A board game born in Mexican prisons brings together people from all walks of life

[@randomness4272]

gangsta mario. i completely get why this is so popular.

[@kevbravo1]

We all know Luigi is the gangsta now!

[@randomness4272]

@@kevbravo1 its also literally parcheesi, sorry, or any random rebranding of the old indian game. mario gaming though.

[@donovanberserk4993]

Mexican bootlegs are amazing

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Very interesting. Love the creativity put into the unique designs of the game board. 👍 I live in North Pontiac Michigan, and a very large number of my neighbors are from Mexico. I have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Mexican immigrants all around me, and my neighbors right across the street, play it outside in their driveway in the summer. It's a pretty exciting game to watch folks play.

[@estherbrown4084]

Imagine a poleana set, that is in the theme of the besuited Cogs from Walt Disney's Toontown Online and its fan-made offshoots, perhaps with a blue-green herringbone patterned border based on the outfit of the Boardbots from Toontown: Corporate Clash.

[@krabgrass]

I would love to move to Michigan or up north one day. I've lived in Arizona my whole life and I pray everyday that I make it out of this boring, overpriced hellhole. 🙏🙏🙏

[@DetroitMicroSound]

@@krabgrass You won't be sorry if ya come to Michigan, as long as you are prepared for all our weather. 😉👍

[@DetroitMicroSound]

@@estherbrown4084 Make one!!!!! 😁👍

[@krabgrass]

@DetroitMicroSound You can survive the cold with layers but there's only so many layers you can take off in the heat before it becomes illegal 😅😂 I'll take my chances and actually get to experience 4 seasons unlike this dump that only gets 1 1/2 lol

[@ryansupak3639]

1) I found a vintage commercial board game “Pollyanna”, of which the earliest example an eBay search found was 1915.(and Poleana is estimated at 100Y old, so the timings line up.) The board layout is extremely similar. So, it seems likely that “Poleana” started as a “mod” of “Pollyanna”. 2) From what little info I can quickly find elsewhere (seriously AP, this was lazy reporting) the game takes the basic form of a Race Game (like Mancala, Trouble, Parcheesi, etc) but it is more complicated. Apparently it uses a mixture of “dice luck” and skill. I’m imagining it to be a bit more like Backgammon in that way (which for centuries has been reputed to be a perfect balance of Luck and Skill, and by the way is ONE HECK of a lot of fun). 3) I was not easily able to locate one to buy (and obviously, the one to get will have the recessed “dice pit” in the center and the cool Simpsons/Goku customizations. I live in a place with several massive Flea Markets with predominantly Latin sellers and goods. Sounds like “Weekend Fieldtrip” time (:

[@PigeonMayne]

just seems like the game is “Sorry”

[@mrpigx]

Sorry I got busted and sorry you dropped that soap Homie.

[@jesusacuna309]

There are hundreds of variations of these race games from all over the world, including versions played in Mexico before the Spanish arrived (usually called patolli or patole), Sorry and Wahoo are the versions most popular in the US.

[@Abednego-v2r]

Sorry with a return path

[@3rni3PL]

Most likely is

[@TsunamicBlaze]

The variations of “Sorry” has been around for thousands of years. Even the Vietnamese have “Horse Race Chess” which was derived from a game from India

[@pls1399]

Real fun game played with my uncle in a Mexican prison

[@snaifhassnan6348]

What crimes?

[@benitocamelo23]

I immediately recognized the park at the beginning; it's a great place to go running. Across the street, the area gets a bit rough (Col. Doctores), but if you head in the opposite direction, it’s much nicer. I see these guys there every weekend morning, getting together to play this game.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

I love this. The original intent of Snakes and Ladders was also to teach about the pitfalls of life.

[@youtubecensors5419]

Many things from Mexican prisons have made their way here and are creating quite an impact.

[@MRInuzaki]

This is so cool I wanna learn more about the game now

[@spaincrack4934]

I learned nothing. So what are the rules? When it first appeared?

