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XOtoXO Games
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Games from India, one story at a time. Stories from India, one game at a time.

Indie boardgame publisher based in Chennai, India.

Our games: Athangudi, Masala Lab.

www.xotoxo.com
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Bluesky has cut the audio out of the clip for some reason.
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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This is obviously a prototype, without any artwork on the board.
August 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Congratulations!
June 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Our boardgame Masala Lab has this theme of serving food on a banana leaf as it's center piece. Thank you for coming to this TED Talk.
April 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Additional context: today is the solar new year across several parts of India. It is celebrated as Vishu in Kerala, Bihu in Assam, Baisakhi in Punjab, Poila Baisakh in Bengal, and Tamil new year as well. Vishu in Kerala is celebrated with a feast (Sadya) typically served on a banana leaf as shown
Feast served on a banana leaf
April 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Nope
April 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Learn how to play here:
Escape from Bangalore Time to play: 5 min or less. No of Players: 2 (One is the Robber, the other is the Police) Goal: The Robber should avoid getting caught by the Police for 5 turns. What you need: Keep this map of Bangalore open on your phone. How to Play: There are 9 sectors on the map. The Police has to identify the sector the Robber is currently in to catch them. How the Robber plays: Robber plays first. The Robber can choose any 1 of the 9 sectors to start. The starting sector is not revealed. The Robber can move either 0, 1 or 2 sectors per turn.To count the number of sectors traveled in a turn, check the number of sector borders crossed. If a border is crossed, you have crossed 1 sector. But Robber can only travel via either Road or Metro. For eg: Robber can't move from Sector 4 to Sector 7 because there's no direct connection. How the Police plays: Police plays after the Robber's turn and has to guess where the Robber is. The police can directly move to any sector without following roads or Metro (Because there are police stations in each sector). On the Police's turn, they have to mention a sector number they think the Robber is at. Nabbing the Robber: If the Sector mentioned by the Police is the same as the Robber's current sector after Robber's latest turn, the Robber is caught. If the sector is not the right one, the Robber has to either say: Yellow: If Robber is in any physically adjacent sector to the one mentioned by Police (touching the sector on any side. For eg: Sectors 4, 5 and 8 are adjacent to 7.) Red: If the Robber is any sector that is not touching the one mentioned by Police. If the Robber is not caught, the Robber can play again after the Police's turn.If the Robber evades capture for 5 turns, the Robber wins. If the Police manages to capture the Robber within 5 turns, the Police win. Switch roles after a game to try the other role. Though the game is called Escape from Bangalore, you will notice you can't escape from Bangalore, du…
March 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM