A slick-looking new edition of Octi, a terrific abstract strategy game originally published in 1999, is available from publisher FoxMind. Game designer Don Green spoke about Octi in this interview. He said the game "illustrates how a game with simple rules can nevertheless have an 'equilibrium' that is so deep that it is very difficult to anticipate how players will attack the problem or formulate strategies."...Read Full Post
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New Edition of Octi from FoxMind
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Angry Birds: On Thin Ice
Board Game Central19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amThe eternal struggle between Bird and Pig continues and this time the Big Red Bird joins the fun! The second installment of the exciting skill and action game based on the best-selling phone app, Angry Birds On Thin Ice, lets players build, launch and destroy with fun new features, including pigs with helmets, breakable ice block building pieces, an "exploding" TNT box and a new large red bird character. The mission card shows you which pieces to use to build the pigs' defenses and which birds your opponent will use to try to topple the pigs. Snappable ice pieces make the missions… -
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Angry Birds: On Thin Ice
Board Game Central19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amThe eternal struggle between Bird and Pig continues and this time the Big Red Bird joins the fun! The second installment of the exciting skill and action game based on the best-selling phone app, Angry Birds On Thin Ice, lets players build, launch and destroy with fun new features, including pigs with helmets, breakable ice block building pieces, an "exploding" TNT box and a new large red bird character. The mission card shows you which pieces to use to build the pigs' defenses and which birds your opponent will use to try to topple the pigs. Snappable ice pieces make the missions… -
Holiday gaming
Spiel : Boardgames in the UK11 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pmJan and I have just returned from a week’s holiday in Tenerife where we had brilliant weather, a nice hotel offering plenty of activities - Archery, French Boules and others. Two wins at the French Boules - archery is clearly a game of millimetres and I was millimetres the wrong side of the line every [...]
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New Edition of Octi from FoxMind
23 Jan 2012 | 6:45 amA slick-looking new edition of Octi, a terrific abstract strategy game originally published in 1999, is available from publisher FoxMind. Game designer Don Green spoke about Octi in this interview. He said the game "illustrates how a game with simple rules can nevertheless have an 'equilibrium' that is so deep that it is very difficult to anticipate how players will attack the problem or formulate strategies."...Read Full Post -
2012 Reader's Choice Award Nominations Open
19 Jan 2012 | 2:16 amIt's time for the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards, where you get to pick the best games, the best game stores -- and more!...Read Full Post -
Fantasy Flight Needs Rules Writer, Game Designer
9 Jan 2012 | 6:18 amGame publisher Fantasy Flight Games is looking for an associate game designer for their "living card games" and a technical writer, according to a recent post on the company's website....Read Full Post -
Top Kickstarter Games of 2011
9 Jan 2012 | 3:26 amThe folks at the Purple Pawn blog have done a great job of covering games which seek funding on Kickstarter, a relatively new way to generate revenue which has been used effectively by independent game designers and a growing number of small game companies. (Kickstarter allows people looking for funding to produce creative projects -- like films, music, and board games -- to connect with people willing to fund those undertakings. 1955: The War of Espionage is one example.)...Read Full Post -
Card Games for New Year's Eve
31 Dec 2011 | 8:04 amIf your New Year's Eve plans include some time when you need to entertain a group of children, just pull out a deck of cards and try one of my picks for the Top 5 Children's Card Games. The complete rules are available for all five, including Go Fish and Spoons....Read Full Post
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Angry Birds: On Thin Ice
19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amThe eternal struggle between Bird and Pig continues and this time the Big Red Bird joins the fun! The second installment of the exciting skill and action game based on the best-selling phone app, Angry Birds On Thin Ice, lets players build, launch and destroy with fun new features, including pigs with helmets, breakable ice block building pieces, an "exploding" TNT box and a new large red bird character. The mission card shows you which pieces to use to build the pigs' defenses and which birds your opponent will use to try to topple the pigs. Snappable ice pieces make the missions… -
Dice Game Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pmDice are one of the oldest and simplest gaming devices, having been used by humans, in various forms, for millenia. But for a gaming piece of such apparent simplicity, there are a large number, and wide variety of, games that can be played with dice. Although dice are often used as an element to interject "chance" into a game, not all dice games are purely random. Many have significant strategic elements, and mathematical acumen and computational skill can also be important talents when playing dice games. There are both traditional dice games and commercial dice games (often based on… -
Yahtzee Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pmYahtzee is a popular family dice game played with five dice. It is a commercial version of the traditional game of Yacht. Yahtzee is played by two or more people, and uses five six-sided dice. A dice cup is often used as well, though this is optional. Players take turns rolling the dice and attempting to score the maximum number of points by rolling specific combinations of dice. For each player's turn, they are allowed to roll the dice up to three times in an attempt to get the highest scoring combination. For the first roll, throw all five dice. From among the five, set aside any you wish… -
Yacht Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pmYacht is a popular family dice game played with five dice. It is a traditional version of the commercial game of Yahtzee. The rules for Yacht are largely the same as for Yahtzee (roll five dice up to three times, fill in one category on the score sheet), with the following exceptions: There are only 12 categories. There is no "Three of a Kind" category. The "small straight" is five-in-a-row starting with "1" (1-2-3-4-5) and the "large straight" is five-in-a-row ending with "6" (2-3-4-5-6); both are worth 30 points. "Full House" (three of one value and two of another) scores the total pip… -
Shut The Box Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pmShut The Box is a traditional dice game for one or more players that uses a special counting box. Shut The Box apparently originated in Europe as early as the 12th century, and is also known under such names as "Tric-Trac, "Canoga", "Batten Down The Hatches", "Klackers", "High Rollers", and many more. Although some folks play Shut The Box as a gambling game, today it is a popular family pastime, and is often used at home or in schools to help children learn their numbers. The game uses two six-sided dice and a box with hinged tiles numbered 1 to 9. The box is used as both game board and…
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SAG Board Approves AFTRA Merger Proposal
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Get a job: Rockstar, LucasArts, others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board
27 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pmIn the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Rockstar, LucasArts, Blizzard Entertainment, and others. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted ... -
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School board revises student fees policy
27 Jan 2012 | 4:21 amThe North Platte Telegraph Activity cards for students will increase to $30 for the 2011-12 school year after the board of education approved the revision of the student fee policy at their meeting on Tuesday night. -
Unplugged gaming as popular as ever
26 Jan 2012 | 1:28 pmElectronic and online games may be increasing in popularity, but they are yet to push out their unplugged counterparts.
