The second half of –Blackbird9’s Breakfast Club– “Let’s You And Him Fight” (original air date: December 20, 2017)

In the Second Hour,  Let’s You And Him Fight, we examine the history of Board Games from the earliest games of chance and skill, to the earliest dice games, to the first checkerboard games like draughts, checkers, and chess;  to the rise of the board game industry giants like Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley as well as the psychology behind the concepts of WINNING and LOSING and the effects gaming can have on individuals, families, communities and society as a whole.   Were the popular Board Games we grew up with merely harmless entertainment activities that taught sportsmanship and good character . . .  . or were they weaponized  Asymmetrical 4G Psychological Warfare demoralization weapons that targeted the individual and nuclear family unit?