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Erik's Board / Card Games Blog May 2006 Archive

By Erik Arneson, About.com Guide to Board / Card Games since 1999

X-Men Board Games and Card Games

Wednesday May 31, 2006
With appearances in thousands of comic books and three successful films grossing about $1 billion, the X-Men are a legitimate pop culture phenomenon. At least 11 games featuring the X-Men ... Read More

Mensa Mind Games Winners for 2006

Monday May 29, 2006
Every year, members of American Mensa chooses five games to honor with the title of "Mensa Select." This year's choices, selected after a 40-hour game-playing marathon (Mensa Mind Games) which ... Read More

2006 Spiel des Jahres Nominees Announced

Sunday May 28, 2006
The nominees for the 2006 Spiel des Jahres, Germany's award for Family Game of the Year (and probably the most prestigious award a game can win) have been announced. The ... Read More

Board Games on YouTube

Saturday May 27, 2006
YouTube, a web site housing thousands of videos, features some videos of interest to game fans. The Board Games with Scott collection and game reviews by Stefan Stignei are the ... Read More

Knucklebones Magazine - July 2006 Issue

Sunday May 21, 2006
The July 2006 issue of Knucklebones is available, featuring these cover stories: "Timeless Treasures: Handcrafted Art Games," "All Aboard! Train Games are Just the Ticket," and "The King of Games: ... Read More

Mission Impossible Games

Saturday May 20, 2006
The latest Mission Impossible movie is doing great business at the box office, but there are surprisingly few board games and card games based on Mission Impossible. In fact, I ... Read More

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Computer Deduction Game

Saturday May 20, 2006
If you're in the mood for a deduction game but don't have any opponents available to try one of my picks for the best mystery games or one of our ... Read More

DaVinci Code Board Games and Card Games

Sunday May 7, 2006
According to an article from Reuters, game publisher Warren Industries hopes to sell more than 250,000 copies of The Da Vinci Code Board Game: The Quest for the Truth. Company ... Read More

Survivor - Bad News for Cirie, Danielle

Tuesday May 2, 2006
Sally, my pick to win Survivor: Exile Island, has been eliminated. But I'm still following the show, and I recently analyzed the favorite board games chosen by previous winners. An ... Read More

Kineti-Go - Four Questions with Michael Stromberg

Monday May 1, 2006
The makers of Kineti-Go, a tabletop game that uses strong magnets built into a wooden board that's two feet wide and four feet long, describe it as "shuffleboard without the ... Read More

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