3/24/2023 0 Comments The game of life board close up![]() ![]() And we have things like chess, which goes back hundreds of years backgammon, which also goes back hundreds of years. We don’t even know when the first board game was or when it began, it’s so old. We were playing board games before we had the written word. We’re talking hundreds of years of board games impacting people’s lives.ĭonovan: Thousands of years. Knowledge at Wharton: This genre of entertainment has such a long and storied history. So it’s actually been quite helpful in reviving interest in board games by letting people know about what’s new, and also providing new funding streams for them. And then also on Kickstarter now - there’s more funding for board games on Kickstarter than there is video games. It was the internet that helped spread word of them to North America and the rest of Europe. People weren’t aware of the games that were being made in Germany, like Catan. The new games that are becoming really popular, word first spread about them through the Internet. And the internet has also helped board games. We don’t even know when the first board game was or when it began, it’s so old.”ĭonovan: Yes. “We were playing board games before we had the written word. So there has been an impact, but to a degree, it has been taken away a bit? Knowledge at Wharton: The internet has obviously had such an important role in our society. It’s really bringing in that new generation to board games after a few years where it looked like they were going to be cast aside in favor of video games. Board game cafes are opening in cities all across the world. But it’s led to much bigger sales of board games. These have really grown out of a slightly different design philosophy for board games that originated in Germany. At the moment, there is a new wave of games coming through like Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride and Pandemic. Knowledge at Wharton: What’s the status of board games today?ĭonovan: They’re having a big revival. So it was very much a part of my childhood. We’d have dinner, and then we’ll sit down and play games like Monopoly or the Game of Life. Our family played board games every Sunday. Knowledge at Wharton: Did your love of board games start when you were young? He joined the Knowledge at Wharton Show on Sirius XM channel 111 to talk about the earliest known board games (you wouldn’t recognize what chess evolved from), what makes the most popular new games so appealing, and the real origin stories behind some of your old favorites.Īn edited version of the interview transcript follows. Author Tristan Donovan has delved into the history of these pastimes in his new book It’s All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan. But the classics, with their dice and cards and face-to-face competition, remain unflaggingly popular. That may have changed somewhat in the internet age, with mobile games, VR and 3D graphics that are almost lifelike. Building a Team to Lead in a Crisis: Four Key Steps November 22, 2022Īuthor Tristan Donovan discusses his new book about the enduring popularity of the old-fashioned board game platform.īefore the digital era, countless generations of kids grew up on board games, and plenty of us kept enjoying them as adults.A Key to Better Leadership: Confident Humility December 6, 2022.How to Use Neuroscience to Build Team Chemistry January 23, 2023.Crisis Leadership: Harness the Experience of Others February 14, 2023.Meet the Authors: Wharton’s Katy Milkman on How to Change May 14, 2021.Meet the Authors: Mauro Guillén on How Businesses Succeed in a Global Marketplace June 21, 2021.Meet the Authors: Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on The Future of the Office November 4, 2021.Meet the Authors: Erika James and Lynn Perry Wooten on The Prepared Leader October 3, 2022.How Data Analytics Can Help Advance DEI January 18, 2022.Action, not Words: Creating Gender and Racial Equity at Work July 11, 2022.Navigating Microaggressions at Work November 1, 2022.How National Politics Are Impacting DEI in the Workplace February 7, 2023.Great Question: Kevin Werbach on Cryptocurrency and Fintech July 21, 2021.Great Question: Dean Erika James on Crisis Management August 16, 2021.Great Question: Wendy De La Rosa on Personal Finance October 15, 2021. ![]() Great Question: Witold Henisz on ESG Initiatives November 17, 2021.Making the Business Case for ESG May 3, 2022.How Companies and Capital Can Be Forces for Good June 21, 2022.Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs in East Africa August 8, 2022.Why Employee-owned Companies Are Better at Building Worker Wealth November 11, 2022.Beyond Business: Humanizing ESG December 13, 2021.How Analytics Is Changing Finance November 29, 2022.How Data Analytics Can Help Deliver Social Good December 20, 2022.How Analytics Can Boost Competitiveness in Sports January 31, 2023.
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