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Kiwis take home top board game award

Kiwis take home top board game award

RNZ News22-07-2025
It is considered the Oscars of the Board Game world, or the Spiel de Jahres and New Zealand has taken home one of the top prizes. Kiwis Carl de Visser and Jarratt Gray won the Expert Game Award for their game called Endeavor Deep Sea. The game has been a couple of years in the making and sees players representing an institute of oceanographers doing research and conservation work. Carl de Visser spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.
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