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31 July 2021 Media

Analogue games: two words, many problems

Our magazine Null Ouvert has the subtitle “Magazin für analoge Spielkultur”. This is problematic because the word ‘analogue’ erases what we love about games. We should stop using it – in blogs, vlogs or podcasts, and especially not in the subtitle of a magazine.

1 January 2021 Science

Historical themes in board games: playing history or pushing wooden blocks?

How can history and games be connected? Why are historical themes sometimes helpful? Why can authors, publishers and designers also get their fingers burned by them? Daniel Bernsen answered these and other questions about history in board games in his guest article.

17 November 2020 Politics & Society

Playing through Corona: board games in children’s and youth work

Many institutions in child and youth services currently have to forgo the explorations and outings that are so popular with children and young people. What helps against cabin fever? Playing games! But not all board games are equally suitable for educational work. A guest article by social pedagogue and games expert Petra Fuchs.

5 July 2020 Panorama

Minecraft: From computer game to board game

Ulrich Blum has developed the board game Minecraft Builders & Biomes by focusing on the strengths of the analogue medium, seeking out Minecraft’s–core principles and the emotions they evoke. A developer’s diary.

14 October 2015 Politics & Society

Trump – The Game: board game with the US president

Donald Trump, a likeable figure? At Milton Bradley, they were probably of the opinion in the late 1980s that a game with his name would bring in the dollars just as effectively as the master himself, who was allegedly making two million dollars a day at the time.