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Angry Birds: On Thin Ice
19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 amThe eternal struggle between Bird and Pig continues and this time the Big Red Bird joins the fun! The second installment of the exciting skill and action game based on the best-selling phone app, Angry Birds On Thin Ice, lets players build, launch and destroy with fun new features, including pigs with helmets, breakable ice block building pieces, an "exploding" TNT box and a new large red bird character. The mission card shows you which pieces to use to build the pigs' defenses and which birds your opponent will use to try to topple the pigs. Snappable ice pieces make the missions… -
Dice Game Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pmDice are one of the oldest and simplest gaming devices, having been used by humans, in various forms, for millenia. But for a gaming piece of such apparent simplicity, there are a large number, and wide variety of, games that can be played with dice. Although dice are often used as an element to interject "chance" into a game, not all dice games are purely random. Many have significant strategic elements, and mathematical acumen and computational skill can also be important talents when playing dice games. There are both traditional dice games and commercial dice games (often based on… -
Yahtzee Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pmYahtzee is a popular family dice game played with five dice. It is a commercial version of the traditional game of Yacht. Yahtzee is played by two or more people, and uses five six-sided dice. A dice cup is often used as well, though this is optional. Players take turns rolling the dice and attempting to score the maximum number of points by rolling specific combinations of dice. For each player's turn, they are allowed to roll the dice up to three times in an attempt to get the highest scoring combination. For the first roll, throw all five dice. From among the five, set aside any you wish… -
Yacht Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pmYacht is a popular family dice game played with five dice. It is a traditional version of the commercial game of Yahtzee. The rules for Yacht are largely the same as for Yahtzee (roll five dice up to three times, fill in one category on the score sheet), with the following exceptions: There are only 12 categories. There is no "Three of a Kind" category. The "small straight" is five-in-a-row starting with "1" (1-2-3-4-5) and the "large straight" is five-in-a-row ending with "6" (2-3-4-5-6); both are worth 30 points. "Full House" (three of one value and two of another) scores the total pip… -
Shut The Box Rules
18 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pmShut The Box is a traditional dice game for one or more players that uses a special counting box. Shut The Box apparently originated in Europe as early as the 12th century, and is also known under such names as "Tric-Trac, "Canoga", "Batten Down The Hatches", "Klackers", "High Rollers", and many more. Although some folks play Shut The Box as a gambling game, today it is a popular family pastime, and is often used at home or in schools to help children learn their numbers. The game uses two six-sided dice and a box with hinged tiles numbered 1 to 9. The box is used as both game board and…
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Holiday gaming
11 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pmJan and I have just returned from a week’s holiday in Tenerife where we had brilliant weather, a nice hotel offering plenty of activities - Archery, French Boules and others. Two wins at the French Boules - archery is clearly a game of millimetres and I was millimetres the wrong side of the line every [...] -
2011 Roundup
1 Jan 2012 | 5:28 am2011 saw me play 200 games of 156 different titles (interestingly, just one fewer than the 157 different titles played in both 2010 and 2009, although the total plays is down a bit compared with 208 in 2010 and 229 in 2009). My full list of games played is here. My most played game was Lord [...] -
Solo Pandemic
29 Dec 2011 | 4:52 amIt’s too long since I last played Pandemic so I decided to try out a solo game playing two characters. I randomly drew the Scientist and the Operations Expert, which seemed like a good combination. And sure enough, using the Scientist’s ability to discover a cure with four cards of the same colour (rather than [...] -
New games for Christmas
28 Dec 2011 | 9:30 amFour new games arrived on Christmas Day: Paris Connection was a gift from my Mum and Dad; Santiago de Cuba was from Jan; while my Boardgamegeek Secret Santa surprised me with two games - Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer and Barons. Good stuff. We’ve already tried Paris Connection and Ascension both of which were very good. [...] -
Test post
15 Dec 2011 | 12:59 pmThis is a test post. Please ignore.
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WAGS Chronicles II : The WAGSENING
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Two weeks, three games (In the Shadow of the Emperor, Die Burgen Von Burgund, Power Grid: First Sparks)
27 Jan 2012 | 9:31 amTwo weeks ago, we pulled out a game that has languished on the shelves for far too long: In the shadow of the Emperor. Before this, it had been 3.5 years since we last played it!Obviously, a substantial refresher was in order (and Bearbomb had never played). Luckily, once it gets going it's not too difficult. This is a great example of how well themed an otherwise abstract and dry game can be.Shemp started as emperor, but after a failed coup by Kozure, I succeeded in taking over the throne. A mid-game alliance with Bearbomb allowed me to survive the next coup and after that I managed to… -
Falling behind (7 wonders, Robo-rally, I'm the boss!, King of Tokyo, Diamant, El Grande, Cosmic Encounter)
14 Jan 2012 | 11:51 pmI haven't been updating this regularly, but for the sake of posterity I'm going to record the games played in the last two weeks.Honestly, it kills me to let the triumphant return of El Grande to the WAGS table pass without more comment, but so it goes. For the record, Shemp and I tied.(stealth update)Just wanted to comment on El Grande. If El Grande shows it's age at all, it's in downtime. Between turns, players are not involved in any way and this is something that more recent games have largely eliminated. Still, the gameplay remains extremely engaging for me. There's a simplicity to the… -
In Soviet Russia Magic cards look at you!
