Science and Board Games

Greetings board game enthusiasts! I have just stumbled upon a website that fits like a puzzle piece into the mission of this blog. The website is boardgamestudies.info, and it's produced by a group "dedicated to research on board games and the history and development of board games around the world."

I took a quick look at the first journal they published, and it's just that; it's a scientific publication in proper journal format. Fortunately, the writing seems pretty accessible. I plan on expounding upon some of these articles in my next few posts, but go ahead a have a look; the first article in the first journal is on the history of mancala and board games with a 2x5 grid layout. In the next few posts, I'll try to pick out some good nuggets of information from this article or others, so check back next Monday for some research-backed board game discussion!