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A Playful Coroplast? A New Look at the Terracotta Group of the Early Roman Board-Game Players NAM 4200 and Related Finds 一个好玩的Coroplast?对早期罗马棋盘游戏玩家的兵马俑群的新观察和相关发现

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2022-0011

M. Chidiroglou

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The Crux of the Cruciform: Retracing the Early History of Chaupar and Pachisi 十字形的关键:回溯肖帕尔和帕奇西的早期历史

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2021-0003

Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

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Some Misconceptions About Ancient Roman Games 关于古罗马运动会的一些误解

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2021-0004

Ulrich Schädler

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Misconceptions in the History of Mancala Games: Antiquity and Ubiquity 关于Mancala游戏历史的误解:古老与普遍

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2021-0001

Alex de Voogt

引用次数: 3

Debunking the Diffusion of Senet 揭穿Senet的扩散

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2021-0002

W. Crist

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Wrested from Oblivion: General Ludwik Mierosławski’s Strategy Game Rediscovered 从遗忘中夺回:将军路德维克Mierosławski的战略游戏重新发现

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2020-0002

Oliver Heyn

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Remembering Yugoslavia: Board Game Monopoly and Cultural Memory 记住南斯拉夫:桌游大富翁和文化记忆

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2020-0006

Zala Pavšič

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Donald Duck Holiday Game: A numerical analysis of a Game of the Goose role-playing variant 唐老鸭假日游戏:一个数值分析的游戏鹅的角色扮演变体

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2020-0001

W. V. van Heeswijk

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Simulating Saratoga: How Saratoga-Themed Board Games Function as Experiential Historiography 模拟萨拉托加:萨拉托加主题桌游如何作为体验史学发挥作用

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.2478/BGS-2020-0005

M. Suckling

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The Sellers of Catan: The Impact of the Settlers of Catan on the United States Leisure and Business Landscape, 1995-2019 卡坦岛的卖家:卡坦岛移民对美国休闲和商业景观的影响，1995-2019

Board Game Studies Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.2478/bgs-2020-0004

Erica Price

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