9 Jan 2012 | 12:33 pmSo, you remember Magic: The Gathering, right? You've seen the cards? Have you seen the cards with googly eyes?If you clicked that link, you have now. -
2011 in review
4 Jan 2012 | 9:52 pm2011 is now history. Here's what we played:7 plays7 Wonders6 playsRoma/ Roma 2: the arena5 playsKing of TokyoClans4 playsDominionInnovation3 playsTroyesTribunePanic StationCivilization (2010 version)VikingsLords of VegasHigh FrontiersNightfallDefenders of the Realm2 playsHigh SocietyMariaPower GridMacaoQuarriorsFragGoAlien FrontiersRaDominant Species1960: The Making of a PresidentYomiRa: the dice game1 playUrban SprawlLast Night on EarthGalaxy TruckerChinaTransEuropaDuel of AgesAndroidPower StruggleJunta: Vive El PresidenteNexus OpsScrabble Slam!Chaos in the Old WorldSteamDungeon… -
It takes a village (Urban Sprawl)
19 Dec 2011 | 8:37 pmChad Jensen is a designer of many games that lots of people like. Mostly, the Combat Commander series and Dominant Species. Although Kozure and Bearbomb are fans of CC, I prefer Conflict of Heroes. We've played Dominant Species a few times, and although I recognize that it's a good game it seems too long by a turn or two, and in my opinion El Grande does a very similar thing in a much tighter package. Anyway, this is a long winded way of saying that although I looked forward to playing Urban Sprawl, i didn't expect to love it.Kozure and I were once again accompanied by Bearbomb, but this time…
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Play Board Games
22 Jan 2012 | 8:58 amPlay-board-games.com is a site for people who love to play board games. From reviews and winning strategies to play sessions, this site offers fun information -
The Hobbit Board Game
16 Jan 2012 | 9:22 amThe Hobbit Board Game Board game manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games Number of players: 2-5 Ages: 11yrs+ Time: 45-60 minsQuick Verdict Journey with Bilbo -
Quarriors Dice Game
15 Jan 2012 | 2:34 pmQuarriors dice game Dice game manufacturer: WizKids Games Number of players: 2-4 Ages: 11yrs+ Time: 30 minsQuick Verdict Love deck building games, but -
Epigo Board Game
4 Jan 2012 | 7:53 amEpigo Board Game Board game manufacturer: Masquerade Games Number of players: 2 (4 with variant) Ages: 11+ Time: 30 minsQuick Verdict Backed by a concept -
Christian Bible Study Game for Homeschool Teaching
21 Dec 2011 | 11:20 amBible Trivia is a Christian Bible study game that's peerless as a teaching game for homeschool or Sunday school. It's a perfect Christian game for teaching the Scriptures.
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Gibraltar Chess Festival: Hou Yifan leads with a 2900 performance
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Wijk aan Zee Rd11: Carlsen plays like Tal to beat Topalov
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Confessions of a chess novice
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January 27--Wahrheit Jumps into the Saddle
11 Jan 2012 | 8:34 amThanks to Wahrheit for taking the reigns of the chess improvement carnival.He has a great idea for the first one: post your best post ever. We should see some great stuff: I know I will be sifting through some of the old Knights Errant blogs to find a chestnut or two. Deadline for submission is January 27. -
Happy Birthday, Carnival!
6 Dec 2011 | 12:11 amThat's a wrap!Welcome to the December 5, 2011 edition of chess improvement carnival. Some great stuff, and as a Christmas gift I was very inclusive in accepting stuff that was submitted.This is the last Carnival I am going to be involved with. I appreciate everyone taking the time to participate by submitting articles, hosting carnivals, etc..You have provided a lot of great content the past -
Chess Improvement Carnival the 12th
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Tomorrow is deadline for December Carnival!
30 Nov 2011 | 10:04 pmUpdateThe fearless Wahrheit has volunteered to continue on with the Chess Improvement Carnival next year! If you have suggestions for how we could improve it, please write it in the comments here, or let him know.One thing on my wish list is better carnival software. The site we use is awful, but the only thing I found. If anyone knows of any alternates, please tell.Last chance! See previous post -
November Carnival is up!
8 Nov 2011 | 8:03 amIntrepid Prodigal Pawn had to walk backwards through New England ice and snow, hand-coding the Carnival in machine language and sending it in via carrier pigeon. Also, I screwed up and didn't send him the submissions until late. So in general he has been through a lot, so go read his dang Carnival!Next month will be the final Chess Improvement Blog Carnival! Submit your stuff, anything from the
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Aronian Grabs Early Lead at Wijk aan Zee
15 Jan 2012 | 2:04 pmThe Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee is underway. This is always one of the most popular events on the chess calendar, as it brings together a large field (14 players) for a tournament that lasts more than two weeks. And that's just the top, "A" section; the B and C sections of the tournament also often attract plenty of interest by inviting intriguing guests to participate, such as this year's inclusion of veteran chess giant Jan Timman....Read Full Post -
The Best Players Who Weren't the Best
15 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pmI've recently added an article to the site on the topic of the best players never to win the World Chess Championship. This is always a subject of great debate, especially since these players span over 100 years of chess history and all share just one thing in common: they never quite reached the top of the chess world....Read Full Post -
Rybka Controversy Rages On
8 Jan 2012 | 3:02 pmComputer chess has been gaining a lot of added attention in the past few months, and not for positive reasons. Last summer, Rybka was stripped of its ICGA computer chess championships after allegations surfaced that significant portions of Rybka (in particular, early versions of the software) were plagiarized from another chess engine, Fruit....Read Full Post -
New Ratings On the Way for 2012
31 Dec 2011 | 4:37 pmRapid chess has become a more and more important factor in the world of chess over the past decade, in large part due to efforts by FIDE and chess organizers to promote quicker and (supposedly) more viewer-friendly forms of chess. With that in mind, it was probably only a matter of time before FIDE introduced official ratings for rapid play. As it turns out, that time is now: beginning on January 1st, FIDE will start officially collecting rapid tournament data for a new ratings list that will reflect only the results of rapid games. In addition, FIDE will also begin preparations to publish a… -
Even the Famous Play Chess
31 Dec 2011 | 3:32 pmOne of my favorite topics of debate in chess is the uncertainty over just how talented certain celebrity chess players might have been. Obviously, some players like artist Marcel Duchamp ...Read Full Post
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Boylston Chess Club Weblog
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Brown University Open
26 Jan 2012 | 11:44 am30th Anniversary Event BROWN UNIVERSITY OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENTSATURDAY, FEB. 4, 2012Brown UniversityAlumnae Hall194-200 Meeting StreetProvidence, RI 02912This is the 30th Anniversary: A Historic Event of the last Brown Open held from 1974-1982 Entry FeeCollege Students ONLY $20, ($28 at site)Non- College Students $30, ($38 at site)Registration 10:00 - 10:55Round 1 starts at 11:00 AM3 Trophies to the Top College Teams in each section$1000 b/50 Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place College Teams ·Open $300-$150-$75 & 1st Place Player for Open, U1900, U1500 · U1900 $175-$85-$40 Trophies for Top… -
The South Station New Year's Eve Simul!
