Teburu could be the future of board games that gamers actually want

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Board games are enjoying their time in the spotlight right now, but I'm not just talking about stuff like Monopoly or Cluedo. There's been a boom in titles that vary in playstyle, complexity and design, appealing to a wide range of demographics.

Given board games are still mostly entirely physical (with some popular titles getting digital board game adaptations and ports on Tabletop Simulator) it's pretty hard to imagine what the future of board games will look like without picturing the Hologame Table from Star Wars. But a bridge connecting us to this holographic fantasy setup might finally have appeared.

Teburu is a platform created by Xplored that can be best described as a console for your games. It allows tabletop games to take advantage of digital assets and features, all while retaining the physical and social aspects that make them great. The platform itself simply folds out and must be placed underneath the physical game pieces (provided you're playing a title supported by Teburu). Part of its appeal is its simplicity. The system uses a combination of sensors built into the board, a series of electronic identification tags that must be placed on miniatures and tokens, and the official Teburu companion app. 

The board can also track individual tiles, and even comes with physical dice packed with fancy tech that allows the app to read and log your scores. Most of the marketing material I've seen focuses on Teburu's own game – The Bad Karmas and the Curse of the Zodiac – but other Teburu-compatible games are also being developed in collaboration with Vampire: The Masquerade and Sword & Sorcery.

This gets into the other major appeal of Teburu for nerds like me: it's still a physical system. I'm a big fan of board games