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Seeing the real world more clearly by escaping from it

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the video game industry skyrocketed as people hunkered indoors. PHOTO: AFP
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The tower of dice wobbled as I added another piece to it.

Then it came crashing down - and with it, the fictional civilisation my friends and I had spent the past few hours creating through a mix of narration and role play.

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