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The wooden game pieces become representative ... illustration by Mads Berg This might be why we need board games more than ever. The Rules We Break, the latest book from Eric Zimmerman, professor of ...

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TIME spoke with Leacock to learn more about the board game explosion and what it’s like to design them for a living. The following conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

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