Thursday December 27, 2007
A trio of children's games by scottsh at 07:29 AM
For Christmas/Chanukkah this year (yes, we're a dual-holiday household) my kids got three interesting games I thought I would share with the group. Note that this is going to be a long entry, but I decided to see how it...

Saturday June 30, 2007
REVIEW: Carcassonne/Xbox 360 by JP at 10:28 PM
The classic tile laying game comes to Xbox Live Arcade, and doesn't miss a beat. After the gaming goodness that was Catan for XBLA, I was really looking forward to the console version of Carcassone, one of my favorite...

Tuesday June 05, 2007
Say It Ain't So! Wizkids And Halo by JP at 12:09 PM
Just when you thought it was safe to buy a 'clix' game from Wizkids, now we learn that Wizkids will be releasing a 'clix' version of Halo! Yes! Combining two things that Tim absolutely loves, Wizkids has created the...

Tuesday January 02, 2007
REVIEW: THE GAME OF LIFE in Bikini Bottom SpongeBob SquarePants Edition by scottsh at 01:21 PM
REVIEW SUMMARY: Very basic game for the younger set, too much dependence on randomness MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: It is the classic game Life targeted at a younger audience and set in Bikini Bottom - you pick a career,...
REVIEW: Rumis by scottsh at 12:56 PM
REVIEW SUMMARY: A fun stacking game that delivers for family members of all ages. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A bit like Jenga in reverse, players take turns collaboratively building up a proscribed shape based on the pieces they have...

Monday August 14, 2006
Gencon is in the bag... by Tim at 10:17 AM
In case you live under a rock, Gencon was this last weekend, and the lovely folks at GamingReport have all the details and pictures. So if you were unable to attend (which is still a few folks), this is an...

Wednesday July 26, 2006
Monopoly updated? by scottsh at 10:49 AM
Parker Brothers has decided to update Monopoly yet again - as if the hundreds of licensed content versions weren't enough. As an aside - the Hasbro web site lists no fewer than 10 versions of Monopoly now available, from the...

Thursday July 13, 2006
OOTS in the wild by Tim at 02:39 PM
And we have a picture :) Not like that we don't know that Ape Games guy or anything, but the game is coming. They are taking pre-orders now!!! Go buy a few dozen so we can say we knew him...

Thursday February 23, 2006
Ticket To Ride On The PC by JP at 04:21 PM
You loved Ticket To Ride the boardgame, now you can play Ticket to Ride on the PC! Yes, that's right. On the PC. Against other people over the internets. Sadly, LAN play is not included, so we can't kick Kevin's...

Thursday February 09, 2006
Design a Science Fiction Game by John at 07:55 AM
A post about science fiction AND gaming? What a perfect candidate for a cross-post! Editor Lou Anders and sf author Mike Resnick are throwing down a challenge to gamers and game designers related to Mike Resnick's Starship: Pirate, the upcoming...

Wednesday February 08, 2006
Games Quarterly Publisher Announces Top Games of 2005 by Kevin at 07:53 AM
For Immediate Release February 7, 2005 Top 100 Games of 2005 Announced Today the publisher of Games Quarterly and coordinator of National Games Week announced the top hundred games for National Games Week 2005. The list is derived from surveys...

Thursday January 26, 2006
School Game Night by John at 09:03 PM
Tonight was Game Night at my daughter's elementary school. It was a neat idea. There were plenty of games on hand and free popcorn and water. The game selection is about what you'd guess for an elementary school game night:...

Thursday January 12, 2006
BOARD GAME REVIEW: Ingenious by Kevin at 09:47 AM
My Rating BRIEF SYNOPSIS:An abstract tile-laying game by designer Reiner Knizia. PROS: Quick to learn; a good thinking game, but can be played as seriously or casually as desired; great production value; solitaire mode. CONS: only allows 4 players...

Saturday December 31, 2005
Gaming quickly by scottsh at 02:06 AM
Reuters (via Yahoo) has a story about game companies looking to speed up board games - because consumers believe they don't have time to play games otherwise. Examples are Scene It? (a decent DVD-based movie game) and the Nascar version...

Thursday December 08, 2005
Board Games Make Great Gifts by John at 05:40 AM
The Morning News has a list of good board games to give as gifts. I'm glad to see that there are no super-popular games like the standard Toys R Us fare (Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, etc.) because there's a whole...