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Entertainment 4 years ago

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Indonesian Dungeons & Dragons communities grow online

Indonesian fans of the immensely popular fantasy board game bring their fun online during the pandemic.

People 4 years ago

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Gawky teen star wins new fans for Japan's 'game of generals'

Shogi, the Japanese chess variant known as the "game of generals", is enjoying a wave of popularity thanks to a gawky teenage prodigy with a rock-star following.

World 5 years ago

The board game helping South Asian girls escape arranged marriage

"I'm hoping that with the game someone else will be inspired to be like, 'No, I can break free too'," Balagamwala said in "Gamemaster", which follows the lives of four game designers.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

No more 'N-word': Scrabble players look to bar racist or homophobic slurs

The world of tournament Scrabble is split over whether to remove racial and anti-LGBT+ slurs from official dictionaries, as governing bodies debate the rules in light of the global Black Lives Matter protests.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

'Pokemon GO' co targeting board game, immersive theater for AR

All the world's a stage as far as AR gaming company Niantic is concerned.

City 6 years ago

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As cool as e-sports? Tabletop games gain popularity in Jakarta

Across Jakarta are dozens of tabletop communities that gather at trading card game stores, such as Good Guy Games in Tomang, Arcanum Hobbies in Kuningan and Eternity Games in Mangga Besar.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Indonesia to join Spiel board game exhibition in Essen, Germany

Previously 75 Indonesian board games joined a selection process to be included in the event.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Ms Monopoly board game sees women players get paid more

Monopoly is turning the gender pay gap upside down with a new version of the board game where women earn more than men, its creators - inspired by female trailblazers - said on Tuesday.

Entertainment 7 years ago

New Russian board game makes light of UK nerve agent attack

Players of "Our Guys In Salisbury" roll dice to advance across the board from Moscow to Salisbury, the city where Britain says two Russian spies used a chemical weapon to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

New board game asks 'Who's She?' to spotlight famous women in history

Polish designer Zuzanna Kozerska-Girard created her debut board game "Who's She?" to spotlight famous women in history.

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