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Asian Origins Of Gaming Exhibited

Posted by simoniker on from the back-in-the-day dept.

thrashor writes "A major upcoming exhibit of the Asia Society in New York City explores the Asian origins of games - including many of the favorite board games in the English speaking world. The exhibition looks at how games have been as important as trade and religion in transmitting cultural ideas. Backgammon, dice games, chess, and of course (my favorite), Go/Weiqi/Baduk are explored, among many others." The exhibition preview mentions: "Illustrating the importance of games in early societies, mastery of weiqi was considered by Chinese people to be one of four essential cultural accomplishments along with music, calligraphy and painting."

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  1. One, Three to Go... by tktk · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, I'm as cultured as I'll ever be when it comes to gaming. Now, onto music, painting, & calligraphy.