Board Game: History of Board Games:

Source:

• http://www.blogger.com/goog_723811613
• http://www.techitoutuk.com/projects/boardgames/history.html

Secondary Research: Background research:

• Games began to develop as soon as there was a moment of leisure time not devoted to survival, and as as communications between individuals got beyond the basics of conveying elementary needs and movements into the realm of intention and ideas.
• Games have also been used through out history as a way of teaching children important ideas about life, giving them vital skills such as strategic thinking, coordination, rhythm as well as thinking ahead, all of which would have helped them survive daily life.

Secondary Research: The Royal Game of Ur:

Found in the Royal Tombs in Iraq in 1926, the game dates back to more than 2500BC. Four versions of the same board were found within the tomb, each made from slightly less expensive materials and with slightly less decoration. This shows that game spanned the a range of people, in case a range of classes, which is still a very important aspect of todays modern board games.

Results:

From looking at games from both the past and present it's interesting to see that many of the core ideas and concepts of board games still exist today. From this we can assume that these core ideas and components must be what are needed in order for a game to work well and appeal to a mass market.

Next Step: Evaluating work so far:


After looking at both games from the past and the present, I think it would be a good idea for me to look in more detail and expand upon the idea of the core concept and ideas carrying on throughout time and how they are still relevant today.