Over 60,000 users in Italy join online fantasy game to predict the next pontiff
It's called Fantapapa - instead of football players, or the hottest singers, there are the cardinals who will participate in the next conclave.
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It's called Fantapapa - instead of football players, or the hottest singers, there are the cardinals who will participate in the next conclave.
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/02/over-60000-users-in-italy-join-online-fantasy-game-to-predict-the-next-pontiff
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00:00An online game by the name Fanta Papa has been created to predict who will be the next pop.
00:09The app has 11 cardinals who are poised to become the next leader.
00:14Users have the ability to predict who will partake in the next pointy fall.
00:19The site, which was created in February when Francis was hospitalized, has more than 60,000 registered users.
00:27I believe this game is a really fun game to play with friends and have a laugh.
00:32Initially my dad sent it to me, ironically, but now that it's going to be the Conclave, I decided to have a go and try it.
00:41And I noticed it has so many features and different things you can choose, so I decided to have my choices
00:50and I decided to put Tagli as my captain, as my main candidate to become pope because he looks like a nice guy and a fun person, so I decided to go with him.
01:03The users have the ability to select a team just like Soka they think have the best chance to become the next pope.
01:09The app has attracted thousands of youths.
01:12I found out about this online game. I think I will play it because, anyway, it's a nice and quite youthful thing in a shop to put on such a topic even among young people.
01:24And I'm still undecided who I would choose to captain the team.
01:28I think of Zuppi because he has a nice face, honestly. I like him and then I heard a lot of good news about him, so this one.
01:38They choose the top contenders or captain. So far, players' top choices have been France's Secretary of State, Italian Cardinal Pietro Perolin,
01:46closely followed by Matteo Maria Zuppi and Bishop of Bologna.