Programmes at the Colloquium at Nuremberg

Here is the program schedule of the 19th International Board game Studies Colloquium which will be held at Nuremberg, Germany from 12 to 16 April 2016.

Preliminary Agenda of BGS XIX 2016

TUESDAY / 12th April

18/30  Informal Reception and Accreditation

            German Games Archive Nuremberg, Pellerhaus, 1st floor

            Egidienplatz 23, 90403 Nuremberg

WEDNESDAY / 13th April

SESSIONS: Ancient Times / Chess and chess-related / Medieval Games

8/30    Accreditation

9/00    Ajax and Achilles playing Pente Grammai Redux – several more sub-realities that may lurk behind Execias’ most famous vase : Peter Shotwell, Las Cruces

9/30    Stranger Games: The life and times of the spintriae: Eddie Duggan, Ipswich

Discussion

10/15  Coffee Break

10/45  Draughts (checkers) and Chess in Germany : Arie van der Stoep, Utrecht

11/15  Schada – The World Game : Fred Horn, Den Haag

11/45  The Mantrin in Traditional Indian Chess and his Peculiar Notion of War : Maria Schetelich, Leipzig

Discussion

12/30  Lunch

13/30  The Manuscript Chaduranga Chakra on Indian Chess : R.G.Singh, Mysuru

14/00  Social importance of board games in feudal states of northwestern India of the 18th and 19th century : Leander A. Feiler, Riemerling

Discussion

14/45  Coffee Break

15/15  The History and Distribution of Táb: A Survey of Petra’s Gaming Boards and a first attempt at programming Táb playing rules : Alex de Voogt, New York

15/45  From Ludus latrunculorum to Hnefatafl (and beyond) : Matthias Teichert, Göttingen

Discussion

16/30  Medieval board games carved in stone in Falaise Castle: Sylvestre Jonquay, Angerville-l'Orcher

17/00  The Game of the Universe : Adrian Seville, London

Discussion

18/30  Formal Reception

            (Hirsvogelsaal, Hirschelgasse 9-11, 90403 Nuremberg)

THURSDAY / 14th April

SESSIONS: Game Pieces / Modern History / Theory

9/00    Proto-Chess: No! Proto-Chessmen: Yes! Origin of Chess – New Considerations and Conclusions : Manfred A. J. Eder, Kelkheim

9/30    Lost in Transition: Game artefacts on display and the quest for provenance : Elke Rogersdotter, Uppsala

Discussion

10/15  Coffee Break

10/45  Theory of the introduction of Shogi via Southeast Asia: Viewed from the forms of Makruk pieces : Yasuji Shimizu, Kashihara

11/15  German wooden games pieces. Unique objects The collection of Werner Pöll 17-10-1940 – 25-10-2003 : Wim van Mourik, Veenendaal

Discussion

12/00  Lunch

13/00  Guided Tour: The renaissance part of the Pellerhaus

14/00  Golok Dhām – a late 19th century Bengali promotion game : Jakob Schmidt-Madsen, Copenhagen

14/30  For a Limited Time Only – Advertising and Premium Games : Bruce Whitehill, Eickeloh

Discussion

15/15  Coffee Break

15/45  ROVO - History of the Company Erich Röber Apparatebau : Jakob Gloger , Leipzig

16/15  Through the Lens of Choice, Randomness and Interaction: 20 Years of Spiel des Jahres Winners : David King, London

16/45  About the Correlation amid the Physical and Mental Appearance of a Game : Borko Tepina, Ljubljana

Discussion

18/00  Guided Tour through the Altstadthof Brewery and Cellars

19/00  Colloquium Dinner (Altstadthof Brewery: Bergstraße 19, 90403 Nuremberg)

FRIDAY, 15th April

SESSIONS: Haba Excursion / Theory / Social and Educational Aspects

8/00    Bus departure to Bad Rodach at the Pellerhaus

            German Games Archive, Egidienplatz 23, 90403 Nürnberg

10/00  Guided tour through Haba Manufactory

12/00  Lunch

12/30  Return to Nuremberg

14/00  planned arrival in Nuremberg

14/30  Ancient Board Games – emblems of creation : Chris van de Riet, Goor

15/00  Togyzkumalak, the “algebra of shepherd” History, current practice and mathematical aspects : Jean Retschitzki, Fribourg

Discussion

15/45  Measuring Drama in Goose-like games : João Pedro Neto and Jorge Nuno Silva, Lisbon

16/15  Rithmomachia – Erudite Pastime or Educational Game : Sophie Caflisch, Zurich

Discussion

17/00  Coffee Break

17/30  Intercultural aspects of (board) games : Ralf Kuhn, Saarbrücken

18/00  Considering Transcultural German Conversation Lessons Using Traditional Japanese Games : Asuka Yamazaki, Kyoto

18/30  The Japanese Period of Alex Randolph : Cosimo Cardellicchio and Guiseppe Baggio, Bari

Discussion

20/00  Get Together, game playing and insight into the collection of the German Games Archive, including display collection of Alex Randolph’s prototypes

SATURDAY, 16th April

Sessions: Social and Educational Aspects

9/00    Cultural Play – A tangible interactive board game project on the religious monuments of Singapore : Ng Ee Ching, Singapore

9/30    History Teaching with Ancient Board Games : Marco Tibaldini, Bergamo

Discussion

10/15  Coffee Break

10/45  Are we playing the game or is the game playing us? : David Parlett, London

11/15  One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure: An Investigation Into the Culture of Board Games and Yard Sales : Michele R. King, Williamsburg

Discussion

12/00  Top Stories: Narrative Qualities of Traditional Games : Francesca Berti, Tübingen

12/30  The game as a motor of social development : Tom Werneck, Haar

Discussion

13/15  Farewell Lunch

15/00  After Colloquium Excursion

            Museum of Industrial Culture and its computer and digital games collection (Guided Tour) Museum of Industrial Culture, Äußere Sulzbacher Straße 62 90491 Nuremberg