Nessie Hunt, Loch Ness Monster Game limited edition 1986 Searchglen Ltd, Scotland, UK

	Nessie Hunt, Loch Ness Monster Game limited first edition	1986	Searchglen Ltd, Scotland, UK
	First produced	1986	Players	1 to 5	Age(s)	9+

	Click the picture for more				Can you solve the age old mystery with this exciting educational family game? Use sonar, cameras and collect eyewitness reports in your search for the Loch Ness monster. Each player is the leader of an expedition trying to discover more about Loch Ness while attempting to solve the famous mystery. The board is a representation of Loch Ness and surrounding landmarks. The Loch itself is the white area covered in slightly elongated hexagons. Players must deploy their search equipment represented by transparencies to obtain sightings, photographs, sonar contacts, video and biological evidence. Sightings occur when the monster appears in a hexagon on the map of the loch. If your transparencies are covering even a small part of the monster's hexagon then you collect evidence cards. The winner of the game is the first expedition leader to present proof of the monster by collecting evidence cards totalling 750 points.

	Contents	Notes
	1 x playing board 4 x cards showing order of play, details of search equipment purchase and running costs 1 x plastic monster head and neck 4 x plastic submerged monster outlines 4 x plastic expedition leaders 1 x pack of 60 logistics cards, 38 green and 22 red 1 x pack of 29 sonar evidence cards 1 x pack of 15 biological evidence cards 1 x pack of 5 cage evidence cards 1 x pack of 35 eye witness evidence cards 1 x pack of 19 underwater camera evidence cards 1 x pack of 29 surface camera evidence cards Search Equipment Transparencies; - 12 x eyewitness, 4 coloured sets of 3 - 12 x surface camera, 4 coloured sets of 3 - 8 x sonar, 4 coloured sets of 2 - 4 x coloured cages - 8 x underwater camera,4 coloured sets of 2 - 4 x biological, each in one of 4 colours Bank notes; £5, £10, £50, £100 and £500 1 x pack of tally sheets 1 x rules leaflet 1 x introductory rules sheet		A rare 1986 game with limited production run. The evidence cards include authentic photographs of sightings of the monster. There are a number of components to this game which has been well researched and designed. The game is based on the real search at Loch Ness organised by the curator of the official exhibition and approved by the British Research Group. The rules are comprehensive and include a glossary of terms used in expedition and research. Once understood, the tempo of the game increases rapidly and you will find the game most enjoyable and exciting. Junior rules are included. The Loch Ness Monster is an intriguing and enduring mystery. Although sightings date back to 565AD it was in 1933 that Nessie first made the headlines. Pictures soon followed eye witness accounts but a decade before sonar and the aqualung, the technology was not available to solve the mystery. Expeditions were restricted to Brownie-Box cameras and primitive telephoto lenses. The second World War followed and the monster became a ‘silly-season’ news item. During the 1950s a number of widely differing photographs and eyewitness accounts appeared and apparently genuine sightings may well have been lost amongst the hoaxes and fakes. In 1960, a film was taken of an object crossing the loch and this fired a further bout of enthusiasm. The Loch Ness phenomena investigation bureau was formed. For 10 years they studied the loch using sonar and underwater cameras. Proof was not forthcoming. In the early 1970s the Bureau was joined by a team from the Academy of applied science of Concord , New Hampshire , USA., who used underwater cameras with strobe lights and sonar. After computer enhancement, their results encouraged them to continue investigations at the loch. They reassessed their methods because of ambiguous findings and developed new techniques that were used in the 1980s. Meanwhile, revived British effort moved to Loch Morar with its similar monster tradition but far clearer water. Attempts to solve the mystery at a stroke with underwater observation failed but a new phase in research began. Biological study commenced at Ness and Morar with particular emphasis on understanding the habitat. Having established that Loch Ness could support a colony of large predators, the Loch Ness and Morar project returned to Loch Ness with a plan for controlled sonar patrols of the deep basins. During these patrols regular contacts were made with unidentified targets. Cameras could then be used for patterns suggesting predator behaviour.

Contents

Notes

1 x playing board

4 x cards showing order of play, details of search equipment purchase and running costs

1 x plastic monster head and neck

4 x plastic submerged monster outlines

4 x plastic expedition leaders

1 x pack of 60 logistics cards, 38 green and 22 red

1 x pack of 29 sonar evidence cards

1 x pack of 15 biological evidence cards

1 x pack of 5 cage evidence cards

1 x pack of 35 eye witness evidence cards

1 x pack of 19 underwater camera evidence cards

1 x pack of 29 surface camera evidence cards

Search Equipment Transparencies;
- 12 x eyewitness, 4 coloured sets of 3
- 12 x surface camera, 4 coloured sets of 3
- 8 x sonar, 4 coloured sets of 2
- 4 x coloured cages
- 8 x underwater camera,4 coloured sets of 2
- 4 x biological, each in one of 4 colours

Bank notes; £5, £10, £50, £100 and £500

1 x pack of tally sheets

1 x rules leaflet

1 x introductory rules sheet

A rare 1986 game with limited production run. The evidence cards include authentic photographs of sightings of the monster. There are a number of components to this game which has been well researched and designed. The game is based on the real search at Loch Ness organised by the curator of the official exhibition and approved by the British Research Group. The rules are comprehensive and include a glossary of terms used in expedition and research. Once understood, the tempo of the game increases rapidly and you will find the game most enjoyable and exciting. Junior rules are included.

The Loch Ness Monster is an intriguing and enduring mystery. Although sightings date back to 565AD it was in 1933 that Nessie first made the headlines. Pictures soon followed eye witness accounts but a decade before sonar and the aqualung, the technology was not available to solve the mystery. Expeditions were restricted to Brownie-Box cameras and primitive telephoto lenses.
The second World War followed and the monster became a ‘silly-season’ news item. During the 1950s a number of widely differing photographs and eyewitness accounts appeared and apparently genuine sightings may well have been lost amongst the hoaxes and fakes. In 1960, a film was taken of an object crossing the loch and this fired a further bout of enthusiasm. The Loch Ness phenomena investigation bureau was formed. For 10 years they studied the loch using sonar and underwater cameras. Proof was not forthcoming. In the early 1970s the Bureau was joined by a team from the Academy of applied science of Concord , New Hampshire , USA., who used underwater cameras with strobe lights and sonar. After computer enhancement, their results encouraged them to continue investigations at the loch. They reassessed their methods because of ambiguous findings and developed new techniques that were used in the 1980s. Meanwhile, revived British effort moved to Loch Morar with its similar monster tradition but far clearer water. Attempts to solve the mystery at a stroke with underwater observation failed but a new phase in research began. Biological study commenced at Ness and Morar with particular emphasis on understanding the habitat. Having established that Loch Ness could support a colony of large predators, the Loch Ness and Morar project returned to Loch Ness with a plan for controlled sonar patrols of the deep basins. During these patrols regular contacts were made with unidentified targets. Cameras could then be used for patterns suggesting predator behaviour.