Board games have been played throughout the world for thousands of years. Many times, in many different cultures, people have amused themselves by devising mock

In this richly illustrated book, Dr Jorma Kyppö explores the history of board games dating back to Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China. He provides a d

For thousands of years, people have been planning attacks, captures, chases, and conquests - on a variety of different boards designed for an astonishing divers

James Dunnigan’s memorable phrase serves as the first part of a title for this book, where it seeks to be applicable not just to analog wargames, but also to

Jan Huizinga and Roger Caillois have already taught us to realize how important games and play have been for pre-modern civilization. Recent research has begun