Board game from Mexican prisons brings together people from all walks of life

[solardev]

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-prison-game-poleana-0f97564967c44dfd8a4df5bdb2aa036b

[chocobor]

I can't find rules on the internet. There's a Spanish YouTube video with no English translation. Maybe some good person could explain?

[chocobor → chocobor]

Here's a text https://linvo.blogspot.com/2007/11/poleana-poliana.html?m=1

[lazyant → chocobor]

Pretty much like Parcheesi with extra detours in the circuit where your token cannot be caught.

[boruto → lazyant]

Well 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]

It'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

[tomjakubowski → thepuppet33r]

I 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 → thepuppet33r]

Interesting, the second instance you mentioned says that Jonathan Rulleri invented the game, which is false.

[klooney → thepuppet33r]

Boston Globe does this too, it's very odd- but it's a long-standing house photo caption style thing.

[7thaccount]

Anyone on HN play?

[copperx → 7thaccount]

I'm looking for boards but I see nothing on Amazon. I was able to find some in mercadolibre.com

[gibbitz]

Edgy backgammon?