> Heroquesting is a sacred ritual that calls the forces of the
> otherworld to manifest. Do you realy want that to happen while
> you're playing a game with your friends? I think losing a game
> in which you are playing Orlanth is more bad luck than anyone
> wants.
Theres an Egyptian game, whose name I have forgotten (Senet?) that is a model of the life-path, from birth to heavenly ascension. Bits of the board represent sundry cosmic forces. Whether or not such games ahave a magical significance is an open question, but I'd be inclined to see boardgames as having quite a significant religio-magical dimension.
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