<i>Board Games as Media</i> is a thorough introduction to the academic study of board games, and the book showcases numerous methodological approaches to this topic. This book will appeal not only to scholars interested in board games themselves, but also scholars of adjacent fields of study, such as video games, fandom studies, and textual criticism.
Popular Culture Studies Journal
The future of media studies lies off the screen. So says Paul Booth in this excellent book on board games, the board game industry, and the designers and players who make up the scene. An essential read for anyone curious about what comes next in media and game studies and those who just yearn to roll the dice.
Aaron Trammell, Editor-in-Chief, Analog Game Studies
Introduction: Board Games as Media
1. Meeples, Miniatures, and Cubes: Ludo-Textual Analyses of Board Games
2. A Depressing Choose-Your-Own-Adventure: The Interactive Potentiality of Board Games
3. Colonizing Mars: Ludic Discourse Analysis
4. The Designer as Créateur: The Board Game Industry and Constructed Authorship
5. The Player as Fan: Ludic Fandom in Board Game Cultures
6. Surveying Board Game Players: Who Plays What…
7. …and Why: Examining Motivations and Popularity of Board Games
8. Cultural Studies of Games: Diversity and Inclusion in the Board Game Industry and Hobby
9. The Epic Adventure of Grundy and Trixie: An Autoethnographic Journey Through Gloomhaven
Conclusion: The Board Gaming Environment
References
Appendix 1. Survey Questions
Appendix 2. Data from Survey
Bibliography
Index