This chapter shares the struggles of a farming couple in 1977, including financial difficulties and the unexpected news of a pregnancy. Despite their hardships, the chapter ends with a sense of hope as George prepares to face the new day.
A young family nearly lost everything in the 1970s farm crisis. Then, they invented a board game. Today on the show, producer Ben Naddaff-Hafrey shares a story about how life shows up in games and what games teach us about risk, life, love, and in this case ... farming.
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