There has been a revival in the popularity of board games in recent years When one of Britain's biggest game makers folded it left behind a huge archive of titles. But for every family favourite, ...

When I was growing up, the Waddington’s Formula One board game was - to me - just another game that our family had. True, it was one that I liked – but much in the same way that I liked playing chess, ...

Victor Watson, who has died aged 86, played a major role in making the board game Monopoly a worldwide hit. Victor Watson Watson became chairman of the Leeds-based games maker John Waddington in 1977.

But his significance went far beyond Monopoly's worldwide reach. On the two occasions disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell tried to take over the company Watson stood firm and successfully saw him off. It ...

There has been a revival in the popularity of board games in recent years When one of Britain's biggest game makers folded it left behind a huge archive of titles. But for every family favourite, ...

When one of Britain's biggest game makers folded it left behind a huge archive of titles. But for every family favourite, there were quite a few you might not have heard of. For decades, Waddingtons ...