From Shogun to Godzilla: A Graphic Gameboard History of Modern Japan

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From Shogun to Godzilla: A Graphic Gameboard History of Modern JapanDesign, popular culture, history, art, manga, and comics come together in a visual self portrait of modern Japan, illustrated by events depicted in traditional Japanese board games known as sugoroku. This dazzling collection is a gateway to an influential art form little known outside Japan. Sugoroku themes included nearly every aspect of Japanese society, including history and war, fashion, sports, education, public health, adventure, and politics.

Each peg placed on the board of this two-player strategy game influences the spaces and pegs around it

they receive a token

and an alternate win condition that some players prefer

Learn more about the history of this game at Wikipedia

a game called "Qirkat" was first mentioned in the 10th century by Abu al-Faraj in his 24-volume work

Spectra is a game of careful placement of colorful cubes in an attempt to start your turn with a majority of cubes on any of the colorful spectrum of spaces on the board

It is the ancestor of the game of checkers and other jump-and-capture games

In common with most classic games of India

This is a cooperative activity

The pieces start on the board

they start the race again with a Lion and attempt to eat the other player's pieces before they can finish

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