16 Jan 2012 | 10:36 pmNew Year's Eve was special last year (which was, of course, only a couple of weeks ago). Twenty-four people had the privilege of ending out the year by being beaten by three-time United States Champion, and Boylston Chess Club member, Grandmaster Larry Christiansen.In a widely observed simultaneous exhibition held in the middle of Boston's South Station, Grandmaster Christiansen took on all comers in a series of battles that raged for almost two hours, all told. Larry estimates that he may have walked a little over a mile as he went round-and-round the inside of a large square set up just to… -
Cross Cultural Diplomacy
16 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pmThis last weekend on Sunday saw the Boylston Chess Club host the MA Go Association 2012 Winter Handicap Tournament.Despite the coldest temperatures we've seen this season, the event was attended by 33 people from all over New England and PA. Both MA Go Assoc. President David Kahn and MGA Tournament Coordinator Eva Casey expressed their gratitude at being able to use our Tournament Hall for the event.Your Club Clerk got a respectable even score (2 out of 4 points) in what was his first such tournament in three years. What's more, the Boylston Chess Club was mentioned in the tournament report… -
Jason Rihel ... Well Done!
14 Jan 2012 | 4:17 pmThere have been great BCF Presidents in the past. Paul McIntyre who engineered the Great Exodus from Boston to Somerville comes to mind.But the greatest leader the BCF has ever had, in my opinion, is/was Jason Rihel.Not only did Jason organize his Argonauts to work out of the disaster of two floods during March 2010 that shut the club down for a month,he was incredibly pro active on many situations that never became issues. Jason had to navigate the club thru the cheating situation of 2011 as well. Also if you check the minutes of past year and a half you will find many unanimous votes, as… -
Monday Night Swiss Happening This Month!
13 Jan 2012 | 9:44 amThis month we are holding a Monday night Swiss in addition to a Thursday Night Swiss!The January Monday Night Swiss started last Monday, the 8th, and frankly the turnout was somewhat less than stellar. I blamed this on the fact that a Monday Night Swiss is unusual. While some folks have been trying to convince me that we have them regularly, my research shows that while we have a good many tournament rounds on Mondays, I don't think we have that many Monday Night Swisses. So the tournament was not on people's regular radars.BUT! We are having one this month and we could use a few more good…
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Negative two pawns are better than negative one
25 Jan 2012 | 8:54 pmToday I’m going to show you a game that I played in Reno in October — a game that began with great promise but ended with multiple blunders by me. For that reason I had not planned to blog about it, but I changed my mind for three reasons. It illustrates that sacrificing two pawns can often give you a better game than sacrificing one. (Hence the title of this post.) It follows up on a post I wrote a while ago called Why Not Nuke the Caro? I want to test a PGN viewer called ChessFlash. Many readers in the past have asked if I can upload my games in PGN, or show the games in an… -
New arrival in Mackenzie household
21 Jan 2012 | 1:06 pmI know, this month I have gone off topic much more often than I should, with the posts about my award and my new book. But I have one more off-topic post that I have to make, which in fact I have been sitting on for three weeks. My wife and I have adopted a new kitty! His name is Max, and he was our Christmas present to ourselves. Here he is helping me to write a blog post. As many of you know, we used to have three calico cats, two of whom were sometimes heard on my ChessLecture videos. After they passed away, we started taking foster care of kittens for the local animal shelter, usually for… -
Cool New Chess Website
19 Jan 2012 | 11:56 pmIn every issue of Chess Life you can see dozens of upcoming tournaments. And yet for about 98 percent of them, you never find out who won. Only the big national tournaments ever get covered in the magazine. I was reminded of this when Pablo Pena sent in a comment a couple days ago about winning the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Irvine, California last weekend. In a reasonable world, this would be really big news. How many times does someone with an expert rating finish in clear first place over a field with players like GM Melikset Khachiyan and IMs Alexander Kretchetov, Jack Peters and… -
Dana Blogs His Book!
18 Jan 2012 | 1:35 amYesterday Kay got an automated phone call from Fed Ex saying that we should expect a package before 10:30 am today, which required a signature. We had no idea what it was. “Are you expecting a package?” she asked me. Precisely at 10:26 the doorbell rang, and I signed for the package. As soon as I saw that it was for me, and the label said that it came from China, I knew what it was. There aren’t too many days in your life when you receive a shipment of books, still with a fresh-off-the-presses smell, and with your own name on the cover! Okay, darn it, I need practice at… -
Tells
15 Jan 2012 | 8:51 pmLast night Mike Splane was showing me and Gjon Feinstein a game he played in the New Year Open, and we got to this position. White to move. Black, a young player named Richard Yi, has just played 18. … e5!, a move that Michael says that he completely overlooked. At first Mike thought it was just a desperate move and he was planning to take the pawn. But then, he said, he realized that “My opponent was too quiet.” Mike took a closer look at the position, and realized that his opponent was just waiting for 19. Qxe5?? so that he could pounce with 19. … Nd3+! So in the…
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Alex Ding's Blog!
