Cultural differences in game-playing
July 19, 2006Now this is an interesting thought - Lew Pulsipher wonders why you hardly ever see a black person at a game convention.
Chris Farrell: All Card Games, All the Time
Chris Farrell’s All Card Games, All the Time offers his views on few card games and particularly some Lost Cities strategy.
So you want to be a game reviewer?
July 18, 2006It sounds like the life, right? You get a lot of games, many of them for free, and your gaming nights are a parade of new, exciting, sometimes quirky games.
And, sometimes, life is a little rougher. Tom Vasel–one of the most-recognized reviewers out there–has his two latest reviews up: for a Go Fish variant and a game about taking standardized tests.
SCENE: Somewhere near Seoul. TOM has just received a package:
TOM: Hey! The new box of games to review! What could it be…Tempus? The new El Grande? The Snakes on a Plane tie-in Stratego variant? I can’t wait to–aww, maaaaan.
I certainly agree, reading the reviews, that Twisted Fish sounds like the far more tolerable of the two.
(Would I buy Snakes on a Plane Stratego? Yeah, probably. I’d definitely review it.)
Gone Gaming: GAME STORE CONFIDENTIAL ~ How stupid is too stupid?
How stupid is too stupid?, asks DW Tripp in his latest entry, which ranks amongst the better Game Store Confidential tales in my opinion.
Gone Gaming: The Coming Triumph of the Wargame-Euro Hybrid
July 16, 2006Guest blogger Kris Hall has written an interesting entry called The Coming Triumph of the Wargame-Euro Hybrid on the Gone Gaming blog.
Mike Doyle’s Art Play: T&E Box Cover
July 15, 2006Alfred already linked to Mike Doyle’s Tigris and Euphrates makeover here recently, but the box cover is spectacular.
Lumbersmiths: Jeff’s Podcast Mini-Reviews
July 14, 2006Jeff’s Podcast Mini-Reviews is a good overview of a bunch of game-related podcasts.
My Nightmare
July 13, 2006I just hope my landlord never prints this out and pins it to my door…
New Go Program hits the Market
I’d get this.
Thinking Out Loud: Papa Bear Sesion Report
July 11, 2006Jason Little’s Papa Bear session report was a delightful thing to read as a new father. Some day I’ll be there…
