Was chess played during the great depression? what about scrabble? Parchesi? checkers and Chinese Checkers?

Question

A yes and no answer is fine. I would greatly appreciate it !!!
THANKS!!! :)

Answer 1

Chess is a very old game so Chess YES

Scrabble was introduced to the public in 1948 so Scrabble NO

Checkers is one of the oldest games around so Checkers YES

Parcheesi was copyrighted in 1874 so Parcheesi YES

Chinese Checkers is another old game so Chinese Checkers YES

Answer 2

Board games became very popular, as folks were between jobs, they could at least entertain the family without a large expenditure of cash.
Chess has antecedents to at least the third Century AD. It's one of the oldest games in the world, and was used originally to teach tactics to Indian and Persian nobility.
Parchesi, Checkers ("Draughts")/Chinese Checkers also have long lineages.
One game you missed was Monopoly. It and its relatives were very popular in the late 1930s.
"Scrabble" was only published after WW2. However, similar wordgames were played during the Depression.

Answer 3

Chess, definitely yes. The two best-known American chess stars of the period were Reuben Fine and Sammy Reshevsky. Many chess tournaments were held in Europe, and the one at Hastings in England was an annual event.

Answer 4

Yes. Many great players of the past reigned during that period like Capablanca and Alekhine.

Answer 5

Probably yes. I mean even though it was a bad time people need entertainment.

Answer 6

yes