Travels of the Tardis (game)

Travels of the Tardis
Doctor:	Second Doctor
Key crew
Publisher:	World Distributors
Release details
Type:	Board game
Release date:	September 1967

Travels of the Tardis was a board game set in the DWU, printed in The Dr Who Annual 1968. The premise of the game, which was essentially a modified form of snakes and ladders, was that the players were travelling around universe in their own Tardis, trying to reach Trafalgar Square in 1967.

Publisher's summary

Imagine having a Tardis of your own, so that you could travel to all parts of the universe at any time you pleased. Play this game for 2,3 or 4 players and find yourself visiting strange planets and meeting all kinds of weird monsters.

Players must shake a six to begin their journey. A six put you on the first square. A player landing on a square or planet already occupied by another player must retreat to his last position.

Worldbuilding

Planets

The planets and locations which can be visited include the following:

• London 1993 A.D. (start)
• Venus 6000 A.D.
• Zatoriac 1767 B.C.
• Vandor 1543 A.D.
• Earth 746 A.D. (Norway)
• Mars 2091 A.D.
• Saturn 10,000 A.D.
• Pluto 1966 A.D.
• Skaro 2067 A.D.
• Mercury 95 B.C.
• Laslox 1735 B.C.
• Kolmor 3967 A.D.
• Earth 33 A.D.
• Uranus 1,000,000 B.C.
• Earth 1745 A.D. (Scotland)
• Trafalgar Square 1967 (finish)

Life

• On Venus are green-scaled men.
• On Pluto is a man-eating plant.
• On Skaro are the "Mechanical Robots".
• On Laslox are friendly ant-men.

Notes

• The TARDIS being piloted by the player appears to be in the form of a red police box.
• The Daleks are depicted but not named.
• While probably a coincidence, two other planets have since been named Vandor in other Doctor Who media, namely Vandor Prime and Vandor Secunda.