Feb 14. — International Games Week came to a close after arriving in Africa and the Middle East. This time around, the menu featured hummus on pita bread, Ma’amoul, iced honeybush tea, and Turkish delight of Narnia fame. Games included Nine Men’s Morris, Yote, Senet, and Marrakech. If you missed them, Kapiʻo has previously covered all four preceding days of International Games Week — Oceania, Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Maamoul: a crumbly, date-filled empanada thing. Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Do not mistake these for mooncakes. Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Found in the Middle East and in health food stores everywhere.
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There was a slight but noticeable sweetness to the honeybush tea.
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These Turkish delights came in lemon, strawberry, and rose flavors. Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Knucklebones was a very -very- painful game to play.
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You throw the stones then catch them with your knuckles. Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Senet resembles chess played atop an Egyptian sarcophagus. Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
Marrakech takes its name from a major city in Morocco.
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Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo
These two students won tickets to see pioneering hip-hop DJ Afrika Bambaataa. Photo: Hanul Seo/Kapiʻo