Map example: What are the origins of your favourite board game? by Jacqueline Fairbairn

India - 'Chess'

jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

The game of chess was born in India during the Gupta dynasty in the 6th century. Today, more than 1500 years later, it is played in 172 countries. Chess is one of India's contribution to world culture, with games played in the court of kings, to those played in villages, and now, is a professional sport.

Italy - "Game of the Goose"

jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

The Game of the Goose, also known as the Royal Game of the Goose^[1] is one of the first board games to be commercially manufactured.^[2] It is a race game, relying only on dice throws to dictate progression of the players.^[3] The board is often arranged in the form of a spiral, with game pieces starting on the most outward part.^[2] All spaces on the game board are numbered, with some depicting an illustration of either a goose or a hazard indicating a specified action. The aim of the game is to reach the 63rd space before any of the other players, while avoiding hazards such as the Hotel, the Bridge, and Death.

The game is thought to have originated in Italy during the 15th century,

China - 'Go'

jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

Go originated in ancient China, centuries before its earliest known references in 5th century BC writing. It is mostly popular in East Asia, but has nowadays gained some popularity in the rest of the world as well. Go is noted for being rich in strategic complexity despite its simple rules.

America: 'The landlords game' aka Monopoly

jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

Monopoly is derived from The Landlord's Game, created in 1903 in the United States by Lizzie Magie, as a way to demonstrate that an economy rewarding individuals is better than one where monopolies hold all the wealth.

Ohio, USA: Uno

jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

Merle Robbins (September 12, 1911 – January 14, 1984) was an American barber from Reading, Ohio, who invented the card game UNO. In 1971, he invented UNO to resolve an argument with his son Ray, a teacher, about the rules of Crazy Eights. The original decks were designed and made on the family dining room table.

Boston, MA, USA: Mousetrap

jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

Mouse Trap (originally Mouse Trap Game) is a board game first published by Ideal in 1963 for two to four players. It is one of the first mass-produced three-dimensional board games.^[1]^[2] Players at first cooperate to build a working mouse trap in the style of a Rube Goldberg machine. Then, players turn against each other to trap opponents' mouse-shaped game pieces.

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jfairbairn5 — 2024-12-09 10:15:09 UTC

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