Boardgame News: Predatory vs. Non-Predatory Games
January 16, 2007Predatory vs. Non-Predatory Games is an interesting articly by Ben Baldanza on dividing games into predatory and non-predatory games, particularly in the context of two-player games.
Frank Branham: Rating Systems get a 2 out of 5
January 13, 2007Even if I do not always agree with Frank Branham, I always find his opinions entertaining.
d21 Gaming: The Love of Minds
January 9, 2007The Love of Minds is a nice Yehudesque article on why we play games. Good thoughts.
Congratulations!
January 4, 2007She said Yes.
Gone Gaming: Analysis of The Menorah Game
December 27, 2006Yehuda’s Analysis of The Menorah Game (he’s the designer) makes for interesting reading.
Gone Gaming: The Gone Gaming 2006 Board Game Internet Awards
December 13, 2006The Gone Gaming 2006 Board Game Internet Awards have been announced. Nominations close at 30.12.2006, and the awards are announced on 13.1.2007.
Mike Doyle’s Art Play: Modern Art Released
November 29, 2006Mike Doyle’s Brazilian Modern Art is released. It’s the most beautiful board game I’ve ever seen, I believe. So many clever ideas!
The Tao of Gaming: Die Macher … revisited
November 27, 2006In Die Macher … revisited, Brian Bankler offers some interesting variants to the classic political game.
Games Journal: Gipf Review
November 21, 2006Mitchell Thomashow’s review of Gipf (actually a Yinsh review) might be old, but it is a very inspired piece of board game writing that is still worth reading, even though the release of Pünct has slightly outdated it.
Journal of Boardgame Design: Are Game Designers Auteurs?
November 7, 2006Are Game Designers Auteurs? That’s a good question, and Jonathan Degann answers it in detail.