28 Jan 2012 | 4:23 amHi everyone! This is Alex Ding (obviously). I've decided today that every few days or so, I will add a new entry to this blog. I am starting this blog to achieve a couple of things. Firstly, I hope that by doing so, my writing skills will improve ... -
Lasker x 6
28 Jan 2012 | 4:07 amEmanuel Lasker was the second "official" World Chess Champion, reigning for a record 27 years after he defeated the first World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, in 1894. He was born in what was then Berlinchen in Preussia, now in Poland. After he lost... -
Alexander x 4
28 Jan 2012 | 3:20 amConel Hugh O'Donel Alexander was born 1909 in Cork, Republic of Ireland. Awarded the IM title in 1950 and the IMC title in 1970 he was British Champion in 1938 and 1956. During the Second World War he worked at Bletchley Park with Harry Golombek d... -
GM Ghaem maghami, FAJR
28 Jan 2012 | 3:19 amGM GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan      9.0 GM PANTSULAIA Levan         8.5 IM NIGALIDZE Gaioz            8.0 IM DARINI Pouria             8.0 -
Different names of chess pieces
28 Jan 2012 | 12:41 amTo those who often play the endless quiz this might be of some help because some questions come with these options and hence i submitted this- Â Piece names Language King Queen Rook Bishop Knight Pawn Chess Check ...
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Robert Pearson's Chess Blog
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Submit to the Chess Blogging Carnival: The Best Of!
24 Jan 2012 | 11:52 pmUPDATE 01.24.12 - Only three more days to submit material for the "Best Of! Carnival! If you've got it, link it. The Chess Blogging Carnival flame was kept alive by the great Blue Devil Knight of Confessions of a Chess Novice, and now the torch is passed. See here for December's posts. For the New Regime, we will no longer be using the Carnival blogging software, because between BDK and myself, -
Winter is Not For Wimps
26 Dec 2011 | 12:21 amJust for fun, here is what the sun looks like from near my house on the Winter Solstice, in Alaska near 58 degrees North Latitude. Becaue of that mountain we get two "sundowns!" Since it's also cloudy much of the time, we have to do something to keep our spirits up. Thank goodness for chess! -
January Chess Blogging Carnival - Best of!
20 Dec 2011 | 12:26 amBlue Devil Knight is now in the process of passing the torch to me to run the Chess Blogging Carnival. I will soon post the information needed to submit material. The deadline will be January 15th, instead of the 1st. I plan on something a bit different for this Carnival. I invite everyone to submit what you think are your best posts EVAH, the best posts you've ever seen on other blogs, and -
December Chess Blogging Carnival is UP!
6 Dec 2011 | 12:34 amBlue Devil Knight has kept this going for some time, and now passes the torch to me...here is his last Carnival. I don't know how the heck I got four posts in there because I believed I submitted only three. Sorry to be a Space Hog! I have some ideas for the Carnival and will post about the future soon. I am considering doing a "Greatest Hits" Carnival, for one thing. In the meantime, THANK YOU -
More Chess and Brain Stuff, Plus BLITZ HERESY!
1 Dec 2011 | 12:19 amRegular reader(s) will have noticed that I'm interested in relating discoveries about the brain and consciousness to chess. For the latest, see Chess Stories in Our Heads and Brain Folds and Memory. An excerpt from a book by neuroscientist David Eagleman, Your Brain Knows a Lot More Than You Realize is also relevant to this interest of mine (if you're intrigued, the book is Incognito: The
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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
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A classic review
28 Jan 2012 | 2:39 amWhite to move. This is a famous study by Troitsky in 1912. How should White proceed?8/4P2N/1k1K3r/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1Chess daily news from Susan Polgar -
Tata Steel round 12 matchups
28 Jan 2012 | 12:27 amRound 12 - Saturday the 28thTopalov, V. - Giri, A.Navara, D. - Caruana, F.Gelfand, B. - Aronian, L.Radjabov, T. - Ivanchuk, V.Karjakin, S. - Gashimov, V.Nakamura, H. - Van Wely, L.Carlsen, M. - Kamsky, G.Group BMotylev, A. - Harikrishna, P.Reinderman, D. - Ernst, S.Bruzon, L. - Vocaturo, D.Lahno, K. - Nyzhnik, I.Harika, D. - Tiviakov, S.Cmilyte, V. - Potkin, V.L'Ami, E. - Timman, J.Group CHopman, P. - Grover, S.Sadler, M. - Tikkanen, H.Tania, S. - Ootes, L.Paehtz, E. - Haast, A.Brandenburg, D. - Schut, L.Adhiban, B. - Turov, M.Goudriaan, E. - Danielian, E.Official website:… -
Tata Steel Chess Daily - Round 11
28 Jan 2012 | 12:24 amTata Steel Chess Daily - Round 11Chess daily news from Susan Polgar -
Tata Steel round 11 report
28 Jan 2012 | 12:17 amReport of round 11The 10,000-euro first prize in Grandmaster Group A at the 74th annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament was up for grabs again after an exciting eleventh round played havoc with the standings Friday.Tournament leader Levon Aronian, one point free of the pack at the outset of the round, went down with white against David Navara of the Czech Republic (see picture), with a tournament record of five draws and an equal number of losses last in the field of fourteen. Runner-up Vassili Ivanchuk, also playing white, long kept the balance in a quiet Catalan against World Title Challenger… -
Tata Steel Chess 2012 - En passant - Loek van Wely and Sergey Karjakin round 11
28 Jan 2012 | 12:12 amTata Steel Chess 2012 - En passant - Loek van Wely and Sergey Karjakin round 11Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
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Scrabble Blog With General Topics
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Choosing a Camera
22 Jan 2012 | 3:26 amChoosing a Camera If you don’t already have a camera, you know you need one. But you’re likely going to find a lot of choices out there. There are so many different types of cameras, brands and accessories that it can seem almost overwhelming. However, picking out a good camera isn’t that difficult at all. Simply get online and start researching the cameras you come across based on a few criteria. You’ll want to be focused on the amount of megapixels the camera has, as well as the quality of the sensor. But of course price is going to be an issue, as well. So your job is to find a… -
Instant Money
20 Jan 2012 | 9:15 pmInstant Money There are thousands of websites and eBooks that tell you can earn thousands of dollars a day by working online, if you will only buy their eBooks with the magic formula for just 49.99 dollars or so! How much of this is true? There are a lot of scams which spout some lame gibberish once they have relieved you of some hard earned money. Those who fall for such tricks only have themselves to blame. There no shortcuts to riches online. It’s just like real life, where you work hard and sensibly and earn your daily bread. Just as in real life, you have to use the skills that you… -
Housebreaking Breakthroughs
19 Jan 2012 | 3:31 amHousebreaking Breakthroughs Successful housebreaking is, by far, the most important element of a loving, lifelong relationship between you and your dog. If you don’t teach your new best friend not to pee and poop in your house, he won’t be your friend for long! Fortunately, housebreaking a puppy (or adult dog) isn’t complicated. All you have to do is prevent peeing and pooping in the house, and reward peeing and pooping outside. While putting this simple concept into practice isn’t difficult, it does require your diligence, dedication, and patience. But the rewards are definitely… -
Do You Have What it Takes?
