This year's youngest participant is six, the oldest 88. The list of 46 mind sports on offer reads like an extract from some obscure intergalactic language dictionary. The Olympiad is the place for you. Here you can indulge your obsession to the hilt. We've already had 4,200 people competing in different events, and by the end I expect that figure to be closer to 5,000.
People love it.
The energy is palpable as you walk around. You can almost touch it. Competitors are allowed to enter as many tournaments as they like. The competition takes place in a vast exhibition hall. Ostensibly everything is friendly and relaxed, with none of the confrontational atmosphere you get at more physical sporting occasions.