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Roughly 21,000 people have signed up to play the game, called “Fantasy Box Office,” since it launched last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“Why are we good for baseball? Because our players play the game the right way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"Wait for 24 hours, let us play the game which is more important."

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

He posited that if AI comes to shape too much of game-day strategizing, “We can just play the game without the players and coaches,” almost as if the “Madden NFL” videogame replaced the actual NFL.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

But I don’t need to play the game, really.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman