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Board Game Studies Journal

Open Access

About the journal

BGSJ – Board Game Studies Journal is a single peer-reviewed journal for historical and systematic research on board games.

Its object is to provide a forum for board games research from all academic disciplines in order to further our understanding of the development and distribution of board games within an interdisciplinary academic context. ...

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Editor-in-chief

Jorge Nuno Silva
University of Lisbon, Portugal
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All volumes and issues in this journal

Open Access
|Oct 2024
Early Mancala and Tāb Boards Found in Israel (and in Some Other Countries)
Open Access
|Oct 2024
Chess and Freedom
Open Access
|Oct 2024
Cultural Transmission in Printed Games of Cupid: Tracing Lines of Descent
Open Access
|Oct 2024
Discovering Dadu: A Ludemic Enigma from South Asia
Open Access
|Oct 2024
Quantifying the Vices and Virtues of Snakes and Ladders Through Time
Open Access
|Oct 2023
Mathematical analysis of the Royal Game of Ur

Journal details

Indexing

Board Game Studies Journal is covered by the following services:

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eISSN: 2183-3311|Language: English|Publication frequency: 1 time per year
Published by: Ludus Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services