There's finally a board game powered by Amazon Alexa

Your next family game night could include Amazon Alexa. 

Game manufacturer Sensible Objects has released When in Rome, the first board game to incorporate Alexa. 

Through your Amazon Echo device, Alexa teaches you the rules, keeps track of the score, and guides you through the game. 

The game is pretty simple. Players sit around a world map, and each places their marker on a "home city" to start. 

Players then travel around the map to various major cities. As your marker enters each city, Alexa asks you questions about that city's weather, customs, food, culture, and more. The questions range from easy ("Is San Francisco foggy?") to difficult ("Which of these is not a real pub?").  Read more...