In his book, Seven Games, Oliver Roeder says that games are a “slice of life.”

This hour we look at three games: chess, Scrabble, and Monopoly.

We investigate why these games have endured in popularity through history, and we discuss what each one of them can teach us about life.

GUESTS:

• Jenny Adams: Author of Power Play: The Literature and Politics of Chess in the Late Middle Ages
• Mary Pilon: A journalist and screenwriter and the author of The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game
• Oliver Roeder: A journalist and the author of Seven Games: A Human History
• Lindsay Shin: A competitive Scrabble player; she organizes an annual tournament in New Orleans

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired March 15, 2022.

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