Thursday, 21 February 2019

Progress in Play: Board Games and the Meaning of History

quote [ Players moving pieces along a track to be first to reach a goal was the archetypal board game format of the 18th and 19th century. Alex Andriesse looks at one popular incarnation in which these pieces progress chronologically through history itself, usually with some not-so-subtle ideological, moral, or national ideal as the object of the game. ]

We liked to play old board games
[SFW] [games] [+4 Informative]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:08amGMT]

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conception said @ 5:43pm GMT on 22nd Feb
I feel like there's some easy money in a kickstarter collection of these.
mechanical contrivance said @ 5:51pm GMT on 22nd Feb
Assuming you don't actually produce or ship anything.
conception said @ 7:23pm GMT on 22nd Feb
Well, I did say Kickstarter.

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