Ahead of the Congress’ Goy Rakhonn Yatra, a new online game called Khokha Run has brought political satire into the digital space in Goa. The game uses parody and humour to comment on allegations and political claims surrounding the Goa Congress.
Political Allegations Come to Life in Game
The mobile game Khokha Run features a character resembling Girish Chodankar, the Goa Congress chief, and addresses ongoing allegations regarding the sale of party tickets to potential MLA candidates in Goa. In the game, players navigate a scenario where Chodankar distributes election tickets to affluent candidates while sidelining regular party members. The objective is to collect as many ‘tickets’ as possible within a time limit, with scores tracked on a live leaderboard, reflecting the competitive nature of political campaigning.
The creators have also announced weekly prizes for players who finish at the top of the leaderboard. The platform also uses humour to refer to land-related controversies that have featured in political exchanges involving the Congress in Goa. Visitors can play the game, compete for a place on the leaderboard and share their reactions online. The launch comes ahead of the Goy Rakhonn Yatra and adds a new digital dimension to the political exchanges taking place in Goa. The allegations referenced by the game remain allegations and have not been established as facts.
The game is hosted on the Khokha Run website and is connected to a larger satirical platform called 4 KhokheTicketOk.
The name is a play on the phrase “4 Khokhe, Ticket OK”, referring through satire to allegations involving money and the distribution of political tickets. The initiative is aimed at engaging people through gaming and satire instead of traditional political messaging, according to its creators.
