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Biography of a Board Game 225.5 - Mousetrap

Biography of a Board Game 225.5 - Mousetrap

Ludology · Geoffrey Engelstein

May 24, 202012m 36s

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Show Notes

Join Scott as he recounts the history of the game that blurred the line between a game and a toy: Mousetrap.

Bibliography of a Board Game for Mouse Trap It's All a Game by Tristan Donovan A World Without Reality: Inside Marvin Glass's Toy Vault by Bill Paxton Mental Floss – Mouse Trap Game Facts Chicago Tribune – Toying with Success Best Play – History of Mouse Trap: Murder, Playboys and Plagiarism Google Patents Rube Goldberg.com Smithsonian Mag – Teaching physics with a massive game of mouse trap