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Local Board Game Inventor Focuses on Health

Local Board Game Inventor Focuses on Health - Monday, August 24, 2009 at 4:28PM EST

Reported by: Mark Hiller
Monday, Aug 24, 2009 @ 04:28pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY - A Luzerne County woman is turning learning about health into a game.

Harriet Clyde Kipps of Glen Lyon created a board game called "QUIZ-ical Fitness".

It helps players understand various functions of the body.

The board resembles a jogging track, game tokens depict joggers and the spinner looks like a blood pressure gauge.

Kipps met on Monday in Wilkes-Barre with representatives of medical programs from Wilkes University, King's College and Luzerne County Community College.

They're fine-tuning questions that Kipps hopes will help people make healthier decisions.

Kipps expects to begin selling "QUIZ-ical Fitness" nationwide this fall.