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Strategic games in society: the geography of adult play

ABSTRACT The hypothesis presented in anthropology that games of strategy are more likely to be found in complex societies appears not to be informed by historical research on board and card games. The geographic distribution of games points to a history of trade and migration rather than a preference expressed by complex societies. Strategy games are primarily played by adults, while anthropological research on play has been primarily focused on children. As a result, the idea that strategy games are resisted by particular societies has continued unchallenged in the anthropological literature even though evidence on the presence of board and card games questions its validity.