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For #Hajj prep it's always good to consult accounts of people who did this before you. And some of these accounts come in the most delightful packages!

The online game "The Hajj Trail" features several characters and itineraries from #Ottoman times as factual bases for the game characters' journeys. Playing any of the characters, you can buy food and water along the way, risk water from wells and rivers, stop at religious sites, or hear the ney players at the local coffeehouse. BTW the bathhouses were the best rest stop by far.

I chose the Impoverished Widow as my avatar, and I'm trying to be as no-nonsense in my journey as I can. We'll see where that gets me. A lot of people died en route or didn't make it to #Mecca on time for Hajj.

The game was created by a couple of historians who wanted their students to understand the Ottoman and medieval #Muslim world better. So they learned to be part-time game developers on the side!

@histodons @islam

https://hajjtrail.com/game