Towers Of Hamburg

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TOWERS OF HAMBURG " board game was created by Nkem Benjamin Soberekon and found very interesting by many. It has become an amazing success. Almost 40 years after its creation, the EVER GREEN board game continues to captivate thousands of players in many countries

About Towers of Hamburg

An EVER GREEN board game that continues to captivate thousands of players in many countries

In 1983 Soberekon made his first visit to the United States of America. He went to the Empire state building in New York, then went to Chicago, Laramie Wyoming, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Holly Wood. In Chicago his nephew who was then a student of architecture at the University of Chicago, took him to visit the Sears tower as the tallest building in the world. Impressed by the American sky scrapers Mr. Soberekon said “From every topic a game can be created” so he created the” TOWERS OF HAMBURG ” board game. The game was tested by many experts and found very interesting by players across many countries

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About Inventor

Nkem Benjamin Soberekon

Nkem Benjamin Soberekon the Nigerian games inventor was born on April 25th 1949 in Buguma, Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended St. Michael Elementary School in his home town of Buguma. On his very first day in school, his teacher took him by the hand round the whole school saying “See what a fish this little boy had drawn”. In 1959 his eldest brother took him to Lagos where he attended Ladilac lnstitute Yaba.

After passing the common entrance examination, he returned to the Niger Delta and attended Nyemoni Grammar School at Abonima. Years later the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970) broke out and disrupted every aspect of public life. In those tumultuous days the young Soberekon made his way to Europe and enlisted in a school to study the German language.

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We’re humbled to have received fantastic reviews from players worldwide and to have worked with such a wide variety of players, ranging from early-stage startups to reaching more than ten countries.