Jasmine Wilkinson <img id="main_img" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0032/8812/files/story_of_the_board_game.jpg?1252751753" width="400" height="474" alt="About Time Board Games creators"> <h1>THE STORY OF ABOUT TIME BOARD GAMES</h1> <h2>"NO BOREDOM BOARD GAMES FOR THE 21st CENTURY"</h2> <p>It all started as a bit of fun with some old chronology books in a north London flat. Then came the prototypes and finally About Time was born. The inventors - Iain McGill, 44, a vet, Joe Gill, 41, a journalist, designer Michele Rosaus and education consultant Matt Gould, 37 - wanted to be sure that it was a truly entertaining, balanced and beautiful product, with elements of luck, knowledge and high stakes to satisfy the vital components of all great board games.</p> <p>The original About Time board game featured on BBC2’s Dragon Den’s Christmas special in 2007. Although the Dragons turned down the chance to plough £50,000 into the company, the inventors were able to launch it at Hamleys and Borders through their own company, Circa Circa Ltd.</p> <p>In 2008 the game was sold through major high street shops and independent stores, and a special picture edition featuring Guardian front pages was launched with The Guardian newspaper.</p> <p>In 2009 new versions of the About Time board games are being launched with Die Zeit newspaper in Germany and in the US, exclusively with Barnes & Noble. A travel version of About Time game is also in the pipeline. The future for About Time looks bright indeed.</p> <p>For more information about About Time board games please contact <a href="mailto:joe@playabouttime.com">joe@playabouttime.com</a> or call 01273 298414</p> 2009-07-13T14:39:11+01:00 the-about-time-story 3394492 2009-07-13T14:39:11+01:00 328812 2009-10-31T12:46:44+00:00 <notextile> <img id="main_img" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0032/8812/files/story_of_the_board_game.jpg?1252751753" width="400" height="474" alt="About Time Board Games creators"> <h1>THE STORY OF ABOUT TIME BOARD GAMES</h1> <h2>"NO BOREDOM BOARD GAMES FOR THE 21st CENTURY"</h2> <p>It all started as a bit of fun with some old chronology books in a north London flat. Then came the prototypes and finally About Time was born. The inventors - Iain McGill, 44, a vet, Joe Gill, 41, a journalist, designer Michele Rosaus and education consultant Matt Gould, 37 - wanted to be sure that it was a truly entertaining, balanced and beautiful product, with elements of luck, knowledge and high stakes to satisfy the vital components of all great board games.</p> <p>The original About Time board game featured on BBC2’s Dragon Den’s Christmas special in 2007. Although the Dragons turned down the chance to plough £50,000 into the company, the inventors were able to launch it at Hamleys and Borders through their own company, Circa Circa Ltd.</p> <p>In 2008 the game was sold through major high street shops and independent stores, and a special picture edition featuring Guardian front pages was launched with The Guardian newspaper.</p> <p>In 2009 new versions of the About Time board games are being launched with Die Zeit newspaper in Germany and in the US, exclusively with Barnes & Noble. A travel version of About Time game is also in the pipeline. The future for About Time looks bright indeed.</p> <p>For more information about About Time board games please contact <a href="mailto:joe@playabouttime.com">joe@playabouttime.com</a> or call 01273 298414</p> </notextile>