The season of board games is approaching, with diverse components like figurines, top hats, cards, and play money. Board games are fascinating, shaping desires and strategies. They embody a pocket philosophy of life, influencing what individuals desire and how they pursue their goals.
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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