[@callmeandoru2627]

They explained the rule in five seconds because it’s super simple

[@NuggetVonHamburg]

@@callmeandoru2627useless comment

[@MilkT0ast]

Think of it like the game "Trouble" or "Sorry"

[@Kuli24000]

@@MilkT0ast Yeah I'm like "oh, so Trouble".

[@JBBost]

That Goku board was really cool!

[@sergioquiroz8277]

The Mexican version of the board game sorry, looks fun

[@tibedog5629]

Wonder how they aren't sued back into prison for copyright infringement

[@kutter_ttl6786]

I'm assuming your basing your statement on its similarity to Pollyanna? If so, then that game is in the public domain because Eleanor H. Porter, the author of the novel the game was based on, died over 100 years ago.

[@3001416]

​@@kutter_ttl6786 Can't tell if u trollin, but it's more likely a reference to all the graphics with SpongeBob, The Simpsons, Mario, etc.

[@gab_gallard]

@@3001416 what will those copyright holders accomplish by suing people who have no money whatsoever to pay them back?

[@jorgeserna8411]

Regular people don't give af about copyright in mexico.

[@Tepaneca]

Come enforce those laws in Mexico lol

[@wes1]

That looks fun ngl

[@ClavisRa]

Parcheesi! The game Sorry was a commercialized version of the classic Indian game Parcheesi (or Pachisi). This is another iteration. Great game!

[@Larry]

So, its Ludo?

[@iLLSHiNEz]

I wish that man nothing but success and prosperity.

[@TradingwithAnxiety]

That's ludo 😂😂

[@GIADALAZ]

Love this! Hopefully this can lead to a better community, less violence, and more rehabilitation

[@VanGoWanderlust]

Can't find the game for sale anywhere, or rules or how to setup a board game. I'm so curious though, would love to try it out! I hope some entrepeneural Mexicans put it out there!

[@some-online-dude]

Dude... It is a bogstandard racing game played since 5000 years.

[@eckiuME23]

What? This is "Sorry". Playing this since the 80s.

[@jasonlovi8745]

Sorry, pahrcheesi, ludo, etc. there’s a bunch of games with similar rule sets. You can’t copyright a game’s rules.

[@andrewboryk3904]

This has the vibe of Sorry

[@M-8o5]

Nah something that brings people together and smiles can never have a sorry vibe

[@gemmeldrakes2758]

​@@M-8o5 I think the OP means the board game called Sorry!

[@Savageafismybabygirl]

@@gemmeldrakes2758😂

[@stanford-nf4jk]

Enjoy the game, but please do *NOT* glorify prison lifestyle. Disfruten el juego, pero por favor *NO* glorifiquen el estilo de la vida en la prisión.

[@gab_gallard]

I don't see how this glorifying anything. Humanizing is not the same as glorifying.

[@ElPirato]

NGL I would love to get this on Amazon or at a toy store

[@alcardespear2446]

They used 2 dice, but ludo just 1 dice

[@239zion]

Where can u buy them?

[@numbah_6]

It looks like it functions exactly like the game “Trouble”

[@laizerwoolf]

Interesting to know everyone have their own version of the game, ludo, sorry, pachsi, etc

[@gdam0079]

But Poliana better.. I still need to know more about the rules in safe zone.

[@realdealastrology9]

Are they even allowed to have board games that involve components like dice and wooden pieces? I thought all they could play is cards. No danger of physical harm.

[@MilkT0ast]

Oh. So its the that old board game from the 90's "Trouble" or "Sorry"

[@almappes3396]

What's this game called?

[@josecarlitox1]

That's just a different board for Ludo

[@pbabuik]

It's a contemporary version of parchisi or ludo

[@some-online-dude]

"How did they learn to play?" Come on, this is the most basic kind of racing game.

[@songofrest]

The best part of the video is when you had them explain the rules. O, wait.

[@snaifhassnan6348]

0:21 Is that Ai generated Mario and Luigi?

[@ThalesWell]

Looks fun

[@almappes3396]

This is AP? Journalism?

[@The_General_Zubas]

This looks fun.

