Leveraging Gameplay for Active Learning: Exploring the Educational Potential of Nine Tiles Extreme

by bgacademics | Mar 6, 2026 | Issue 3

Board Game Academics, March 2026 Published in Vol 3. Issue I.DOI: https://doi.org/10.70380/k8v2p7m4s1q9x Jenny Yanzhi WangColumbia University INTRODUCTION Games have long been regarded as a natural mode of human learning, offering structured environments in which...

Roll Initiative: The Invitational Rhetoric of Dungeons & Dragons

by bgacademics | Mar 6, 2026 | Issue 3

Board Game Academics, March 2026 Published in Vol 3. Issue I.DOI: https://doi.org/10.70380/n5x7c2q9r4d6t Jimmy HamillStockton University INTRODUCTION Rushing in after losing time to a mind-numbing traffic jam exiting the City of Brotherly Love, a wiry junior faculty...

At Forty We’re Feeling Fine – Looking Back at Fine’s Frame Theory and Considering Its Ongoing Relevance in Educational Settings.

by bgacademics | Mar 6, 2026 | Issue 3

Board Game Academics, March 2026 Published in Vol 3. Issue I.DOI: https://doi.org/10.70380/v9q3t7b1xk8m4 Maryanne Cullinan, PhD INTRODUCTION The surge of pop-culture awareness of table-top role-playing games (TTRPGs) has brought Dungeons and Dragons and other TTRPGs...

Mapping a Nation: Nineteenth-Century Board Games and U.S. Cultural Identity

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Board Game Academics, March 2026 Published in Vol 3. Issue I.DOI: https://doi.org/10.70380/p6r2k9s8d4j1f Vanessa CozzaAssistant Professor, Director of Communication Studies Online ProgramColorado State University INTRODUCTION Two board games published in 1822 combine...

Playing by the Numbers: Beast Stats and Maintaining Anthropocentric Hierarchy in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition

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Board Game Academics, March 2026 Published in Vol 3. Issue I.DOI: https://doi.org/10.70380/qz83n4r6k1b5y Samantha Baugus INTRODUCTION I would like to thank my good friend Adam for suggesting the title for this article and my party, going strong since 2019. On October...

Lacan Plays Catan: Unconscious Desire in Tabletop Gaming

by bgacademics | Mar 6, 2026 | Issue 3

Board Game Academics, March 2026 Published in Vol 3. Issue I.DOI: https://doi.org/10.70380/w2c7m5t9xq1v8 Paul Hoard, PhD, LMHCThe Seattle School of Theology and Psychology INTRODUCTION The affective power of games has long intrigued scholars and players alike. What...