Editorial Board
Thierry Depaulis (FRA)
Vernon Eagle (USA)
Ulrich Schädler (GER)
Alex de Voogt (NL, Managing Editor)

Board Games Studies is an academic journal for historical and systematic research on board games. Its object is to provide a forum for board games research from all academic disciplines in order to further our understanding of the development and distribution of board games within an interdisciplinary academic context.
Articles are accepted in English, French, and German and will be refereed by at least two editors under the final responsibility of CNWS, Leiden University.

Board Games Studies, Vol. 1
International Journal for the Study of Board Games - Leiden 1998: Research School CNWS. - (CNWS publications, ISSN 0925-3084)

ISBN: 90-5789-005-4
Subject heading: Board games.

Board Games Studies:
E-mail: Boardgames@iname.com
Internet: http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/host/boardgames/

Typeset by Cymbalum, Paris (France) and Nelleke Oosten, Oegstgeest (Holland)
Cover design: Nelleke Oosten

© Copyright 1998,
Research School CNWS, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Affiliations
The following affiliated institutes underwrite the efforts of this journal and actively exhibit board games material, publish or financially support board games research.

Institut für Spielforschung und Spielpädagogik, Salzburg
Address: Prof.-Dr. G.A. Bauer, Hochschule Mozarteum, Schwarzstr., 24, A - 5020 Salzburg (Austria)

International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden
Address: Prof.dr. W.A.L. Stokhof, IIAS, P.O. Box 9515, NL - 2300 RA Leiden (The Netherlands)

Russian Chess Museum and Magazine "Chess in Russia", Moscow
Address: Natalya Ivanova/Yuri Averbakh, Gogolevsky Blvd. 14, 121019 Moskwa (Russia)

Universiteit Maastricht, Department of Computer Science, Maastricht
Address: Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, P.O. Box 616, NL - 6200 MD Maastricht (The Netherlands)

Corporate Sponsor
Spiel des Jahres e.V.

Patrons
Patrons support the efforts of this journal through continuous financial support. If you wish to become a patron, please contact CNWS by post, fax or E-mail. We hereby thank all our sponsors for their generous support: Sjaak Griffioen (Griffioen Design Puzzles and Games), Niek Neuwahl, Glenda Trew (Oware Society), Anneke Treep, L.V. and P.V.