facebook, friends were impressed too,” she said.
“Great work Jenni encouraging such community involvement.”
The game ends once every player has nine cards, where the scores are counted and the person with the lowest score wins.
Ms Ivins has previously collaborated with Star News Group to publish board games based on two other Victorian shires.
