About - Cantokmi Games

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Hi, my name is Tim and although I’ve lived in central Illinois for 25 years (Bloomington, Illinois for 16 years), I have been a resident of Knoxville, TN for the past 25 years. I’ve been a member of the Illinois Route 66 Association since 1991. I’ve lived in 8 states and have traveled parts of Route 66 many times through Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois.

After being in retail for 50 years, managing music retail stores, being a music sales rep with 30 accounts around central Illinois and working many years in the general retail setting, I finally retired from full-time. After taking a retirement trip in April of 2023 and seeing parts of Route 66 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, I was inspired to put this game together. I’m still working part-time while taking on some new endeavors, including creating the Cantokmi Games Route 66 Anniversary Edition. I feel fortunate and thankful to have my good friend, Carol, to help me with my game along with the many friends that gave me some suggestions when they played my prototypes. As a special mention to my late mom, who for several years, had encouraged me to start my own business which I've done now with this game.

Like many of us, I have a passion for Route 66. The road has undergone many changes, but the mystique of the “Mother Road” is still there. There are hundreds of places to visit and see along Route 66, but I can’t include them all in my board game. Decisions had to be made, and I’m pleased to bring this game to you. So have fun enjoying, playing, and learning more about Route 66.

Your fellow Route 66 road enthusiast,
Tim Masten

Discover the mystique and adventure of Route 66!

From TC Entertainment, there is a new Route 66 board game to play now which is just in time to add excitement for the 100^th Anniversary of Route 66 in 2026.

Tim Masten, owner of TC Entertainment, designed a game, called: “Cantokmi Games^TM – Route 66 Anniversary Edition” and has now released it to be played by enthusiasts. He wanted this game to be educational, fun, engaging and portable, and to call attention to many businesses and attractions along Route 66.

This game is uniquely packaged in a sturdy envelope, not a box. So when you’re traveling, you can put it in your suitcase. It’s also easy to ship to family and friends while saving time and money. Just put a shipping label on the back side of the envelope and send it off.

When you take a vacation or go on a road trip, you take pictures. Well, this game reflects the idea of traveling through 8 states taking pictures and including some common traveling perils. It’s not a race to the finish line; therefore, spending more time on the road will allow you to collect more pictures. The one with the most pictures at the end of the game is the winner!

It’s a road trip not like other Route 66 road trip games of the past. This one has 60 actual businesses or attractions allowing “pictures” to be collected from occupying a space on the game board. Experienced Route 66 travelers will recognize many if not all these landing spaces. It’s not a fantasy or monopoly-type game. You can start either in Chicago or L.A. (Santa Monica) just like in real life. There are even some QR codes on the game board to access to learn more about Route 66.

The game will be exclusively available to purchase from many of the businesses or attractions on the game board itself until May 1, 2025, when it will be available for wholesale to retailers no matter where your business is located. Of course, if you want to buy one game at retail, you can purchase it at a some selected stores listed in the Links tab.

TC Entertainment
Knoxville, TN.

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The following are features of the game:

There are 60 real businesses or attractions listed on the game board.
You can either start in Chicago or L.A.(Santa Monica) just like in real life.
The design is flat so anyone can put it in their suitcase or small space in their vehicle while traveling.
The envelope package allows anyone to ship the game by just putting a shipping label on the back side of the envelope. No extra handling or packaging.
The object of the game is to “take” or collect pictures by landing on the different spaces. The one with the most pictures at the end of the game is the winner.
You will learn more about Route 66 by playing the game and by scanning the QR codes on the game board itself.
There are many that travel Route 66 from other countries. This game has some landing spaces that mention meeting travelers from other countries.
This game is not a fantasy or Monopoly-type game. Experienced Route 66 travelers will recognize many if not all of the real-life landing spaces.
Included in the game are the items needed to play including situational cards to follow, state cards to double your pictures along with traveling peril spaces to land on.
The game is for 2 to 4 players.
This game is manufactured by Delano Games from Battle Creek, MI.