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Very interesting! Nothing much mentioned about sudden decline in its popularity. I guess, Games that are tied with the tradition of a culture tend to have a l
by yyyuuu 11y ago
Very interesting!
Nothing much mentioned about sudden decline in its popularity.
I guess, Games that are tied with the tradition of a culture tend to have a longer lifetime.
- masteryupa_ 11y agoPerhaps an early vhs vs betamax episode.
- panglott 11y agoThe 17th century was the century that saw the rise of card games, which exploded in popularity due to printing. Checkers had probably supplanted Morris earlier. More important is probably its educational use in teaching Boethian arithmetic in the medieval university. By 1600, Europe has rediscovered scores of classical texts and was on the verge of making very major strides in mathematics. It probably just didn't seem relevant.
- JoeDaDude 11y agoAnn Moyer's book, "The Philosopher's Game" theorizes that the game was used by scholars is university settings. The game is based on the Quadrivium (four subjects of which math is one) and Boethius concepts of numbers and mathematics. When those concepts stopped being taught at universities, usage of the game declined.