A new video game is more than just a recreational outlet for players in Myanmar… The PDF Game (which refers to the country’s anti-military People’s Defence Forces) sees players fight against military troops on-screen – while also raising money for the country’s real-life resistance movement.

We mentioned China’s economic troubles earlier, and it’s seen some locals turn to a novel way to unlock extra cash: a “poker-like” card game called Guandan. It’s said to be taking venture capitalists by storm after they realised they could use it to build connections with wealthy government officials who hold the purse strings.

Less politically charged is the challenge to snorkel through a 55m water-filled trench in a peat bog. It might not sound glamourous, and it sure doesn’t look it either – but that didn’t phase competitors at the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Wales. For an extra bit of oomph, the rules say nay to traditional swimming strokes but yay to wearing flippers…