Introduction: The birth of a new gaming era -- Tomb raiders and the lost games of the ancients: what board games reveal about our ancestors -- Chess: the "mad queen's game": how the chessboard came to ...

Think you know the history of the Monopoly board game? You might be surprised. The tale was included in every Monopoly box sold for decades: During the Great Depression, a down-on-his-luck repairman ...

From the thrill of buying Boardwalk in Monopoly, to the steady hands needed for Operation, and the delightful roll down the sweet, colorful paths of Candy Land, our love affair with board games is ...