Although board games may appear to be merely a means of recreation and a trivial factor of American culture, they actually represent much more. One specific game worthy of study is chess, which serves a much more fundamental purpose than that for which it is generally given credit. Chess not only has historically formed one of the chief means employed by societies to draw its collective bonds closer, but it also conveys many truths of …showed first 75 words of 1232 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1232 total…war should be thought of as a chess game. It is through this functional purpose along with its representational truths that chess is far more than a board game, and its societal significance is far more than recreation. The inherent nature of chess as a culmination of risk, reward, prudence and respect truly make it a game that can provide players with an understanding of strategy that may not be able to be grasped otherwise.