While working in Naitiri, a small town in Western Kenya, I cam across a home made game of checkers. As you can see it’s made from soda tops and a piece of cardboard. I sat down to play and proceeded to lose very badly.
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Mark,
Do you mind if I put your photo on boardgamegeek.com? I think it might be of interest to people there.
Hi Bill,
I don’t see a problem, maybe just link back to AfriGadget.
Mark
Done. image in checkers
We can often found this type of game board at rural part of most third world country. Simple yet it can bring enough fun and enjoyment.
Kris