| Daniel Lim |
‘THE 4’ emerged as champions of the Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE) Satellite’s second board game tournament held at its IBTE Sultan Bolkiah Campus (SBC) on March 26.
Second place was won by team ‘ZD’, while team ‘Daydreamer’ took home third spot.
The tournament’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ awards were awarded to Airol Ezwan bin Asmalee and Mohammad Erman bin A Ramlee.
The competition, managed and funded by IBTE SBC, follows the previous e-sport tournament held at the same campus. It was sponsored by Nerdee Cafe and supported by PerryPlay – one of the main distributors of board games in Brunei.
Six teams participated in the tournament.
The game is unique in that, instead of competing against other teams and their players, each team is essentially playing against themselves in a test of cooperation and tactical efficiency.
The tournament seeks to introduce more people to modern board and tabletop games, as well as to encourage socially active students, especially those heavily absorbed in the digital world.
The event was also part of the campus’ yearly activities before the school break. It was meant to benefit students, as modern games are often highly strategic and tactical, helping exercise participants’ brains and stimulate their mental faculties.
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