Jan 1, 2021
Could you play a board game about the First World War,
during the First World War?
In this episode Jessica, Chris and Angus talk to Holly Nielsen (PhD student at Royal Holloway, London) about board games during the First World War. As a result we learn about games converted into wartime themes, the benefits of the war to the British toy industry, the dangers of channelling the dead in a superstitious household, and what's leapt to the top of Jessica's 'wish list'.
References
Owen Davies, A Supernatural War: Magic, Divination, and Faith During the First World War. OUP, 2018
Krom (T. J. Edwards, 1916)
Recruiting for Kitchener’s Army (Valentines & Sons, c.1914)
The Dash to Berlin (BritishIndoor Games Company, September 1914)
The Game of the Way to Berlin (Children’s Magazine, December 1914)
The ‘Strand’ War Game (The ‘Strand’ Magazine, 1916)
Recruiting for Kitchener’s Army (Valentines & Sons, c.1914)
The Dash to Berlin (BritishIndoor Games Company, September 1914)
The Game of the Way to Berlin (Children’s Magazine, December 1914)
The ‘Strand’ War Game (The ‘Strand’ Magazine, 1916)