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Pokemon ‘jamboree’ in central Athens’ Syntagma square

By M. Synodinos

Athens’ central Syntagma square, in the middle of the city and across from Parliament, on Monday was slowly being transformed into a mustering station for … Pokemon.

The video craze and its aficionados are now using smart phone technology to play the game, allowing players to move in the real – not virtual – world and to seek out the fictional creatures on their device’s screens.

Syntagma and another two locations were picked by the local fans of the Japanese franchise.