An Excellent Article on Board Games

I have no idea why it took me so long to find this article, but in 2010 the Financial Time's undercover economist published a great article. He reports from a German board gaming convention, and covers all sorts of board game topics and history, from the first Spiel de Jahres, to Rio Grande Games, to the most prolific board game designer in the world. He also solicits some interesting thoughts regarding the enduring popularity of board games in the face of the computer age. 

“You can know someone for 10 years,” explains Teuber with some passion, “and the first time you play a game with them you see a side you never saw before. But when you’re playing a game on your PC, you’re just playing a computer’s artificial intelligence. This is a partner with no emotion. You can’t see the computer smiling. You can’t see the computer … what’s the word?” He presses his fists to his head.“Get cross?”

Do read the whole thing, I don't think it's gated.