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Storytelling in the modern board game : narrative trends from the late 1960s to today / Marco Arnaudo

Author
Arnaudo, Marco
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 226 pages).
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Contents
How tabletop games can tell stories -- Other narratological considerations -- The board games of dungeons & dragons -- Tolkien's legacy -- The first splash -- Children of the dragons -- The age of expansion -- Paragraph-based games -- Overproduction and its discontents -- The new board games of dungeons & dragons -- Return of the story-driven board game -- How we stopped worrying about replay value and learned to love the story.
Summary
"Over the years, board games have evolved to include relatable characters, vivid settings and compelling, intricate plotlines. In turn, players have become more emotionally involved. Through the lens of game studies and narratology this book explores the synergy of board games, designers and players in story-oriented designs"--
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ISBN
9781476633602 (electronic bk.)
1476633606 (electronic bk.)
9781476669519
1476669511
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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