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Build a zoo, control a clan in feudal Japan: Board games to be played competitively at S’pore event

WSBG Asia 2026 will be held at the Pico Creative Centre in Kallang from July 11 to July 13.
WSBG Asia 2026 will be held at the Pico Creative Centre in Kallang from July 11 to July 13.

Over 500 enthusiasts to gather as Asia board game meet returns to S’pore in July for second year

Players participating at the World Series of Board Gaming Singapore satellite event final game at The Mind Cafe Mega Store on June 2, 2025.
Players participating at the World Series of Board Gaming Singapore satellite event final game at The Mind Cafe Mega Store on June 2, 2025.

Smooth operators: Floor curling slides into Singapore communities

ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.
ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.

Word nerds spend days chasing Thailand’s Scrabble crown

Participants compete in the Causeway Challenge Bangkok Scrabble competition in Bangkok on June 1, 2026.
Participants compete in the Causeway Challenge Bangkok Scrabble competition in Bangkok on June 1, 2026.

Me & My Money: Lego artist builds her wealth brick by brick

ramoney/ST20260514_202638400624/Ng Sor Luan/Me & My Money feature for Xylvie Wong, Singaporean brick artist and founder of My Little Brick Shop, specialising in custom LEGO commissions, installations and kits.
ramoney/ST20260514_202638400624/Ng Sor Luan/Me & My Money feature for Xylvie Wong, Singaporean brick artist and founder of My Little Brick Shop, specialising in custom LEGO commissions, installations and kits.

Singapore aeromodelling teams take historic third place at world championships in Perth

Singapore Youth Flying Club, 2026 FAI F2 World Championship for Control Line Model Aircraft, Singapore Junior Team 

(From left) Melvin Tan, 18, Ethan lok, 14, Moovendra Vickineswaran, 15,  Mr Kevin Su, and Daryl Chow, 19,  at Singapore Youth Flying Club on May 23, 2026.
Singapore Youth Flying Club, 2026 FAI F2 World Championship for Control Line Model Aircraft, Singapore Junior Team 

(From left) Melvin Tan, 18, Ethan lok, 14, Moovendra Vickineswaran, 15,  Mr Kevin Su, and Daryl Chow, 19,  at Singapore Youth Flying Club on May 23, 2026.

Inside Singapore’s Pokemon trading boom where millions in cash are swopped for rare cards

Visitors at Kyo Cards Con at Singapore Expo on May 2. The trading card event drew about 10,000 visitors, matching its February debut.
Visitors at Kyo Cards Con at Singapore Expo on May 2. The trading card event drew about 10,000 visitors, matching its February debut.

Meet the Dubai trader flying all over the world for rare Pokemon cards

A chance encounter with Singapore collectors in Dubai brought Mr Sony Rehan (centre) to Singapore's fast-growing trading card scene.
A chance encounter with Singapore collectors in Dubai brought Mr Sony Rehan (centre) to Singapore's fast-growing trading card scene.

Teen traders, grail cards and weekend profits at Singapore collectible convention

(From left) Mr Lee Shang Hong, Mr Davian Sng and Mr Adrian Lim teamed up at Kyo Con to buy, sell and trade Pokemon cards under the name Snorlaxandco.
(From left) Mr Lee Shang Hong, Mr Davian Sng and Mr Adrian Lim teamed up at Kyo Con to buy, sell and trade Pokemon cards under the name Snorlaxandco.

Chaos gardening: Grab some seeds and throw them at the soil

In a rebuke to the stodgy image of the gardener, many gardeners are are embracing a free-form approach called chaos gardening.
In a rebuke to the stodgy image of the gardener, many gardeners are are embracing a free-form approach called chaos gardening.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.