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The available sources describe the 1990s as a turning point for the industry: the range of games grew and new proposals became more popular. They also show how history, mechanics, materiality and debates over what makes a board game “modern” intersect.
Open storyBoard games that depict the past do not simply reproduce it: their rules select events, limit possibilities and guide the player’s perspective. A critical look at historical simulation and educational use.
Open storyThe available sources identify the 1990s as a period of growing popularity and a wider range of board games. Starting from that evidence, this article examines what it means to speak of a transformation—and where the limits of that account lie.
Open storyFrom the new European wave of the late 1970s to popular titles of the 2000s, the sources trace a shift in how board games were viewed: from a pastime associated with childhood to social leisure and a creative field with its own identity.
Open storyA cautious reading of the available sources traces three shifts: the appearance of games expressly aimed at adults in the 1970s, a new wave centred in Germany from the end of that decade, and the expansion of the market during the 1990s. Master Mind, Othello and later titles offer reference points, without turning a limited selection into a complete history.
Open storyDrawing on the available sources, this article examines how the board-game industry’s transformation since the 1990s has been described, and why these material, analog works merit a place of their own in cultural studies.
Open storyA documented tour of several decisive changes in board games from 1970 to 2009: Spanish editions of historical games, the so-called European school, the expansion of the 1990s, and a selection of titles whose chronology appears in the available sources.
Open storyA cautious reading of the transformation attributed to board games since the 1990s: a broader offer, the popularisation of eurogames, new audiences, and the emergence of the board game as a field of cultural and industrial study.
Open storyA careful reading of the transformation board games underwent in the 1990s: an expanding catalogue, the importance of European design, and The Settlers of Catan as a frequently cited landmark.
Open storyFirst published in 2019, Museum is a collection competition set in museums of the early twentieth century. Its interest lies not in reproducing actual museum practice, but in making selection, arrangement, and collection prestige playable.
Open storySeveral sources place a decisive transformation of the board-game industry in the 1990s: supply grew, eurogames became popular, and a broader conversation about authors, publishers, audiences, materiality, and digital play took shape. This analysis separates documented evidence from possible interpretations.
Open storyA critical tour through the available evidence on board-game renewal from the 1970s onward: European design, the market transformation of the 1990s, and a constellation of titles including Master Mind, The Settlers of Catan, Jungle Speed, Dixit, and Dobble.
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