Celebrate Hip-Hop's 51st Birthday with Wu-Tang Clan Board Game, 'Shaolin'

Gaming Staff • August 5, 2024

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Chill B Games has released a new board game called "Shaolin: A Wu-Tang-Inspired Board Game" to celebrate the 51st anniversary of hip-hop. The game's designer, Tiffany Campolongo, aimed to create a board game that explores the legacy of the Wu-Tang Clan, a highly influential hip-hop group, and their cultural impact. "Shaolin" is the first board game to focus exclusively on a hip-hop group or artist, filling a gap in the board game market.

In the game, players become students training in the 35 chambers of the Shaolin Temple, with the ultimate goal of creating the 36th chamber, inspired by the 1978 martial arts film "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" and the Wu-Tang Clan's debut album, "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)." Players earn "cream" coins by answering Wu-Tang trivia questions and can use them to acquire fighting styles. The game includes high-quality materials, such as metal "cream" coins and fully painted player pieces inspired by the "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" album cover and classic martial arts films.

The game features easy, medium, and hard trivia modes, and the battle mechanic and thematic action cards help balance gameplay. Tiffany Campolongo presented at the 8th Annual Can't Stop Hip-Hop Conference held at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, discussing the use of board games as a medium for telling hip-hop stories. "Shaolin" can be purchased directly from Chill B Games' official website or from various retailers, including Get On Down and RZA's online shop 36 Chambers.

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