Life: The Game and the Ideals

Burns, Thomas A. “‘THE GAME OF LIFE’: IDEALISM, REALITY AND FANTASY IN THE NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY VERSIONS OF A MILTON BRADLEY GAME.” Canadian Review of American Studies 9, no.1 (January 1978): 50-83. Reviewed by Laura Hergenroeder In 1860 Milton Bradley released the Checkered Game of Life, and in 1960 released an updated version called The …

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Forbidden Island

In Forbidden Island the players are adventurers looking to find the 4 treasures on the lost Forbidden Island. Each player has a different profession, and so different special ability. The players start on different tiles. They must go around the board, and collect the 4 treasures on the island while trying to prevent the island …

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A Distant Plain and a Distant End

A Distant Plain is a complex war game based on the war in Afghanistan. It is meant to be played by four players, but can be played by fewer.   The four warring factions in the game are the Taliban, Opium Warlords, Afghan Government, and the Coalition. Each faction has different goals they must meet in …

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