Simon Parkin

Playing Monopoly is not such a trivial pursuit

Games are politics you can touch, says Tim Clare, and a well-designed boardgame can provide a critical experience of society’s systems

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  • Playing with Reality: How Games Shape Our World

    Kelly Clancy

    Allen Lane, pp. 368, £25

  • The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

    Tim Clare

    Canongate, pp. 256, £16

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