39: Board Games Are Older Than You Think

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the world of some of the world's oldest and most popular board games. Every game has a story and you might be surprised by the story your favorite game tells!

 

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Sources: 

https://medium.com/@peterattia/the-full-history-of-board-games-5e622811ce89

https://alexandrallewellyn.com/about/the-history-of-backgammon/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/chess/Development-of-theory

https://ratings.fide.com/profile/8603006

Checkers History video-short

https://libapp.shadygrove.umd.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/international-games-day/history-of-checkers

https://www.invent.org/blog/inventors/milton-bradley-game-of-life

https://www.vox.com/2015/1/28/7924487/game-of-life-history