17 Jan 2012 | 3:21 amDo You Have What it Takes? If you think it’s easy to sell digital photos online, you’re mistaken. Show me one person who’s made it big selling photos, and I’ll show you ten more just like him/her that don’t make squat. They could even be taking pictures of the same things. The difference between them is that the person who made it put time and effort into his/her photo business. So ask yourself, do you have what it takes to sell your digital photos online? If you said yes, then you must commit yourself if you hope to make it. Go back and read that sentence again. That’s the most… -
– Deciding To Breed
15 Jan 2012 | 7:32 pmDeciding To Breed Becoming a dog breeder is never something that you should do lightly, and never something that you should decide upon without many hours of consideration and planning. If you are going to be breeding dogs, then there are some things that you should think carefully about. Breeding dogs is something that requires a lot of hard work, and something that requires a lifetime commitment on your part. Therefore, if you are going to be breeding dogs, there should be some major aspects of your life that revolve around dogs. First of all, a love for dogs is a great start, but it should…
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Five & Dime 2010: Wide Angle Lens (The BGG Top Twenty-Five)
20 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pmUsing the BGG Top 100 games (as of Thursday, January 19th, 2012)... here's the "wide angle" graphs for the top twenty-five games that have been around 4+ years. #1: Twilight Struggle #2: Agricola #3: Puerto Rico #4: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization #5: Power Grid (includes Funkenschlag & expansions) #7: Brass #10: Caylus #13: El Grande #14: Race for the Galaxy #15: Euphrat & Tigris #16: War of the Ring #19: Paths of Glory #21: Command & Colors: Ancients #22: Age of Steam #23: Princes of Florence #24: Combat Commander Not included: #6: Le Havre (2008)#8: Dominion: Intrigue… -
Five & Dime 2010: Wide Angle Lens (Four Year Pix)
19 Jan 2012 | 11:27 amThese graphs cover 2010 (top bar) through 2007 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2007. Agricola Bananagrams Brass Galaxy Trucker Kingsburg Notre Dame Pandemic Race for the Galaxy Vikings Zooloretto -
Five & Dime 2010: Wide Angle Lens (Five Year Pix)
19 Jan 2012 | 11:20 amThese graphs cover 2010 (top bar) through 2006 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2006. Battlelore Blue Moon City Command & Colors: Ancients Mr. Jack Pillars of the Earth Qwirkle R-Eco Thebes/Jenseits von Theben Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization Thurn and Taxis Tier auf Tier/Animal Upon Animal To Court A King Twilight Struggle Yspahan -
Five & Dime 2010: Wide Angle Lens (Six Year Pix)
19 Jan 2012 | 11:13 amThese graphs cover 2010 (top bar) through 2005 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2005. Ca$h N Gun$ Caylus Diamant/Incan Gold Hacienda Pickomino/Heckmeck im Brautweck Railroad Tycoon/Rails of Europe Shadows Over Camelot That's Life/Verflixxt Ticket to Ride: Europe Tsuro Ubongo Vegas Showdown Wits & Wagers (includes Family edition) -
Five & Dime 2010: Wide Angle Lens (Seven Year Pix)
19 Jan 2012 | 11:06 amThese graphs cover 2010 (top bar) through 2004 (bottom bar). The bar is the percentage of players reporting who played the game 5+ times in the given year. The games here first appeared on the Five & Dime lists in 2004. Blue Moon Goa Hansa Heroscape Ingenious/Einfach Genial Memoir '44 No Thanks/Geschenkt San Juan Santiago Saint Petersburg Ticket To Ride (does not include Marklin or Europe) Tongiaki
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→ Cheap The Settlers of Catan 5 and 6 Player Extension – Lowest Price!
