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We Know Exactly Who Loses at Monopoly of Gentrification

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Two artists replaced the game’s iconic locations with a politically charged set of properties and events highlighting the impact of gentrification on Black communities.

Posted inBooks

Dazzling and Didactic Board Games from the 19th Century

by Claire Voon February 22, 2018February 22, 2018

Games serve as curious records of 19th-century British beliefs and prejudices, reflecting the attitudes of a growing empire towards its own society as well as towards those beyond its borders.

Posted inArt

How the World’s Oldest Printed Board Game Rolled Propaganda into Play

by Claire Voon April 28, 2016April 27, 2016

Long before the era of Candy Crush and Neko Atsume, the games that captured our attention were often the ones that required just a board, a dice or two, and a handful of tokens.

Posted inArt

Playing at Women’s Liberation, World War I, and Colonialism in Vintage Board Games

by Allison Meier February 15, 2016February 29, 2016

In the 1917 board game “Suffragetto,” two players compete as either police or suffragettes to defend their political bases.

Posted inIn Brief

Do Not Pass “Bo”: Archaeologists Unearth 2,300-Year-Old Board Game in China

by Laura C. Mallonee November 25, 2015December 1, 2015

It includes a 14-face die carved from an animal tooth, 21 rectangular game pieces featuring painted numbers, and a broken tile that once made up part of the game board.

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Gaming the System: A More Realistic Version of Monopoly

by An Xiao November 1, 2013November 4, 2013

OAKLAND, Calif. — Earlier this year, there was a kerfluffle on the internet when users voted to oust the iron token in Monopoly in favor of a cat. It was a significant change to the aesthetics of the game — the iron had been around since the 1930s — but not a significant change to its gameplay.

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