The Games We Played. The Golden Age of Board and Table Games

As families are rediscovering the joys and virtues of staying and entertaining at home, board games have surged in popularity - indeed, sales doubled in the last year alone. This mirrors a trend in the late nineteenth century - the heyday of American board and table gamesúúwhen, fueled by the introduction of color lithography, an explosion in the production of games coincided with a growing need for middle-class social entertainment.