The Wall Street Journal had a fun article yesterday about strategy gaming highlighting a new video game
Making History 2: War of the World that descends from a long line of strategy board games. My favorite as a child was
Risk
I know it wasn't as complex as
Diplomacy
or
Axis & Allies
but you could explain it to newbies and start a game quickly. The Journal has a theory about why these types of games both digital and traditional board games have remained so popular.
The reason Axis & Allies and other such games have such lasting resonance is that they teach a subject which is no longer fashionable: the mechanics of military history.
I'm note sure about Making History 2 its getting mixed reviews online but I'm excited about
Sid Meier's Civilization V
that comes out in the fall.
