Sometime around 1940, the game spread in the lockups of Mexico City, with Lecumberri—a prison whose very architecture echoed the geometry of the poleana board — likely serving as its initial ...

Sometime around 1940, the game spread in the lockups of Mexico City, with Lecumberri—a prison whose very architecture echoed the geometry of the poleana board — likely serving as its initial ...

People play poleana, a board game invented in prison, before a tournament in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme) ...

On a Sunday afternoon in Mexico City’s Roma neighbourhood, Rosa María Espinosa joins nearly 80 men under a park pavilion to play poleana, a board game requiring ... to include images of ...

Poleana, a board game with ancient roots that established a foothold nearly a century ago in Mexican prisons, is spreading in popularity outside the walls. The game requires mental dexterity and ...

People play poleana, a board game invented in prison, before a tournament in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme) MEXICO CITY (AP) — On a Sunday afternoon in Mexico ...

Residents play poleana, a board game invented in prison, in Mexico City, Sunday ... commissions have included requests to include images of deceased loved ones in the sunken area where dice ...

Residents play poleana, a board game invented in prison, in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme) “It’s a lot of adrenaline,” said Espinosa. “But sometimes the ...