Call of Duty Real-Time Card Game
Monday April 28, 2008
Upper Deck Entertainment has announced the fall 2008 release of the Call of Duty Real-Time Card Game. According to the Upper Deck web site, there are no turns in this ... Read More
Abstract Games 2008 World Tour
Sunday April 27, 2008
The International Abstract Games Organization (IAGO) is hosting a World Tour in 2008, with several events on the horizon. Upcoming tournaments include a No-Chance Backgammon Tournament at Gaziosmanpasa University in ... Read More
Memoir '44 Campaign Bag - Available in June
Saturday April 26, 2008
Devoted fans of the brilliant Memoir '44 (my pick as the #4 best board game published in 2004) should mark their calendars for June, when the Memoir '44 Campaign Bag ... Read More
The 15 Greatest Board Games in the World
Friday April 25, 2008
Klutz Press, the publisher of 1990's fantastic The Book of Classic Board Games, has released a new collection of board games: The 15 Greatest Board Games in the World. The ... Read More
Merlin's Company - Expansion for Shadows Over Camelot
Thursday April 24, 2008
A new expansion for the board game Shadows over Camelot (my pick as the best board game published in 2005) has been announced by publisher Days of Wonder. Merlin's Company, ... Read More
President - Free Board Game
Wednesday April 23, 2008
The worst fear of a Secret Service Agent is when the U.S. President decides to leave an established motorcade and work the crowd. In President, a free board game designed ... Read More
Solar Energy and Wind Energy Added to Monopoly
Tuesday April 22, 2008
The upcoming Monopoly Here & Now World Edition, scheduled to be available in fall 2008, will feature two new utilities -- Solar Energy and Wind Energy -- in place of ... Read More
Best Political Games
Tuesday April 22, 2008
John McCain, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? Whichever candidate you support -- and whether or not you live in the U.S. -- these political board games and card games take ... Read More
Playing Games at Bars in NYC
Monday April 21, 2008
The web site NYC24.com has posted an interesting feature titled Nerdy Games Rock Bars, an interesting examination of the increasing popularity of board games, spelling bees, debates and quiz nights ... Read More
Favorite New Games at The 2008 Gathering of Friends
Sunday April 20, 2008
Among the relatively new (and as-yet-unreleased) games I was able to play at this year's Gathering of Friends, these really stood out (they're listed in alphabetical order):
Agricola
Felix the Cat in ... Read More
Report 2 from The 2008 Gathering of Friends
Sunday April 20, 2008
The 2008 Gathering of Friends has been over for a week now, and with the benefit of some additional reflection I offer my thoughts on some more new and new-ish ... Read More
Report 1 from The 2008 Gathering of Friends
Saturday April 12, 2008
Right now I'm in Columbus, Ohio, playing games at the annual Gathering of Friends event organized by game designer Alan R. Moon. It's an invitation-only game convention, with about 350 ... Read More
Best Race Games
Tuesday April 8, 2008
The category of racing games covers a fairly wide spectrum, certainly much more than games about automobile racing (of which there are many, with several being excellent). Rather than focus ... Read More
Unspeakable Words - Game Review
Sunday April 6, 2008
Unspeakable Words is a word game unlike any other I've ever played. The scoring is not based on how uncommon each letter is. Rather, points based on the number of ... Read More
Baker's Dozen and Good Measure - Solitaire Card Game Rules
Friday April 4, 2008
We've added the rules for two more solitaire card games: Baker's Dozen and Good Measure. These two games are closely related to each other, and they're both distant cousins of ... Read More
Go Boom, Snap - Card Game Rules
Wednesday April 2, 2008
If you're looking for a way to pass some time with your children, consider these two family card games: Go Boom and Snap. Go Boom is in the same family ... Read More