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Board game from Mexican prisons brings together people from all walks of life
- gibbitz 2y agoEdgy backgammon?
- 7thaccount 2y agoAnyone on HN play?
- copperx 2y agoI'm looking for boards but I see nothing on Amazon. I was able to find some in mercadolibre.com
- aaron695 2y ago[dead]
- chocobor 2y agoI can't find rules on the internet. There's a Spanish YouTube video with no English translation. Maybe some good person could explain?
- chocobor 2y agoHere's a text https://linvo.blogspot.com/2007/11/poleana-poliana.html?m=1 https://linvo.blogspot.com/2007/11/poleana-poliana.html?m=1
- lazyant 2y agoPretty much like Parcheesi with extra detours in the circuit where your token cannot be caught.
- boruto 2y agoWell I didn't knew Parcheesi is a brand name. First thing that came to my mind was this is similar to old ludo played at home.
- thepuppet33r 2y agoIt's odd that they include the phrase "a board game invented in prison" in every photo caption. Is this an AI caption thing that repeats the same descriptor each time? > Dana Lopez sands a wooden token for poleana, a board game invented in prison, in his workshop in Mexico State, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme) > Jonathan Rulleri, the founder of Poleanas Canada Frogs, holds up a poleana board, a game he invented in prison, to be raffled off before the start of a tournament in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. > A player moves his piece in poleana, a board game invented in prison, during a tournament in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 > Dana Lopez, right, paints a board for poleana, a board game invented in prison, while her son Kevin plays in their workshop in the State of Mexico, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 > Residents play poleana, a board game invented in prison, in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024
- klooney 2y agoBoston Globe does this too, it's very odd- but it's a long-standing house photo caption style thing.
- tomjakubowski 2y agoI imagine it's because the photos can sometimes be used in other contexts divorced from article, and they just don't bother to write more than one caption for this purpose.
- barbs 2y agoInteresting, the second instance you mentioned says that Jonathan Rulleri invented the game, which is false.
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