A pair of scuba divers became the "first people in the world" to play a board game while being surrounded by SHARKS.<br /><br />Video shows Travis Oates and Kurt Engstrom playing a board game underwater - surrounded by the predators.<br /><br />A huge shark can be seen almost brushing Travis as he catches a die floating away into the open ocean.<br /><br />The "Extreme Board Game Challenge" saw them take the plunge off the coast of the Bahamas.<br /><br />Travis, CEO of Above Board TV, a media company that focuses on board games, had never been diving before. <br /><br />He had to undergo days of training and go through a fitness regime before being qualified to use the equipment needed to go under. <br /><br />The crew was wearing armour to protect them from the sharks but Travis and Kurt bravely went completely unprotected.<br /><br />The challenge was issued by Chip Theory Games, a board game company.<br /><br />Chip Theory said: "Travis Oates and Kurt Engstrom from the YouTube channel Above Board TV accepted the Extreme Board Gaming Challenge to play a game in the ocean while surrounded by sharks. <br /><br />"The game, Too Many Bones UNBREAKABLE is made of plastic and neoprene so it won't be destroyed by the salt water."<br /><br />Even so, the pair had a bit of difficulty getting the game working and had to staple pieces down to avoid them floating away.<br /><br />Rough seas caused by a hurricane a little way down the coast, in Florida, USA, made the event even more treacherous. <br /><br />Travis had to be pushed to the surface by one of the professional divers who accompanied him, as he couldn't get up alone. <br /><br />Overall, however, he chalked the experience up as a good one.<br /><br />Travis can be heard after the dive saying: "That's how I got here and the experience, it changed me.<br /><br />"I don't think I'll ever have to do this again so I probably won't do a lot of shark diving<br />after this oh my God that was scary."<br /><br />He also, however, said that the experience was incredible.
