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With only a prototype in hand, both Muslims and non-Muslims are already praising Mecca to Medina for its ingenuity. Ed West, a non-Muslim and thirty-year veteran of board games, gives the game high marks for its unpredictability: “No matter what plans you have, there are random events and other player actions that can mess up what you wanted to do. I like that. It keeps the game fresh every time you play.” Ushruf Abouelnasr, a Muslim who typically favors video games over board games, admits about himself and his friends: “We have been hooked! I love both the suspense and the negotiating aspect of the game.” An American Religious Identity Survey (ARIS) conducted in 2001 conservatively estimated that there were 1.1 million adult Muslims in the U.S., making Islam the nation’s third most prevalent religion. Current mainstream media estimates that number to be five to seven times higher. No matter the actual figure, the need for entertainment that caters to the growing Muslim American population obviously exists. Muslim Games aims to fill that gaping marketing void with “a game for every Muslim.”
For
more information on Muslim Games’ Mecca to
Medina rules of play, visit the company’s
Website at
http://www.muslimgames.com/. To learn how you
can purchase a copy of the game, contact Baba Ali at
(818) 648-6891 or email Muslim Games at
pr@muslimgames.com.
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