The lovingly illustrated Wala Kilma is a sign of Saudi’s bright gaming future
Travelling 1500 miles south-east from Greece, last month’s country of interest, sees our tireless tabletop tour set down in the arid and mountainous lands of Saudi Arabia. This wealthy kingdom’s historic gaming roots largely build off of the import of games such as Backgammon, Mancala, and Dama, with the most popular being the Indian classic Carrom. Whilst Carrom has always maintained its status as an occasional game to dust off at family gatherings, amidst the current coronavirus panic, the game rapidly sold out. In a response to curfews and an abundance of free time, Saudis have flocked to toy stores – where prices of Carrom boards have subsequently tripled – hoping to fill their evenings with the satisfying clack of the game’s flickable pieces.
Whilst our current global pandemic can be attributed to a sudden spike in the popularity of tabletop games, particularly Carrom in the case of Saudi Arabia, board games have actually been on the rise for the past few years.
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