The Conversation U.S. on Nostr: Are you a fan of board games? Long before there was Risk and Scrabble, America had ...

Are you a fan of board games? Long before there was Risk and Scrabble, America had "The Travellers' Tour", which first appeared in 1822, but whose claim to fame was forgotten for decades.

The design of the game has a lot to say about how the young country saw itself.
https://theconversation.com/what-americas-first-board-game-can-teach-us-about-the-aspirations-of-a-young-nation-228581