Gaming the Stage : Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Gaming the Stage -- Illustrations -- One. Gaming History -- Two. Cards: Imperfect Information and Male Friendship -- Three. Backgammon: Space and Scopic Dominance -- Four. Chess: Performative History and Dynastic Marriage -- Epilogue. Participatory Spectators and the Theatricality of Kinect -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.