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Otago Daily Times
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Former lawyer's Red Herring board game hooks players
Simon and Belinda Mortlock in the middle of a game of Red Herring. Photo: Geoff Sloan From business lawyer to board game inventor, Governors Bay man Simon Mortlock has made quite the post-retirement shift. The inception of his board game, Red Herring, came from seeing the card game, Exploding Kittens, last year. 'I thought now that's a stupid game. If someone can make money out of a card game like that, then surely I can make a board game as well,' Mortlock said. Red Herring is a strategy game played by four to six people. The object is to be the first to construct your own jetty in one hour. The Governors Bay Jetty. Photo: Geoof Sloan Mortlock designed the game in a fundraising effort for the Governors Bay Jetty Restoration Trust. He is the trust's current patron and its former chair. 'If you haven't got it, you've got to make it,' he said. Mortlock was a lawyer for 53 years and a founding partner at Mortlock McCormack Law before retiring in 2021. His lawyer's skills translate to the game, where strategy and managing risk are crucial to winning. Mortlock, who lives in Governors Bay, compared the game to Monopoly but said it is more complex. The board is a map of Lyttelton Harbour with 36 different locations around the bay labelled in English and Te Reo, designed by Governors Bay artist, Russ Harris. 'It's a staggering amount of detail and there's very fine craftsmanship,' said Mortlock. Each player is given a coloured jetty and 20 planks worth of differing points to start the game. Players gain more planks when they complete a circuit or land on certain locations. Players can take planks from other players and use them strategically to decide whether to build their jetty first or maximise their points. It took Mortlock six months to iron out the rules while Harris designed the board. 'We played it over and over and over again to perfect it. 'I'm really thrilled with the quality of the outcome,' Mortlock said. The Caxton printed version costs $90 while the limited edition handcrafted board costs $345. Forty-nine handmade copies and 33 Caxton printed versions have sold so far. They have raised $13,000 for the Governors Bay Jetty Restoration Trust. Mortlock is meeting with retailers this week to get Red Herring into stores. 'It would be great if it took off and helped raise a lot of money for charity,' he said.
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Brain Tumour Awareness Month: Kent film club screens documentary
A Kent film club set up by a woman who lost her partner to a brain tumour has screened a documentary showcasing the realities of this "dreadful disease".Canterbury Christ Church University academic Jane Milton runs the club, which was set up last year with the Curzon Canterbury Westgate partner, BBC South East sports reporter Neil Bell, died in March 2018 after a battle with brain Milton, who decided to present the film Red Herring during Brain Tumour Awareness Month, said: "I was told we know more about black holes than we do about the brain." Red Herring tells the story of writer and director Kit Vincent, who was diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumour at the age of Milton said she was certain that she wanted this to be the first film she presented at the club."This is a great way for him to process his grief; in a way it would be legacy, but it's life-affirming and very humorous – he's incredibly brave," she said. Alongside a desire to raise awareness is the feeling that occasions like Monday's screening help "keep Neil's memory alive".Ms Milton said: "We think about Neil every day; my boys, his family, his miss him dreadfully, but we also think about the happy times, the memories."According to the Brain Tumour Charity, over 12,000 people in the UK are diagnosed each year with a primary brain tumour – 33 people a form of cancer reduces life expectancy by 27 years on average – the highest of any cancer – with just 12% of adults surviving for five years after diagnosis.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Don't get rid of your starting horse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2—there's a secret perk that makes her the best in the game
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. My many years of experience have taught me: you should only stay with someone because of who they are, not who you think they could be. The last two weeks have taught me: unless they are a horse. Because it turns out that, if you stick with the worst nags in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 long enough, they'll eventually blossom into strong, valiant steeds. If you've gotten to Semine in KCD2—a process which could take 30 minutes or 100 hours, depending on how sidequest-happy you are—you'll know the game does you the favour of giving you a free horse: Pebbles, Henry's dowdy old mare from the first game. She's terrible. She's slow, scared, and weak, and you'll probably make it your first order of business to buy or steal something better as soon as you can. But you shouldn't. Because it turns out that, if you ride old Pebbles for 35 kilometres or so, you'll eventually unlock a secret perk that makes her one of the best horses in the game. It's called Good Old Pebbles, and it sends her stats skyrocketing. Here's a quick comparison. Which is, frankly, nuts. This makes her one of the speediest and strongest horses in the game, meaning you might finally be able to beat the Voivode's son at that bloody race. The only downside is her static courage (I'm half-convinced it's a bug, but perhaps not), but I reckon it's a very worthwhile trade-off when it comes to getting such an incredible horse for free. Also, townsfolks will stop insulting her, which should make you feel a bit better about yourself. Pebbles actually isn't the only horse you can do this with. There's a similar secret perk for Herring, the free horse that you'll get as part of your adventures around Trosky castle. If you ride ol' Herring around for 50 (count 'em, 50) kilometres, you'll unlock the Red Herring perk. Here's his before-and-after (though a quick note: I never got this perk myself, so I'm using stats from the community, and it looks like these ones factor in your horse's basic gear, which Pebbles' upgraded stats above do not). Which one you prefer is, of course, up to you, but I'm such a hoarder that Pebbles' extra carrying capacity makes her an obvious choice for me. Also, she's been with you since the first game, are you gonna just abandon her in some podunk village outside Kuttenberg? Not very chivalrous of you, Henry. KCD2 console commands: How to use cheatsKCD2 treasure maps: Every loot locationKCD2 horse: How to get a free mountKCD2 Saviour Schnapps: Save your game lotsKCD2 romance options: Bohemian romantasy
BBC News
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Indie-Lincs International Film Festival returning to Lincoln
Indie-Lincs International Film Festival is preparing to return to Lincoln for its ninth event will be held at the University of Lincoln's Arts Centre from 30 January until 1 February. It will screen more than 40 documentaries, dramas and animated films made by independent will also be Q&A sessions and industry talks from experts, with an awards ceremony on Saturday evening. The festival kicks off with Red Herring, a documentary about grief and terminal illness by director Kit Vincent, who will be hosting a Q&A.A variety of short films will be screened over the three days. They include psychological thriller Wild Animal, student documentary Girly, and animated film In Loving films that will be shown include kitchen-sink drama Sweetly it Turns, and The Connections, which follows the lives of siblings living in separate countries. The films will feature some well-known faces, including Richard Wilson from One Foot in the Grave, Brassic's Ruth Sheen and Charlotte Riley from Peaky Moin Hussain will host a talk after the screening of his film Sky Pearls, which was shot in Yorkshire and had its premiere at Venice Film members will be able to vote for their favourite movie at the awards categories will be judged by actress Pauline Lynch, actor Robin Laing, Peep Show creator Jeremy Wooding and Prof Mette Murray, who is running the festival, said: "Lincoln has built a reputation as a location for big budget films such Napoleon and Peterloo, which is fantastic. "Our festival is building on the city's name as a destination for filmmakers to both film and showcase their work." Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
