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Watch: This artist spent seven months recreating the Jumanji board game and the result is exquisite

The film gets a sequel later this year with Dwayne Johnson and a video games console, but what can beat the classic board game?

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(Steve Richter)

If you were a kid in the 90s, just the word Jumanji might bring back feelings of nostalgia – but this artist’s masterpiece will take you to a new level.

Steven Richter, from Long Island, New York, spent seven months creating an exquisite replica of the magical rainforest-themed board game Robin Williams battled his way out of in the 1995 film.

The Jumanji board
(Steve Richter)
Jumanji dice
(Steve Richter)

Richter works at Tom Spina Designs, a company specialising in movie prop restoration and display.

“I’ve been working there for five years over which I’ve honed in my sculpting skills and picked up various other hobbies and skills,” said Richter.

The Jumanji board game with Rhino piece
(Steve Richter)
Jumanji elephant
(Steve Richter)

“People make videos about every minutia of every skill,” he said. “You just have to go find them.”

Jumanji rhino carving
(Steve Richter)
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