After seeing Google’s artificial intelligence system “AlphaGo” beat one of the best Go players alive last week, I decided to try the popular game myself.
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Despite occasionally having risqué names like Taboo or Hungry Hungry Hippos, board games are generally wholesome fun for the whole family to enjoy. And what could be more family-oriented than a game where the main objective is to find out who your family is?
Yes, in Konoko Darenoko (“Who’s child is this?” also translated as “Who is the father?”) a woman who has had multiple partners in a relatively small timeframe must now determine who the biological father of her baby is. But watch out! Those alleged fathers are tricky and will do whatever it takes to avoid responsibility.
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