Hunt for books instead for monsters in belgium / 比利時不抓寶 網遊吸引玩家瘋"抓書" 　　　　　　　　　　

Inspired by the success of Pokémon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters. It attracted tens of thousands of players in weeks. Located opposite the Belgian royal palace, the Brussels Park has been a hotspot for Pokémon Go players since the game was released in July. However since August, in the same place, many people began to chase more tangible prey: books. ==CAROLE DAUW, 'Book Hunter' group member and player== The best thing is hiding books because we hide more of them then we find, and discovering books that you would never read on your own. I think those are the nicest things about it. Instead of using a mobile device GPS and camera to track virtual creatures, players post pictures and hints about where they have hidden a book and others go to hunt them down. Once a player finishes reading a book, he or she releases it back into the wild. The idea was developed by a Belgian primary school headmistress Aveline Gregoire after playing Pokémon Go with her children. ==AVELINE GREGOIRE, Book Hunters' Group Founder== I was hunting Pokémon with my sons and I thought of dropping books at Pokestops and in Pokémon arenas because there are lots of people there, often young people. I dropped off my first books on August 11 and I thought: "Alone, it's not going to work", so I launched the group on August 12 and then, there's been lots of interest right away. She set up a Facebook group called "Chasseurs de livres," which means book hunters in French. The game attracted more than 70,000 players in just a few weeks. Following the successful trial, Gregoire plans to create an app, and also hopes the game will pick up in the Dutch-speaking part of the country, Flanders, and in other countries. TRANSLATED BY：SASHA CHIU