{"id":593,"date":"2012-04-30T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edublog.me\/shapingmedia\/?p=593"},"modified":"2012-05-01T11:18:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T11:18:50","slug":"a-cultures-game-as-a-game-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edublog.me\/shapingmedia\/2012\/04\/30\/a-cultures-game-as-a-game-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"A culture’s game as a game of culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another snippet from our chat session from April 23rd. Cross-and-circle-games<\/a> are known and played around the world, and throughout the ages: The idea of moving a token by random factors around a closed-circuit-course, hindering your opponents and trying to get to a personal end field is common, but its interpretation differs and may reflect cultural narratives.
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“Yut” (A Korean version with domestic animals as tokens, and probably one of the oldest variants)<\/p>\n

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“Sorry” (Great Britain, a more tactical variant with playing cards)<\/p>\n

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“Pacheesi”, here depicted as “Chaupar” as a related variant
\n(India, a representation of the Samsara wheel<\/a> of birth and rebirth)<\/p>\n

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“Patolli” (An ancient south american betting game for nobles)<\/p>\n

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“Zohn Ahl” (A game played by the north american Kiowa indians)<\/p>\n

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“Mensch \u00e4rgere dich nicht!” (A german version)<\/p>\n

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“University of Hamburg Game” (Wey-Han Tan in “KVV Medien & Bildung WS 2011\/12”), an artistic intervention to support collaborative rather than competitive play among students, professors, administration and assisstants – otherwise everybody is bound to loose against the strict financial cuts.<\/p>\n

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