Destination

Destination is a board game first published in 2004 by R.T.L Ltd. Players compete as taxi drivers to acquire play money by moving from destination to destination using dice. Portsmouth entrepreneur Rachel Lowe invented the game while working as a taxi driver. In September 2004 she appeared in the first series of Dragons' Den where her pitch for funding was rejected. The first edition, Destination London was Hamleys best-selling game when it was l... more
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