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Ahead of the May 7 conclave, Italians are playing Fantapapa, a video game inspired by fantasy soccer, where they create a team of 11 cardinals they think could become the next pope.
They’re getting a kick out of selecting the next pope. Italians are flocking to play Fantapapa, an online video game inspired by fantasy soccer, where players create a team of 11 papal ...
The gamification of the conclave isn't just reserved to betting. There's also an Italian fantasy game available for those who want to predict the next pope, thought it's played for bragging rights ...
The game, called Fantapapa, mimics fantasy football and soccer. However, instead of picking players, users select a team of 11 cardinals they believe have the best chance of becoming the next pope.
The game, called Fantapapa, mimics fantasy football and soccer. However, instead of picking players, users select a team of 11 cardinals they believe have the best chance of becoming the next pope.
In this article: Games, Pope, Religion, Vatican Written By AFP With 2,400 staff representing 100 different nationalities, AFP covers the world as a leading global news agency.
ROME — Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions.
We probably shouldn't have expected anything less from the first papal conclave of the hyper-social media/internet era. In Europe, thousands of people had been playing a conclave fantasy game to ...
As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, thousands are doing so already, in a new video game that allows users to pick their favourites as the next pontiff. Almost 60,000 people have signed up to ...
The game mimics fantasy league, where users pretend to be managers of professional sports teams. Read more at straitstimes.com. ... The conclave to elect his successor will begin on May 7. AFP.