[@_Majoras]

remember if media claims it then it must be true 🤣

[@dicebringer]

And ofc they have a Dragon Ball board.

[@Windex314]

So pachisi...? AMAZING REPORTING BY AP. There is absolutely nothing else happening in the world.

[@WintermintP]

Oh mah gawd I want to play this game so bad T_T

[@alcardespear2446]

What? Why don’t you make one?

[@WintermintP]

@@alcardespear2446 Gotta find the rulebook and also gotta get hooked up with the insiders.

[@scottl.1568]

Interesting...

[@davinxi5926]

In prison gambling and betting

[@3rni3PL]

This will be seized by the government or sent ceases and desist letters top stop using IP.

[@timsteele8063]

Nothing tops candy land!! Its real big in federal prison...

[@froski8311]

Mexican version of sorry

[@BronsonOrr-uf6zm]

Are Mexicans considered millionaires in their country if t hey own 1 million pesos? That amount of pesos is 50k us dollars so I am confused do theh use us currency as a reference?

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

So did they jusy invent the bosrd game sorry, but with dice?

[@bizzz.R]

Spades a fun game to play.

[@elroma7712]

Pera eso es ludo (parchís)

[@Pokucollector]

Reminds me if Wahoo

[@brandoferg6460]

Is it the game sorry?

[@calvinduke4810]

Narcoopoly

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Roll and move games are awful. I recommend something like Catan or Dominion. Much more strategy involved.

[@drillerdev4624]

There's a version of Parchis played in some of the scandinavian countries that substitute the dice for a deck of playing cards and apparently there's a lot more strategy involved (since you choose the card from your hand) Haven't played it, though

[@sellersatheights]

This isn't parcheesi, or Sorry?

[@MRpresident1997]

Mejor un baraja 😉

[@yumann]

Ya saliste del bote, ca. 😅 Quítate esos modos.

[@DawnEnergy]

making thugs into nerds lol

[@Best..YT..Music..Playlists]

isnt that sorry

[@hooksethijinx4769]

Sorry???

[@wolf17238]

😂😂😂 A huuuuuevo!!

[@banjo2146]

lol its just trouble yall... just got to roll the dice

[@nelsonmouatvergara]

Ludo????

[@TooMuchCarbs]

Ludo?

[@RougeMaster]

M

[@DefensisIndus]

They Look goofy trying hard to Rock the Pit Viper sunglasses 😂

[@stanford-nf4jk]

@DefensisIndus That’s easy to say from behind a keyboard or mobile device. I *know* you wouldn’t say that to their faces.

[@DefensisIndus]

@stanford-nf4jk Takes a small man to Be upset over Some Banter. In fact, I think they would Laugh at me back and we'd get along fine 🙄😂

[@mimusic1853]

Otro que hasta lo que no se traga le empacha

[@thediner8929]

Bring them together in Mexico. Don’t need it here.

[@onfoenemgrave]

It’s already here, too bad 🤪

[@macario1885]

You see, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to bring people together, and those who want to put them apart. You seem to be the second kind.

[@thediner8929]

@@macario1885 Mexicans are not that tolerant either.

[@CitrusBlitz]

I can tell people wont go "there" when people full of hate like you exist there. Enjoy being alone and puutrid, nobody needs you anywhere

[@BARDOCK550]

The US is filled with nothing but immigrants genius 😂 You're an immigrant as well 😂 Unless you're Native American you're all immigrants

[@DannyCastellanos-q2z]

They should learn how to play Monopoly, much more exciting than this Sorry looking game.

[@vegassincity702]

Like your life

[@freedman3912]

This boardgame is designed to be liked by prisoners because the objective of the game is freedom.

[@cato451]

AP once again doing that hard hitting journalism....sheesh what a waste of time

[@lucycarin]

Your lack of community contribution is apparent

[@Fickets]

@@lucycarin your low IQ is apparent.

[@gab_gallard]

Talk for yourself. I found this very interesting to watch.

[@vivavia-t4w]

chingon el compa que los hace con su esposa chingon ...