As an avid gamer, I read with much relish Clara Chow's recent column on the benefits of playing board games (Bored? Play Board Games, Life, Dec 22).

While the hobby has seen a recent surge in popularity here, the game design scene in Singapore is flourishing too.

Local game company Capitol Gains has done well on its recent Kickstarter campaign to launch Wongamania: Banana Economy, a sequel to its successful first publication, Wongamania.

Varun Devanathan