Games Britannia
Historian Benjamin Woolley unravels the cultural and social significance of popular games in Britain from the Iron Age to the Information Age.
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Seasons
1.Dicing with Destiny
07-12-200959mGames held a spiritual element from ancient times that by the late Middle Ages gave way to gambling. Victorian backlash against dice and card games sought to reposition games as mo...
2.Monopolies and Mergers
14-12-200959mBritain exported the moral instructional board game to America, where it was adapted to celebrate wealth and free enterprise in the best-selling game Monopoly. Cluedo, Scrabble, an...
3.Joystick Generation
21-12-200959mFantasy role-playing games developed predominantly in America while the British begin turning their attention to computer games. From early titles like Elite to popular characters...
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