The board game, inspired by the anti-government protests that swept Lebanon in October 2019, is an exercise in witty seriousness and black humor. “I then organized board game nights. Wasta players compete using points-weighted cards, each depicting a different facet of Lebanese society. There is even an “external political influence” card — another echo of Lebanon’s entrenched clientelism, which allows you to swap cards between players. And of course, there’s the “wasta” card.

Source: Ethiopian News November 20, 2020 22:07 UTC