Medieval History
A dozen years ago, Alf Seegert was into playing solo video games, and his wife-to-be was feeling left out. "Can't we play something together?" she asked Mr. Seegert, who works today as an assistant professor/lecturer in the University of Utah's English department.
That conversation led Mr. Seegert to The Settlers of Catan, a board game that the couple has been playing as a Saturday-night ritual with friends ever since. He became so enamored of games of that genre, which are known as German-style or Eurogames, that 10 years ago he decided to try making some of his own. He joined the Board Game Designers Guild of Utah, a group of like-minded geeks who test drive one another's creations and offer advice and camaraderie.
Click here to read this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Medieval History
You've Read 'The Canterbury Tales.' Prepare to Play the Board Game
A dozen years ago, Alf Seegert was into playing solo video games, and his wife-to-be was feeling left out. "Can't we play something together?" she asked Mr. Seegert, who works today as an assistant professor/lecturer in the University of Utah's English department.
That conversation led Mr. Seegert to The Settlers of Catan, a board game that the couple has been playing as a Saturday-night ritual with friends ever since. He became so enamored of games of that genre, which are known as German-style or Eurogames, that 10 years ago he decided to try making some of his own. He joined the Board Game Designers Guild of Utah, a group of like-minded geeks who test drive one another's creations and offer advice and camaraderie.
Click here to read this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Oar Walking, Underwater Wrestling And Horse Fighting ? Historian Examines The Sports And Games Of The Vikings
Playing ball games is an activity played by children around the world. While today?s parents might worry that their sons and daughters might get scrapes and bruises, in the Viking world such a game could end with an axe being driven into an opponent?s...
- Good Heavens! Oldest-known Astrologer's Board Discovered
A research team has discovered what may be the oldest astrologer's board, engraved with zodiac signs and used to determine a person's horoscope. Dating back more than 2,000 years, the board was discovered in Croatia, in a cave overlooking the...
- Who Says History Can?t Be Fun?! Medievalists.net Chats With Simon Bradbury About The Medieval Gaming World Of Stronghold Iii
How did you get into video game creation? My first game was a side scrolling arcade game called Elf ? back in 1985 ? in the days when the whole game could be made in 3 months by 2 people ! I have programmed and designed many genres of games but soon settled...
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