Yale archaeologist Veronica Waweru was conducting fieldwork in Kenya last summer when she received a tip from a local: Tourists were removing hand axes from a site inside the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Another site caught her eye during her visit: rows of shallow pits carved into a nearby rock ledge. Waweru thinks the pits were game boards once used for mancala, a family of two-player strategy games.
Read MoreI have read articles claiming that playing video games excessively can increase the risk of health problems. Gaming was a distraction from pain, constant medical care, and hospital settings. Besides what he brought from home, the pediatric hospital's child and family life department had gaming systems with an assortment of games that patients could borrow.
Read MoreIn the Manhattan neighborhood of East Harlem, playing dominoes has shaped the lives of generations of men who, during the pandemic, are now getting to know the table - and each other - in new ways.
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