Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: In board games, players find fun, challenge and each other
UC German studies faculty cited in article on the newfound popularity of board games
According to an article on play, while board gaming in the U.S. was already on the rise pre-pandemic, the trend exploded during the 2020 lockdowns.
Board gaming over the prior century, however, still lagged behind European-style board gaming, says Evan Torner, associate professor of German Studies at the University of Cincinnati and author of “Analog Game Studies.”
Torner is cited in the article as saying that European style games such as Catan, designed in Germany in 1995, moved the needle on board gaming in the U.S.
“Suddenly, comics and hobby game stores weren’t moribund places, but packed full of board games that would actually sell.”
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