A 70-YEAR OLD INVENTOR OF A MULTI-AWARDED EDUCATIONAL, STRATEGY BOARD GAME WISHES TO DEVELOP FURTHER HIS INVENTION INTO A GAME APP
WHO AM I
I am LEONARDO MEJIA YU, born on March 29, 1945 in Inopacan, Leyte, Philippines, grew up in General Santos City, Mindanao and now living with my wife in Manila, Philippines. I have 3 grown-up daughters. I am a public service retiree.
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Inspired by my childhood experiences and happy memories in the farm, I thought of games. Surely, it is fun to play games and for quite some time I have been thinking of inventing mind-enhancing board games.
MY INVENTION
I invented Challenge 21 – a fun-to-play multi-player board game intended to enhance mental skills through the formation (and/or blocking) of nature-inspired shapes and patterns with mathematical logic.
(i.e. The player who first reaches at least 21 points from a combination of patterns, net of all penalties, and declares "Deal!" will be the winner).
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Challenge 21 Cover Challenge 21 Board and Chips
Challenge 21 is a multi-player board game (2 to 4 players). It can serve as a tool for bonding activities among family members and friends as well as a tool to bridge generation gaps as it can be played together by people of different ages such as grandparents, parents, and grandchildren of at least six (6) years of age.
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A family playing Challenge 21 together
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Families and friends playing Challenge 21 together
Challenge 21 is fun, exciting and easy
to play. It combines some playing elements/principles of Tic-Tac-Toe
(blocking opponents), Scrabble (forming of patterns instead of letters in
scrabble with corresponding points), Chess (strategizing), Breakthrough
(forming of vertical, horizontal or diagonal patterns), Bingo (forfeiture of
right to win if one fails to declare “Bingo” and for Challenge 21 to call
“Deal”upon reaching a winning combination of patterns) and Basketball (penalty
for failure to comply to certain rules of the game).
Due to its originality, uniqueness and being a creative, fascinating, truly engrossing, and fun game to play, Challenge 21 has WON THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:
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NOTE: Challenge 21 is registered with WIPO, patented in the Philippines and in Singapore.
MARKETING REALITIES
After gaining recognition and winning awards, I tried to market Challenge 21 in its present manual form in different venues such as in bookstores, department stores, and in other venues sponsored by private entities and government agencies, but it is sad to say, it encountered difficulties in penetrating the market.
After more than three (3) years of trying to market my invention, I came to realize that people nowadays are more hooked into playing high-tech computer game APPS rather than playing manual board games.
NEW HOPE – TO DEVELOP CHALLENGE 21 INTO A GAME APP
Learning from past marketing experience, I am still hoping and looking forward to seeing my game invention reach-out to people of various ages in different places – but this time, Challenge 21 shall be in a different form.
I am now thinking of developing my invention from its present manual form into a high-tech computer Game APP. I strongly believe that Challenge 21 has its rightful place in society as it could be a tool for bonding activities, help in strengthening family relationships and bridge generation gaps. Also, I believe that the development of the mind towards critical thinking, for people of various ages, is a need that cannot be ignored, and that Challenge 21 could possibly be one of the tools to fill up this need. With these thoughts, I must set-off and move on to develop Challenge 21 into a Game APP.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE MANUAL BOARD GAME SET?
I intend to continue with the production of the manual board game set to distribute at a low price or if resources will allow donate reasonable number of sets to schools and communities in far flung places in the Philippines especially in depressed areas where people cannot afford high-tech gadgets. This is part of my advocacy when I invented Challenge 21.
WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT YOU GET
We need to raise US$71,000 to develop Challenge 21 board game into a Game App (Mindpulse Challenge) and to construct and open two (2) kiosks (one-at-a-time) in department stores, as well as to advertise the game (both the APP and manual game) in different forms of media. We will also need to acquire some equipment and Paraphernalia such as 2 flat-screen TVs (1 per kiosk) to showcase on how to play Challenge 21 Game App, 4 android tablets (2 per kiosk) for test-playing the Challenge 21 Game App, a total of 6 tables (with chrome-plated monoleg) and 20 chairs for players to test-play both the manual game and Game App as well as for the attendants and one (1) unit server for operational, control, and security in downloading the Challenge 21 Game App.
With your support YOU COULD HELP…
- In keeping children away from violent video games
- In strengthening family relationships and in bridging generation gaps
- In the development of mental skills towards critical thinking
- In spreading something worthy and good for society
- In the fulfillment of a lasting legacy
Furthermore your name shall be forever credited and acknowledged with the appreciation and thanks of the Inventor in a link of our website in the Challenge 21 Game APP plus you will receive the various perks stated in the reward portion of this campaign.
MY WISH, HOPE AND PRAYER
I wish, hope and pray that with your support and through Indiegogo’s funding venue, the lasting legacy that I have been dreaming of to reach out to people of various ages in different places shall be realized soon, and hopefully, in my lifetime.
"COME, SUPPORT A DREAM
AND TOGETHER WE SHALL BUILD A LEGACY… …OUR LASTING LEGACY TO THE WORLD!”
REWARDS
US$5
- Credit and acknowledge contributors’ names in our website link in the MindPulse Challenge Game APP
US$25
- 2 Free downloads of MindPulse Challenge Game APP (Levels 1 & 2 – Challenge 15 & 21) once completed. We will update you on the progress.
- Credit and acknowledge contributors’ names in our website in the Mindpulse Challenge Game APP
- A certificate of Appreciation signed by the Inventor with his photo
US$75
- 5 Free downloads of MindPulse Challenge Game APP (Levels 1 & 2 – Challenge 15 & 21) once completed. We will update you on the progress.
- Credit and acknowledge contributors’ names in our website link in the Mindpulse Challenge Game APP
- A certificate of Appreciation signed by the Inventor with his photo
- 1 key chain with inscription “I Love Challenge 21”
US$150
- 10 Free downloads of MindPulse Challenge Game APP (Levels 1 & 2 – Challenge 15 & 21) once completed. We will update you on the progress.
- Credit and acknowledge contributors’ names in our website link in the Mindpulse Challenge Game APP
- A certificate of Appreciation signed by the Inventor with his photo
- 2 key chains with inscription “I Love Challenge 21”
- 1 T-shirt printed with “I Love Challenge 21”
US$300
- 15 Free downloads of MindPulse Challenge Game APP (Levels 1 & 2 – Challenge 15 & 21) once completed. We will update you on the progress.
- Credit and acknowledge contributors’ names in our website link in the Mindpulse Challenge Game APP
- A certificate of Appreciation signed by the Inventor with his photo
- 2 key chains with inscription “I Love Challenge 21”
- 1 T-shirt printed with “ I Love Challenge 21”
- 1 set of Challenge 21 board game
US$550
- 20 Free downloads of MindPulse Challenge Game APP (Levels 1 & 2 – Challenge 15 & 21) once completed. We will update you on the progress.
- Credit and acknowledge contributors’ names in our website in the Mindpulse Challenge Game APP
- A certificate of Appreciation signed by the Inventor with his photo
- 4 key chains with inscription “I Love Challenge 21”
- 2 T-shirts printed with “I Love Challenge 21”
- 2 sets of Challenge 21 board game
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!
A virtual hug and high five to all of you!
