Traditional Board Game Archives - Antigua and Barbuda

It is a new year, but our mode of operating remains the same. We have recharged and are working steadfastly towards the main historic event of the nation’s UNESCO ICH-sponsored National Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Project.

That is, the creation of Antigua and Barbuda’s first ever Intangible Cultural Heritage Database, the key to re-invigorating our intangible cultural heritage. Look out for a comprehensive update on the ICH project and its history-making cultural database on February 16, 2026! (New date)

And, yes, the Warri Revival Program, the ICH safeguarding pilot exercise launched August 2025, will continue this year, venturing into more schools, and institutions in the private and civil sectors.

Since the launch of the Warri Revival Program, we have been getting many questions. Below are the top three along with our answers.

Question 1: Are the official UNESCO-sponsored Warri Revival Program boards for sale?

Answer: Sorry, no. The official Warri boards are not for sale. They are for the use of our Warri trainers in the training sessions designed to spread the knowledge and skill of Warri across Antigua and Barbuda. HOWEVER, we will soon be introducing Warri board-making training sessions for nineteen (19) youths in Antigua and Barbuda. Look out for more on that in our February 16^th update.

Question 2: Is there an age limit for participation in the Warri playing training sessions?

Answer: Well, let’s put it this way, so far, we have had trainees from five years old to 80 years plus-some-ABST old.

We have undertaken, and will continue conducting, training in schools, and with groups from the private and civil sectors. Want to book a group session/attend a training session? Please contact Mr. Trevor Simon of the Antigua and Barbuda Warri Academy (ABWA) at (268) 784-7172. The ABWA is the facilitator of the Warri Revival Program.

Question 3: When will the Warri Revival Program and all training come to an end?

Answer: An END? An END!! We do not use words like those around here. The UNESCO-funded portion of the program will end this year, but the Warri Revival Program is here to stay!

Stay tuned for our February 16^th update!

Visit here in the meantime for an overview of the Warri Revival Program and the National ICH Project.

Remember when we promised an EPIC REVIVAL of our traditional board game Warri? Well, here comes the Revival! The WARRI REVIVAL PROGRAMME kicked off at the National Public Library with an exciting Train the Trainers session. Running from July 3-10, 2025, this is the opening move towards bringing Warri back into the hearts and hands of our communities! Catch the details in the video below!

So, to recap:

The Warri Revival Programme, part of the UNESO ICH Fund-Sponsored National Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Project, will train 550 students and 50 NGO members in Warri-playing. The Revival will also birth a new generation of 18 Warri board makers, including youths from vocational programmes and the national prison. Furthermore, throughout this and the next year, ABWA will also plant 200 of the Caesalpina Crista, the “nickal”/”nicker”/seed-producing tree. Three varieties of the seeds are typical in Antigua/Barbuda: the grey, the brownish-orange, and the black.

Stay tuned for updates on how YOU could be a part of this project!

To learn even more about the WARRI REVIVAL PROGRAMME, see this previous article.

Watch. This. Space!

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