{"id":695,"date":"2024-06-20T19:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T02:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dicehockey.com\/?p=695"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T02:47:10","slug":"making-dice-hockey-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dicehockey.com\/en\/making-dice-hockey-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Dice Hockey\u2122 Challenge: Dream Into Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re Anne Doyle and David Leverton, creators of <a href=\"\/\"><strong>Dice Hockey\u2122 Challenge<\/strong><\/a>. We&#8217;ve lived in Courtenay, BC for almost 17 years. Like many other community residents, we arrived from somewhere else, in our case New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>We discovered the Comox Valley when David spoke at a local conference, while we&#8217;d been dividing their time between New Zealand and Yukon. We fell in love with the region, and within months we resettled to the area.<\/p>\n<p>David is a consultant and business executive, and Anne is a visual artist and designer. In the past, we&#8217;ve used our entrepreneurial skills to run several retail business ventures, including two art galleries and a retail operation in the cruise ship port of Skagway, Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>After over 40 years of marriage and all the life experiences we&#8217;ve shared together, we decided to take on a new venture: the creation of an exciting new board game we call <a href=\"\/\"><strong>Dice Hockey\u2122 Challenge<\/strong><\/a>. 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Anne never played hockey, but was an aspiring artist from an early age who turned her love of art into a lifetime profession.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of Anne\u2019s artistic talents and David\u2019s understanding of the sport of hockey drove our creation of the game.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/dicehockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Anne-and-David-with-game-box.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Anne and David proudly hold the first copy of Dice Hockey\u2122 Challenge.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;bb_caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Anne and David proudly hold the first copy of <strong><a href=\"\/\">Dice Hockey\u2122 Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/\">Dice Hockey\u2122 Challenge<\/a><\/strong> is modeled after Canada\u2019s national winter sport. The different player formats are designed to be inclusive, cooperative, competitive and most of all, fun to play. The game combines strategic thinking, and skilful planning with the dynamic nature of the laws of probability and the age-old element of luck.<\/p>\n<p>It is <strong>armchair hockey at its best<\/strong> and includes all the elements you would find in a regular ice hockey game. You get to be the coach, offense, defense, and goaltender on every play. Anyone over 10 years of age who either loves hockey or is interested in learning more about the sport, will enjoy playing this new tabletop game. It can be played year-round at home, at the cottage, in Dice Hockey\u2122 leagues, or in group tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>The game is <a href=\"https:\/\/dicehockey.myshopify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available for purchase online<\/a>, and at many retail locations in Canada. 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