Episode 2 of games britannia explains how games were used by companies to put accross their ideals, this sparked confrontation between politics.
It also explains how the first monopoly styled game was based off land tax, which was a serious problem in britain at that time.
Monopoly saw an important role during the second world war. Silk maps were laminated into the board and were sent off to Prisoner Of War camps around germany. Some escapes of P.O.W camps still remember the maps today.
Hi Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteYou comment alludes tantalisingly to some detail in Games Britannia that leaves the reader (and, in a few months time, possibly the writer too) wanting a bit more information: for example, what was the "confrontation between politics"? What is the relation between Monopoly and Land Tax?
Hi Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since a post relating to the material covered in the Intro to Critical Games Studies module has appeared on your blog.
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