stanislawkrawczyk, 4 months ago to poland Polish

Michał Mochocki, myself, and Aleksandra Mochocka have published a paper in the journal “Games and Culture”. The paper’s title is “Polish History up to 1795 in Polish Games and Game Studies”.

Link to the full version (paywalled): https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120241228490

Link to the version before final proofs and typesetting (free): http://stanislawkrawczyk.pl/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Polish-History-up-to-1795-in-Polish-Games-and-Game-Studies-Accepted-Version.pdf

Abstract in the attached image (alt text).

#Polishgames
#historyofgames
#gamehistory
#Poland
#videogames
#RPG
#boardgames

jonasjrichter, 4 months ago to boardgames

A dice game floating on the hot air of balloon enthusiasm of the late 19th century:
https://gespiele.hypotheses.org/10048

I'm curious about thoughts on my attempt to reconstruct aspects of gameplay.

@histodons @boardgames @gamestudies #gameStudies #HistoryOfGames

Sheril, 1 year ago to random

Did you know Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie in 1903?

Originally ‘The Landlord’s Game,’ it was designed as a protest against the big monopolists like Carnegie & Rockefeller.

But it was Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, who eventually sold it to Parker Brothers after playing a version.

Parker Brothers credited Monopoly with saving their company. Magie died in 1948 without recognition. Darrow became very wealthy & his legend lives on. #history #women #HistoryRemix