tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post7966782778690929032..comments2024-03-28T02:36:05.166-07:00Comments on Experience Points: The Political Power of GamesJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-80394151782202280662010-05-13T00:03:42.212-07:002010-05-13T00:03:42.212-07:00@ Nels
Awesome. That Mr. Hearst sure caused a lot...@ Nels<br /><br />Awesome. That Mr. Hearst sure caused a lot of problems. I actually remembered your post and thought of using that as a case study, but these WWII themes ones fit so nicely together. But again, thanks for bolstering my claims. ;)Jorge Alborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-9742535840445010962010-05-11T13:27:41.438-07:002010-05-11T13:27:41.438-07:00Oh whoa, fascinating! Very interesting Jorge.
Int...Oh whoa, fascinating! Very interesting Jorge.<br /><br />Interestingly, in the lead up to the Spanish-American war, William Randolph Hearst sponsored the creation of a card game called <i>"War with Spain"</i>. Obviously a lot of the yellow journalism Hearst and Pulitzer did had a greater effect on the war starting, but it's still interesting.<br /><br />Wrote about it a little more <a href="http://www.above49.ca/2010/01/did-card-game-start-spanish-american.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you're curious.Nels Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484436433023780229noreply@blogger.com