Chairmen Of The Boards

Chairmen of the BoardsTo Anthropologists tracing the early history of mankind, there are several tellate signs that indicate when a primitive society becomes civilized. Two virtually infallible indications (after the discovery of fire and learning to get in out of the rain) are the fermenting of liquor and the invention of games to help man while away the time between hunts. The story of his attempt to amuse himself by pushing objects along a board-game layout is almost as old as the saga of man...