24-hour board game marathon for charity completed by Storrington man

The founder of Board Game Review UK, who goes by ‘Nick T’, took part in the charity’s nationwide Raise Your Game fundraising campaign on Friday, October 2.

It saw him play 24 games back-to-back, including ‘Ticket to Ride’, ‘Raiders of the North Sea’ and ‘Wingspan’, as well as family games like ‘Pitch Car’ and ‘Forbidden Island’, plus seven live interactive party games on Instagram live.

He was joined by his three sons – Harrison, 12, George, nine, and Max, five, – and wife, Shelley, for some of the games as well as a friend during the ‘night shift’, and he regularly updated his Instagram followers with his progress by going live on the app.

Speaking after successfully completing the fundraiser, the 41-year-old said: “I am very humbled by people’s generosity and also a little bit tired! Pretty much sums up my frazzled emotions right now.

“It was more mentally challenging at times than I had expected, concentrating on the games and regularly checking in on Instagram was a lot to juggle. But overall it was a lot of fun.

“More importantly, so far I have raised over £1,200 for Dementia UK.”

In the lead up to his marathon, Nick organised a number of giveaways to raise awareness for the event.

Winners of these giveaways were announced during live interactive games throughout the 24-hour period on his Instagram page with bonus prizes up for grabs if the winner watching when their name was drawn.

Nick managed to reach his £500 fundraising target before the board game marathon even began.

The Raise Your Game campaign – which aks people to play their favourite board games to raise funds – is running throughout October so Dementia UK can continue supporting families through its Admiral Nurse service.

Hilda Hayo, chief executive of Dementia UK and chief Admiral Nurse, said: “People affected by dementia can feel isolated, and games can be an excellent way to help them communicate and have fun.

“Our first-ever Raise Your Game fundraising event is a welcome addition to our events calendar.

“We are delighted to have fundraisers like Nick taking part to raise money for more dementia specialist Admiral Nurses.”

If you would like to ‘Raise Your Game’ and host a fundraising game night, visit the Dementia UK website https://www.dementiauk.org/get-involved/events-and-fundraising/raiseyourgame/

To donate to Nick’s fundraiser, visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/board-game-review

Find Nick on Instagram @boardgamereviewuk or visit his website https://boardgamereview.co.uk/

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