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265 Pages·2015·4.418 MB·English
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Game Play ii Game Play Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games Paul Booth Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc NEW YORK • LONDON • NEW DELHI • SYDNEY Bloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc 1385 Broadway 50 Bedford Square New York London NY 10018 WC1B 3DP USA UK www.bloomsbury.com BLOOMSBURY and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 2015 © Paul Booth, 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: HB: 978-1-6289-2744-3 PB: 978-1-6289-2743-6 ePub: 978-1-6289-2742-9 ePDF: 978-1-6289-2741-2 Typeset by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India I dedicate this book with love to my family, who have been playing games with me since I was young. Thank you for the fun times and great memories … and for letting me win once in a while. vi Contents List of Illustrations viii Acknowledgments x Introduction 1 Part 1 Understanding Games 1 Ludifying Lovecraft in Arkham Horror 21 2 The Lord of the Rings as Convergent Game Play 44 3 Transmedia Pathos and Plot in The Walking Dead 67 Part 2 Understanding Media 4 Battlestar Galactica and Spimatic Meaning in Games 93 5 Mutability and Materiality in Star Trek 115 6 The Hunger Games and Fan Paratextual Participation 134 7 Narratives and Databases in Game of Thrones 156 8 Ludic Interaction in Doctor Who 175 Glossary 189 Notes 197 Bibliography 223 Index 241 List of Illustrations Figure 1.1 “Azathoth” and “Nyarlathotep,” two Ancient Ones from Arkham Horror: The Board Game © 2005 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. Photo by the author 30 Figure 1.2 Character cards for “Jenny Barnes” and “Amanda Sharpe” from Arkham Horror. The Board Game © 2005 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. Photo by the author 36 Figure 1.3 The town of Arkham, Game board from Arkham Horror: The Board Game © 2005 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. Photo by the author 40 Figure 2.1 The Lord of the Rings board with the corruption track. Photo by the author 54 Figure 2.2 The Lord of the Rings Mordor board with conflict tracks. Photo by the author 54 Figure 2.3 A piece of Middle-earth. Photo by the author 55 Figure 3.1 Section of game board. The Walking Dead Board Game ©Z-Man Games 2011. Photo by the author 80 Figure 3.2 Original 2010 advertisement for The Walking Dead TV series ©AMC 2010 86 Figure 3.3 The Walking Dead board game covers. The Walking Dead: The Board Game ©Cryptozoic Entertainment 2011. The Walking Dead Board Game ©Z-Man Games 2011. Photo by Katie Booth 87 Figure 4.1 The Battlestar Galactica game board. Battlestar Galactica: A Parker Brothers Game ©Parker Brothers 1978. Photo by the author 99 Figure 4.2 The main section of the Battlestar Galactica game board. Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game ©Fantasy Flight Games 2008. Photo by the author 100 Figure 4.3 Yoke of a Colonial Viper. Battlestar Galactica ©Universal TV 1978 106 Figure 4.4 “Thirty-Three” Cylon attack card. Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game ©Fantasy Flight Games 2008. Photo by the author 111 Figure 4.5 Fan-made “Thirty-Three” Cylon attack card. Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game ©Milan Rancic 2010 112 List of Illustrations ix Figure 5.1 HeroClix Spock, Uhura, McCoy, and Kirk, flanked by a Klingon Battle cruiser and the Enterprise. Star Trek: Expeditions ©WizKids 2011. Photo by Katie Booth 122 Figure 5.2 Klingon ship facing the fleet. Star Trek: Fleet Captains. ©WizKids 2011. Photo by Katie Booth 125 Figure 5.3 Branching narratives. Star Trek: Expeditions. ©WizKids Games 2011. Photo by Katie Booth 132 Figure 6.1 District 12 game board. The Hunger Games: District 12 Strategy Game ©WizKids 2012. Photo by Katie Booth 145 Figure 6.2 Character cards and allies. The Hunger Games: Training Days ©WizKids 2010. Photo by Katie Booth 151 Figure 7.1 Supplies in Westeros are earned via representations of barrels. Game board from A Game of Thrones: The Board Game © 2011 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc 164 Figure 7.2 House cards for “Tywin Lannister,” “Ser Gregor Clegane,” and “The Hound” from A Game of Thrones: The Board Game © 2011 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc 166 Figure 8.1 Components of Doctor Who: The Interactive Electronic Board Game ©Toy Brokers Ltd., 2005. Photo by the author 181 Figure 8.2 Interactive game board. Doctor Who: The Time Travelling Action Game ©Toy Brokers Ltd., 2007. Photo by the author 184

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