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Board games are very popular among retirees in South Korea. Especially janggi and paduk, also known as Go. You’ll often see heated matches going on in public parks. But now, there’s one less place for seniors to get their game on, in Seoul. Reporter Jason Strother went to a park that banned this kind of competition and found that the games fill an important role in people’s lives as they age.