Traditional Social Games - Key Points (DD1000)

Here I have included a summary of the information used in the poster presentation so it is all in one place:

Senet

·         One of the oldest known board games in the world – competitive, 2 players

·         Sticks were used instead of dice

·         Winners were supposedly under the protection of gods

Chess

·         One of the world’s most popular games – Turn based strategy

·         Played in social clubs, by correspondence, tournaments, schools

·         Originated in India in the 9^th Century with some differences but the modern game mostly stays true to the original

Warhammer

·         Miniature war gaming is a recreational hobby using miniature models of characters and scenery to play out battles

·         Offers more freedom of play and more aesthetically pleasing scenery

·         Painting the miniatures is a hobby in itself

·         Social interaction as games can consist of teams with up to five players on each side, working together and discussing tactics

·         Turn based strategy like Chess

·         The first game was in the form of a Rulebook written by H.G. Wells named Little Wars in 1913. This was to be used with toy soldier figurines.

Dungeons and Dragons

·         Role-playing game – players take the role of a fictional character in a fictional world

·         Game follows basic guidelines and rules but players can make their own decisions and bring up ideas

·         Table top RPG’s are a matter of discussion.

·         Players take an individual role of a single character while one player is the game master who acts as a referee for all other aspects of the game

·         The first commercial game was Dungeons and Dragons which was published in 1974

Commercial Board Games

·         Commercial board games are created and sold under a brand name as opposed to traditional games which nobody owns the rights too

·         Examples of this are Monopoly, Sorry and Scrabble

Trading Card Games

·         Trading cards have been around for over 100 years (some of the first found in cigarette packets) and were generally used for collecting.

·         Magic: The Gathering was the first game of this platform, designed by Richard Garfield in 1993 and published by Wizards of the Coast

·         Tournaments are held around the world for card and cash prizes

·         Japanese TCG’s like Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon have spawned several videogames TV series