History of Games

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Housed here are sites with information on the history of games.

  • A Chronology of Game Theory  - Year-by-year highlights in the development of game theory, from the ancient times to the 1990s.
  • A History of Board Games  - Explores earliest games, ancient Chinese games, dice, race, and Egyptian games.
  • Game Cabinet  - Catherine Soubeyrand offers brief histories on each of the games she has discovered.
  • History of Board Games  - Furnishes brief overview with details on the history of specific games.
  • History of Games  - Contains a brief overview, history, and playing details for chess, checkers, and Monopoly.
  • History of Games Timeline  - Relates timeline of game creation from 3000BC to the 1970s, with links to details on some games.
  • History of Toys and Games  - Presents the stories of a number of toys and games introduced or popular during the 1900s to the 2000s. With inventor information.
  • History of Video Games  - Presents a timeline of the development of video games.
  • Interactive Timeline of Game History  - Gives a history of games through an interactive timeline that starts in 1952.
  • Medieval and Renaissance Games  - Justin du Coeur captures the history of medieval and renaissance games, includes descriptions and research materials.
  • Online Guide to Traditional Games  - Resource for game history, plus current information about traditional games across the globe.
  • Videogame History Museum  - Nonprofit charity created to compile and preserve the history of the video game industry. Maintains a comprehensive video game archive including documentations and accounts of people and developments that influenced video gaming.
 
 
 
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