Regional creativity: A game on local food is one of over 100 on show during Asian Board Games Festival Malaysia 2025 in George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
FOR as long as humans have had time to spare, minds to sharpen and rivalries to kindle, they have played board games.
Early iterations were humble affairs that used readily available materials such as stone, wood or shells as tokens and “arenas” etched in sand.
