happen6:34Meet the “seat geek” behind the Pope's selection game in Fantasy League
Mauro Vanetti describes himself as a “conclusion freak.”
Italian game developers told happen Host Neil Coxer. “I only watch TV during the meeting.”
Then it is no surprise that Vanetti is one of the brains behind it. FantapapaThis is a popular online game that allows people to build fantasy conference teams to predict the new pope.
“It's a really fun game,” said Federico La Rocca, 23, an Italian student. “Initially, my dad was ironic that it sent it to me, but now it's going to be a meeting and I decided to try it out.”
“Damn them in a good way”
On Wednesday, more than 130 Catholic cardinals began a centuries-old ceremony to elect Pope Francis’ successor.
But while the meeting itself was entirely in secret, people outside the Vatican were busy dissecting the politics at work and guessing possible outcomes.
Fantapapa Vanetti said that downplaying this energy allows people to build a Cardinal’s fantasy football-style team. Captain is the player's choice for the pope.
“The election of the pope may be seen as a very pious and pious event, but it is also a force to some extent. So people like to imagine themselves in this plot,” he said.
“Or sometimes they want to express their distance from this type of exercise. It's something the game can do. They can make you feel what it feels inside, or they can also make you see through and make fun of them, laughing at them in a great way.”
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Vanetti's “good way” means he and his team are careful not to let people believe in religion.
“In a sense, the goal of the game is primarily institutions. In Italy, at least in Italy, they are easily vital to human organizations in the Catholic Church,” he said.
Although he is not a believer himself, he says many Catholics seem to like it very much Fantapapa.
“We even have a few pastors playing,” he said.
“The only award you win is eternal glory”
Creating fantasy league games about meetings faces challenges. Unlike sports games, the plays of the conference games take place behind the Vatican Gate.
“In fantasy football matches, all players can score in actual matches, and in conference matches, everyone has only one winner.”
exist Van Tapapa, You get points whenever the cardinal you choose mentions in National News. However, if your captain is elected Pope, you will get the largest score – 1,000 points.
Robert Harris, author of the 2016 book summary, said the political and group dynamics of electing the new pope are not entirely different from what happens in the reality TV game of the Traitors.
However, now that the meeting is officially beginning, the game is temporarily frozen. Only when white smoke gushed out of the Vatican chimneys did it mean that the new pope had been chosen, Fantapapa The winner is revealed.
“Winner Fantapapa There is no material, we want to be very clear about this. ” Vaneti said.
In Italy, betting on the new pope is illegal, and Vaneti said he and his colleagues are advocates of the anti-scammers.
“It's also an interesting way to destroy the dealer market,” he said. “The only award you win is eternal glory, which is indeed eternal because it's the first, maybe the last, maybe the last, maybe the last Fantapapa once. ”
Pope Gambling is very popular
The pope’s gambling is not illegal everywhere, experts say the popularity of gambling is increasing globally in the future of the Pope.
UK OddsChecker UK manager Sam Eaton said it even surpassed the Europa League football match and Formula 1 championship.
“There is a lot of interest globally,” Eaton said. “I don’t think we have a market like this, there are a lot of countries out there who are interested in seeing the odds.”
But no matter the odds, no one can be sure who the next pope is. exist FantapapaItalian Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi is the leader.
“Zuppi also has some opportunities in the real world, but we believe he is full of fulfillment in the game, just because he is the Archbishop of Bologna and is very likable,” Vanetti said.
Vaneti said he chose Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle of the Philippines as captain.
“He has some opportunities, and he is considered to be progressive,” he said.
While only one man can win the Pope, Vaneti says anyone can win Van Tapapa, Many players are women.
“Italian men, they – or I should say we – are often very arrogant about the good performance of our predictions of events,” Vanetti said. “It's a typical all-round attitude, very, very typical Italian men. So I really want women to win this victory.”
