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Castle Keep - Game Review

Castle Keep is a simple card game (sure, they use cool chunky tiles, but it's really a card game) is all about building your castle and/or destroying your opponent's. Both...

Android: New Sci-Fi Crime Game

I am a fan of crime fiction, and I am a fan of sci-fi. So it is not surprising at all that I am intrigued by Android, a new game...

Catan Geographies: Germany in March

A new game based on the mechanics in The Settlers of Catan is scheduled to be available in March 2009. Catan Geographies: Germany, designed by Klaus Teuber, will be published...

New Scenarios for Memoir '44

Game publisher Days of Wonder has posted eight new scenarios for Memoir '44, a World War II game, on its web site. Several of the scenarios were previously available in...

Top 10 Card Games of 2008

This was a fantastic year for new card games. My picks for the best card games published in 2008 include a wide variety, with two party games, two movie-themed games,...

Klondike - Game Review

Klondike is "a wicked gambling/bluffing/dexterity game" that works for both children and adults, according to game reviewer Mark Jackson. Designed for 2 to 4 players, ages 6 and up, Klondike...

Sid Sackson - Game Designer Profile

Sid Sackson is one of the greatest game designers who ever lived. His best-known game is probably Acquire, which has been published numerous times since its first printing in 1962....

2008 Toy and Game Inventors Award Winners

At the recent Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG), the first-ever Toy and Game Inventors Event (TAGIE) Awards were handed out. "We are thrilled to honor the great minds behind...

Black Friday: Games to Avoid

As you do your holiday shopping this year, I strongly recommend avoiding both Monopoly Town and Laser Battle. Monopoly Town is simply a bad game (read why in my review of...

Can You Save the Detroit Lions?

The Detroit Lions are on the verge of making history as the first team to ever go 0-16 in an NFL season. (In 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 0-14.)...

King's Court - From the Creator of Twister

Reyn Guyer, designer of the classic dexterity game Twister, unveiled a new game at the recent Chicago Toy and Game Fair. King's Court "combines croquet and checkers in a backyard...

Memo to Hasbro: Web Site Worse Now

Hasbro recently updated its company web site, most of which is just fine. But the new Customer Service section -- specifically the portion dedicated to game rules and other product...

Catalyst Game Labs Seeks WizKids Games

Catalyst Game Labs, publisher of the Classic BattleTech wargame and Shadowrun fantasy-cyberpunk roleplaying game, has made an offer to acquire various WizKids properties -- including HeroClix and the Pirates Pocket...

Game-Related Photos from Life Archives

Google has posted a collection of millions of photographs from the archives of the magazine Life. Among them are dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of game-related photos, including: A 1940 photo...

World of Warcraft Minis On Sale Tomorrow

The World of Warcraft Miniatures Game, published by Upper Deck Entertainment, is scheduled to go on sale tomorrow at hobby stores. The starter set, which includes four figures (two Alliance...

New Edition of Cosmic Encounter Due Soon

A new edition of Cosmic Encounter, originally published in 1977, will be available soon from Fantasy Flight Games. In Cosmic Encounter, players are aliens trying to colonize foreign worlds. But...

Great Promo Video for Khet: The Laser Game

The creators of Khet: The Laser Game have produced an entertaining promotional video. In the video, two of the board game's designers are playing Khet and bringing trash talk to...

Free-Fall Scrabble (And Other Extremes)

Nicole Angelides and Ramsey Kent are skydivers who love the classic word game Scrabble. They recently combined the two passions, and some dramatic photos are available. As part of a...

Pandemic Expansion Scheduled for 2009

Game publisher Z-Man Games has announced an expansion for the cooperative board game Pandemic, although no details have been released other than the fact that it is scheduled to be...

Games Magazine's 2008 Games 100

Every year, Games magazine publishes a list of the 100 best games published in the previous year. It is always well done, and can serve as a fantastic holiday gift-giving...

News from Essen Spiel 08 Game Fair

W. Eric Martin, editor of BoardGameNews.com, recently traveled to Germany for the annual game fair (Spiel 08) in Essen. His reports are must-read material for serious gamers: Day 1, Day...

Fun with Dice

What happens when you have too many dice, too much time, and incredible stop-motion video skills? This. (It's a great video from the dance pop group Fujiya & Miyagi.) More Fun...

Kaleidos - New Edition Available Soon

I have wanted to own a copy of Kaleidos, an extremely entertaining party game originally published in 1995, for about seven years. Unfortunately, the original version has been out of...

Kids' Version of Zobmondo at Arby's

Arby's, the fast-food franchise best known for its roast beef sandwiches, will include a children's version of Zobmondo!! in its kids' meals beginning in early 2009, according to a report...

Toy and Game Designers' Workshop

On Saturday, October 25, I will speak at at the Toy and Game Designers' Workshop 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The one-day event is designed to help aspiring game designers...

Lost Cities Board Game Available Soon

Lost Cities: The Board Game will be available soon from publisher Rio Grande Games. The European edition of this game, known as Keltis, won the 2008 Spiel des Jahres. (The...

Acquire, Axis & Allies, More Now at GameTable Online

Six new games are now available for online play at GameTable Online: Acquire, Axis & Allies, Guillotine, RoboRally, Turbo Hearts (a Hearts variant created by Magic: The Gathering designer Richard...

Battle Cry Now on GameTable Online

Battle Cry, a U.S. Civil War game designed by Richard Borg, is now available for free online play at GameTable Online. A live tournament is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 18,...

 

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