A one man mission to bring out a Stornoway edition of Monopoly is on the brink of success.

Steve Ferguson, an offshore oil worker from Portvoller, a small village on the north tip of the Isle of Lewis, is entering the final stages of a board game journey which began from his hospital bed last summer.

“I was in the Southern General in Glasgow for three months last year after I was run off the road in Harris in a motorcycle accident,” says Steve.

“I was left in a coma and was in hospital for over 100 days.”

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Stuck in a ward recovering from his injuries, a bored Steve began coming up with amusing memes and doodles to keep himself occupied.

After a while, he decided to post a few online and to his surprise his images went viral.

Steve began coming up with amusing memes. Steve Ferguson

A Facebook page he set up with the idea for his creations to become part of a Stornoway version of Monopoly quickly reached over 1000 fans.

The famous ‘chance’ cards on the game have been suitably adapted for the locals with such rewards as being sent straight to the cells for poaching in the Creed or collecting £200 for your band being chosen to headline HebCelt.

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You can also collect £10 if your sheep wins first prize at the Barvas show.

Instead of passing go, players on Stornopoly can also collect £200 for taking a ride to Ness for the bowling or go back three spaces for ending up on Hebrides news after a wild weekend on the randan.

“It snowballed locally,” says 33-year-old Steve.

“Several businesses and companies in the islands wanted to put the cogs into motion.”

So Steve approached Hasbro, the second largest toy maker in the world and producers of the famous Monopoly game.

“They thought it was a great idea, as the Isle of Man and the Isle of Arran both have their own local editions too,” says Steve.

Steve approached Hasbro, the second largest toy maker in the world. Steve Ferguson

Since then, Winning Moves – the company Hasbro hires to make local editions of the game – have been in touch with the islander to discuss bringing it to the shelves.

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“They need to ensure they are going to be able to sell a minimum of 1000 units, so I am hoping that with sponsorship, exposure and pre-orders, we can reach the total required for the initial production cost,” says Steve.

To help things along, Bòrd na Gàidhlig have been approached about the possibility of making ‘Stornopoly’ bilingual in English as well as Gaelic.

Scots author Peter May has also publicly backed the project and locals have got behind the idea too, pledging £1000 in pre-orders already.

For the game to be made, Winning Moves require proof that 1000 units of ‘Stornopoly’ will sell, meaning Steve is now asking for fans to sponsor or pre-order the game online first.

For the game to be made, Winning Moves require proof that 1000 units of ‘Stornopoly’ will sell. Steve Ferguson

Steve is also looking for more suggestions as to what can go on the Stornoway board, which will include Lewis and Harris.

There is the chance for local business, places and even individual islanders to have their name included in the final game.

“We have 60 days to reach our target,” says Steve.

“Custom tokens will also be made for the board, so the playing pieces could well be miniature broch, standing stone or black pudding.”