History of All Games

Second part covers games of the ancient world. Backgammon and Chess get a special look, but so does Hneftafl the game of the vikings. We also cover history of card games, cue games and take a look at Renaissance Siena and their parlour game culture. 

In the third part we focus on three interconnected things: History of Wargames, Miniature Games and Roleplaying games. We also look at the setting where video games will be born.

Fourth lecture covers the birth and early years of video games.

Link #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7gHVuPfSbw

Link #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkTjcfo9QFw starting 20:00

Link #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfgRf2A0Tc

Fifth lecture covers the collapse and revival of video game business.

Final lecture looks at game history in different countries and has a look at the end of 1980s and 1990s, console wars and board game revival.