Board Games and Video Games sound like they were made for each other.  We’ve been playing board games for thousands of years, from Sekhmet in Egypt and Go in China to Chess in India/Iran.  There was an explosion in the titles available from the 1920s as long-standing favourites like Scrabble, Monopoly and Cluedo were developed and helped while away the time, particularly during the worst economic predation ever.  This continued right the way through after WW2 with manufacturers like Parker Brothers, MB Games, Waddingtons et al churning out set after set.  Granted, they peaked in the 1980s as more and … Continue reading Video Games, Board Games Part 1