27 Jan 2012 | 6:38 amOur mission is to serve our customers needs by offering the widest and latest selection of premium quality product at low prices while providing excellent customer service. We are able to offer the The Settlers of Catan 5 and 6 Player Extension lower prices, quality, efficiency and superior customer service. Product Description : The Settlers of Catan 5 and 6 Player Extension Now five to six players can explore and settle Catan! The 5-6 Player Expansion for The Settlers of Catan allows you to add up to two more opponents without sacrificing ease of play. Designed for five or six players, it… -
The Settlers of Catan
22 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmOne of the most successful games of all time, Settlers of Catan is a trading and building game set in the mythical world of Catan. Players roll dice to determine which resources are generated each round and then must strategically trade those resources with other players to get what they need to build their settlements, cities, and roads. With multiple ways to gain victory points and a board that changes in every play, Settlers of Catan is a game that can be played hundreds of different ways. The base of a hugely successful franchise, with multiple engaging expansions, Settlers is the core… -
Ora et Labora Board Game Review
18 Jan 2012 | 1:41 pmAs I write, my girlfriend and I are listening to David Bowie’s Young Americans album on my recent gift to her: a new Audio Technica Two Speed Turntable. Speaking of Bowie, check out the new Jimmy Fallon Tebowie video. This parody of the Major Tom song is as funny as William Shatner performing Rocket Man: Jesus replying to Tim Tebow: This is Jesus Christ to Tim TebowPlease leave me aloneDon't you know my day of rest is Sunday?And I'm sick of watching all these Bronco games.Lately, I have been hooked on watching reruns. One of the… -
Champion's Choice Practice Bristle Dartboard
17 Jan 2012 | 8:02 pmChampion's Choice Practice Bristle Dartboard by DMI (2)Buy new: $71.10 $52.81 3 used & new from $51.79(Visit the Hot New Releases in Leisure Sports & Games list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)Click Check Price and More Reviews -
#9: The Settlers of Catan 5 and 6 Player Extension
10 Jan 2012 | 6:25 amThe Settlers of Catan 5 and 6 Player Extension by Mayfair Games 1456 days in the top 100 (126)Buy new: $20.00 $16.00 47 used & new from $15.94(Visit the Best Sellers in Games list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)Product ImagesReview & DescriptionNow five to six players can explore and settle Catan! The 5-6 Player Expansion for The Settlers of Catan allows you to add up to two more opponents without sacrificing ease of play. Designed for five or six players, it adds even more drama to the award-winning game of discovery, settlement, conflict, and commerce. You…
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New Games: December 26th, 2011
26 Jan 2012 | 9:24 pmNew Games Angry Birds : On Thin Ice Bang! Gold Rush Expansion Black Crusade : Hand of Corruption Chibithulhu Halloween Plush Dust Tactics : Corps Officers Dust Tactics : Heavy Kommandotrupp Command Squad Giza: The Great Pyramid Mini Chibithulhu Plush – Black Mini Chibithulhu Plush – Red Nexus Ops Pathfinder Adventure Path : the Jade Regent – Tide of Honor Pathfinder Campaign Setting : Jade Regent Poster Map Folio Pathfinder: Inner Sea Magic Campaign Setting Pathfinder Gamemastery Cards : Serpents Skull Item Cards Pathfinder GameMastery Condition Cards Pathfinder GameMastery… -
New Board Games : January 19, 2012
20 Jan 2012 | 12:55 amNew Board Games Spielbox Issue 6 / 2011 Spielbox Issue 5 / 2011 Drako War of the Rings : 2nd Edition Tin & Sleeves Kingpin Total Rumble Target Earth Luna Llena : Death Moon Expansion Mecanisburgo Exp 2 : Mutants on Mars Mecanisburgo Exp 1 : Moon & Ceres Mecanisburgo 1812 : Invasion of Canada War of the Ring Second Edition Upgrade Kit Call of Cthulhu LCG : Shadow of the Monolith Dragon Rampage -
Cashflow, Retail Prices & Kickstarter
16 Jan 2012 | 10:34 amI was recently thinking about Kickstarter again, with the number of new and interesting projects popping up on that site for funding. Now, having helped fund a few games – none of which have arrived; I’ve started trying to figure out at what level (on a purely mathematical basis) a discount would work for us. The Calculations The question is ROI here, and to do that, we’d need make a few assumptions on: Timeframe – amount of time from funding to delivery of a project Number of copies purchased Turn rate of inventory Gross Profit Margin Percentage So, let’s… -
New Board Games : January 12, 2012
12 Jan 2012 | 9:51 pmNew Board Games: Ticket to Ride : India & Switzerland Power Grid : First Sparks Power Grid : the Robots Pathfinder Heroes & Monsters : Black Dragon Promo Pathfinder Heroes & Monsters : Standard Booster Pathfinder Heroes & Monsters : Large Booster A Game of Thrones LCG : Where Loyalty Lies Chapter Pack Command & Colors Napoleonics : Expansion 1 – Spanish Army Lord of the Rings LCG : Khazad-Dum Campaign Expansion Battles of Westeros : Brotherhood without Banners Reinforcement Set A Game of Thrones : Lions of the Rock Expansion Set Eaten by Zombies Star Wars… -
December 2011 Bestsellers & Hottest Pre-Orders Updated
11 Jan 2012 | 6:04 pmOur apologies on the delay getting the December 2011 lists up. We were just swamped over the past few days, but have now managed to update everything. As always, here’s November’s 2011′s information as a record and comparison. Following is the Bestseller’s list for the month of November 2011. We’ve excluded any accessories and any pre-orders from this list to provide an idea of ranking for in-stock items. 1. A Game of Thrones Board Game 2. Dominion : Hinterland 3. Dominion 4. 7 Wonders 5. Ticket to Ride Europe 6. Twilight Struggle Deluxe Edition 7. Forbidden…
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The London Based Bridge Up Board Game
12 Jan 2012 | 6:50 amThis London themed trivia style board game is going to be shown at toy fairs around the world including New York, Nuremberg and London. The game has been created by a London cab driver called Jim Walker, aged 53 years and developed by the game licensing specialists Games Play UK. It’s a 3 dimensional re-creation of the famous landmark, Tower Bridge. The overall objective of the game is to be the first player to collect all of your “bridge up” tokens wilst moving your way around the river Thames. Each player has their ... -
You’ve Been Sentenced Board Game Reviews
3 Jan 2012 | 4:46 amis a board game we were sent to review a couple of months back and in that time we’ve played the game more times than I care to count – it really is that addictive. The game has been designed and bought to you by McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds, the same people who bought you the highly rated Twisted Fish card game as well as the Wheel of Ghore-ture game. McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds is a company which was founded back in 2004, launching their own series of innovative games ... -
Chaotic Connections Board Game Reviews
15 Dec 2011 | 10:05 amThe Chaotic Connections board game is a family board game bought to you by Chaotic Connections LLC. This family game was released onto the market just a short while ago and since the release it’s received a good deal of positive feedback across the Internet. About The Game Play Chaotic Connections is a well made, quality board game which comes complete with the following:A striking and colorful outer box with professional and attractive artwork A large game board measuring just over 70cm X 40cm One set of 32 City Cards One set of 100 Chaos ... -
Twisted Fish Card Game Review
16 Oct 2011 | 3:55 pmThe Twisted Fish game is a card game from McNeil Designs, Designs For Brighter Mights. Their company has been around since 2004 and in that time has released several innovative and educational games into the marketplace, one of which is the Twisted Fish card game. About The Game Play Twisted Fish comes complete with an outer box, a pack of colorful playing cards and a yellow rubber duck. The cards have well designed and colorful drawings of different types of fish including Whales, Eels, Shrimp and Blow fish, just to name a ... -
Justice League & Super Friends Board Games Coming Soon
29 Sep 2011 | 11:20 amThe Warner Bros company have teamed up with Wonder Forge to design, create and release a series of kids board games based around DC Super Friends and The Justice League. The Justice League, or Justice League Of America (JLA), were founded in 1960 and are a fictional group of superheros which appeared in DC Comics. The Justice League has included many superheros since it’s inception in the 60′s, most notable members include Superman, Batman, The Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. The DC Super Friends series of board games is set to ...
