The Eighty Eight Podcast - #17 - Patrick Treloar

Creator of Banned Board Game ‘Rave’ 1990

Patrick Treloar of The Wow Lab is the creator of a interactive board game called RAVE. The Second Summer of Love had come to pass and Patrick like countless others was caught up in the cultural shift of the moment. In 1990 he hatched a plan to produce said board game and within a relatively short period the completed boxed RAVE game was sitting in his living room. The company battles to get the game into shops for Christmas 1990. Supplying retail giants such as Virgin Mega Stores, WH Smiths & Woolworths in 1991. The game graced shelves for six weeks before a ban was introduced that started with Virgin Mega Stores. Patrick Treloar shares many stories about the journey from conception to distribution and collection.

Host: Wayne Anthony (Genesis’88 / Class of 88 Author)

Guest: Patrick Treloar (The Wow Lab)

NOTE: MATURE LANGUAGE

In This Episode

* In The Days before Acid House

* Kenneth Tappenden v Wayne Anthony

* Hero Super Cop Kenneth Tappenden

* The Games Conception

* Sensationalised Acid House Press

* Legalising MDMA for Medicinal & Research

* Designing the Rave Game

* Getting It Into Shops

* Testing the Gameplay

* Distributing Games to Retail Outlets

* Employing Consultants - Emptying the Pot

* Reading Gameplay Cards (Vibe, Stash, Dance Cards)

* Designing the Games Graphic

* Virgin Ban Rave Game After Richard Branson Phonecall

* Collecting the Board Game from Retail Outlets

* Developing the New Rave Game

Official Merch & Products: https://acidted.redbubble.com

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