Games champions in the making

John and Tess Davie demonstrate the games they have invented

FOLLOWING the news that nine year-old Alice Grapes from Chearsley, has reached the final stage of a national competition to invent a new game (SEE LINK), it seems that there are more young games inventors in the Thame area.

John and Tess Davie from Thame have both also been shortlisted for the Brainbox games Young Games Designer of the year award.

The siblings love playing board and card games, and both came up with imaginative, fun games for the whole family to play. Tess, whose game, Gold Rush, is an exciting chase game, said being on the national shortlist was ‘brilliant’.  Her older brother John said: “I’m really pleased that people might get to play our games and enjoy the ideas we’ve had.” John’s game is a card game in which players make different potions, and it’s his second game to be shortlisted for the prize.

The competition winner gets to have their game manufactured by Brainbox Games, and will win a pile of games as high as they are!  If either of the siblings wins this prize, they will donate the games to their school, John Hampden Primary in Thame.

Readers can go to http://www.brainbox.co.uk/home/vote-for-young-games-inventor-2015 and cast their votes.