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Heavens of Olympus Review
27 Jan 2012 | 7:16 amStats: No. of players: 3-5 Amount of time to play: 60-90 minutes Age requirements: 13+ Set-up time: 5 minutes Description: The Heavens of Olympus is an abstract area control game with simultaneous action selection. You are an unknown god trying to win Zeus’s favor by lighting up the night sky. Gain the most prestige in five days and win! Heavens of Olympus is broken up into five days. You score prestige points at the end of each day based on your planet placement and the number of planets you have lit. Days are also divided into three phases. You secretly choose one of four actions each… -
The Manhattan Project Board Game Review
24 Jan 2012 | 7:16 amStats: No. of players: 2-5 Amount of time to play: 120 min Age requirements: 13+ Set-up time: 5-10 minutes Description: The Manhattan Project is a board game about making bombs. You must gather resources, build buildings and get the manpower necessary to build bombs. At the same time you can develop fighter planes and bombers to attack your opponents. And in the end victory points are all that matter. At the start of The Manhattan Project you have a small untrained workforce and small air force. Your turn consists of placing workers or retrieving all your workers. If you don’t have any… -
U-Boat Leader Review
20 Jan 2012 | 8:00 amStats: No. of players: 1 Amount of time to play: 90-150 min Age requirements: 12+ Set-up time: 10 minutes Description: U-Boat Leader is a submarine simulation board game. You must choose your fleet and take on enemy ships. The better you perform the higher you score. U-Boat Leader is published by DVG and is the latest release in their Leader series. If you have played other games in the Leaders series then you are already familiar with the basics of U-boat Leader. For those of you who have not, I’ll go over the basics now. U-Boat Leader is campaign based and you can choose whether you’d… -
7 Wonders Game Review
17 Jan 2012 | 8:55 amStats: No. of players: 2-7 Amount of time to play: 30-45 min Age requirements: 10+ Set-up time: 5 minutes Description: 7 Wonders is card game about building a civilization. You might even build one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. 7 Wonders has won a bunch of awards since it came out. So I thought I should finally write my own review of this award-winning game. You begin 7 Wonders by randomly selecting a wonder. Each wonder is different and gives you bonuses based on which stages of the wonder you have built. The wonders are double-sided to for some added variety. You also get three… -
Super Dungeon Explore Review
14 Jan 2012 | 7:15 amStats: No. of players: 2-4 Amount of time to play: 30-150 minutes (depending on game mode) Age requirements: 10+ Set-up time: 10-15 minutes Description: Super Dungeon Explore is a board game simulation of an old-school RPG video game. This game has tons of theme but is it fun to play? Super Dungeon Explore can be played in three modes: 8-bit, 16-bit or Super. Each mode requires one Consul player to play the bad guys. And depending on the mode there are a different number of heroes from 2-5. After players alternate setting up the dungeon tiles, the Consul places spawn points and treasure…
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Heavens of Olympus Review
27 Jan 2012 | 7:16 amStats: No. of players: 3-5 Amount of time to play: 60-90 minutes Age requirements: 13+ Set-up time: 5 minutes Description: The Heavens of Olympus is an abstract area control game with simultaneous action selection. You are an unknown god trying to win Zeus’s favor by lighting up the night sky. Gain the most prestige in five days and win! Heavens of Olympus is broken up into five days. You score prestige points at the end of each day based on your planet placement and the number of planets you have lit. Days are also divided into three phases. You secretly choose one of four actions each… -
The Manhattan Project Board Game Review
24 Jan 2012 | 7:16 amStats: No. of players: 2-5 Amount of time to play: 120 min Age requirements: 13+ Set-up time: 5-10 minutes Description: The Manhattan Project is a board game about making bombs. You must gather resources, build buildings and get the manpower necessary to build bombs. At the same time you can develop fighter planes and bombers to attack your opponents. And in the end victory points are all that matter. At the start of The Manhattan Project you have a small untrained workforce and small air force. Your turn consists of placing workers or retrieving all your workers. If you don’t have any… -
U-Boat Leader Review
20 Jan 2012 | 8:00 amStats: No. of players: 1 Amount of time to play: 90-150 min Age requirements: 12+ Set-up time: 10 minutes Description: U-Boat Leader is a submarine simulation board game. You must choose your fleet and take on enemy ships. The better you perform the higher you score. U-Boat Leader is published by DVG and is the latest release in their Leader series. If you have played other games in the Leaders series then you are already familiar with the basics of U-boat Leader. For those of you who have not, I’ll go over the basics now. U-Boat Leader is campaign based and you can choose whether you’d… -
7 Wonders Game Review
17 Jan 2012 | 8:55 amStats: No. of players: 2-7 Amount of time to play: 30-45 min Age requirements: 10+ Set-up time: 5 minutes Description: 7 Wonders is card game about building a civilization. You might even build one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. 7 Wonders has won a bunch of awards since it came out. So I thought I should finally write my own review of this award-winning game. You begin 7 Wonders by randomly selecting a wonder. Each wonder is different and gives you bonuses based on which stages of the wonder you have built. The wonders are double-sided to for some added variety. You also get three… -
Super Dungeon Explore Review
14 Jan 2012 | 7:15 amStats: No. of players: 2-4 Amount of time to play: 30-150 minutes (depending on game mode) Age requirements: 10+ Set-up time: 10-15 minutes Description: Super Dungeon Explore is a board game simulation of an old-school RPG video game. This game has tons of theme but is it fun to play? Super Dungeon Explore can be played in three modes: 8-bit, 16-bit or Super. Each mode requires one Consul player to play the bad guys. And depending on the mode there are a different number of heroes from 2-5. After players alternate setting up the dungeon tiles, the Consul places spawn points and treasure…
