Board Game 'Nanjeon Ilgi...' Wins Minister's Award at Story Theme Park

The Grand Prize Goes to the Musical 'Eoreumsani - Boda Deo Nopi'

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Institute of Korean Studies announced on the 9th that the board game "Nanjeon Ilgi, Myeongnyang-euro Ganeun Gil" by the Korean Squirrel team was selected as the winner of the Story Theme Park Creative Content Contest Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award. The Story Theme Park contest is a competition to discover content planning proposals based on Story Theme Park materials. It provides an opportunity for in-depth development under expert guidance. The Story Theme Park consists of creative materials (6,518 items) and multimedia (7,754 items) based on 247 diaries from the Joseon Dynasty. These are provided by the Korea Institute of Korean Studies.

"Nanjeon Ilgi, Myeongnyang-euro Ganeun Gil," which won the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award, is a board game that depicts Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s naval reconstruction journey just before the Battle of Myeongnyang. The judging panel commented, “It captures historical materials in a board game that families can enjoy together,” and praised that “the team also planned game commercialization strategies such as prototype production and investment preparation, which is remarkable.” The Grand Prize went to the Eoreumsani Pae team’s musical "Eoreumsani ? Boda Deo Nopi," a madangnori (traditional Korean outdoor performance) portraying the self-determined fate of a genius tightrope walker in late Joseon. It movingly depicts overcoming numerous hardships on the rope and soaring toward dreams. The judges said, “The musical recreation of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ‘Jultagi’ (tightrope walking) and ‘Baudeogi’ (a female leader of the Namsadang troupe) alone is captivating.”

The Excellence Awards were given to the Hyeyum team’s web drama "Yeowubyeol: Gwageowa Hyeonjaereul Itneun Sikdang" and the Narae team’s festival "Narae Festival: Myeongsimbulmang (銘心不忘)." The former tells the story of a special restaurant that only serves guests from the past. The judges said, “The traditional food and diverse stories of historical figures evoke richness, stability, and nostalgia.” The latter is a year-end festival based on Narae (儺禮), a ritual to drive away evil spirits of the old year. It received much attention for its modern reinterpretation of traditional rites. The judges noted, “It showed potential to continue as a midwinter festival.”

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