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Erik's Board / Card Games Blog September 2006 Archive

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

2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Airs Sunday on ESPN

Thursday September 28, 2006
Coverage of the 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open will air this Sunday, Oct. 1, on ESPN at 6 p.m. eastern U.S. time. The hourlong program will feature participants in the annual ... Read More

Survivor: Cook Islands - Favorite Board Games

Thursday September 21, 2006
The 13th U.S. edition of Survivor is set in the Cook Islands. Since Survivor 3 (Africa), I've tried to predict a winner based only on the favorite board games listed ... Read More

Caylus, Twilight Struggle Win 2006 IGAs

Monday September 18, 2006
Caylus and Twilight Struggle have been awarded the 2006 International Gamers Awards for multi-player strategy game and two-player strategy game, respectively. Caylus was designed by William Attia and published by ... Read More

Game News in Our Discussion Forum

Sunday September 17, 2006
Some game-related news items posted recently in our discussion forum: Start Player: A Kinda Collectible Card Game Games Are a Great Way to Help Children Learn New Game from Balderdash Designer: !dentity Crisis Card ... Read More

Monopoly: Here & Now - U.S. Edition

Thursday September 14, 2006
The U.S. edition of Monopoly Here & Now should be available in stores today for about $30. Game publisher Parker Brothers has replaced all of the original's games properties with ... Read More

Deal or No Deal Game Reviews

Saturday September 9, 2006
The television show Deal or No Deal is wildly popular, so much so that it has inspired the release of three games: a board game, a card game and a ... Read More

BattleLore - New Fantasy Adventure Game

Friday September 8, 2006
BattleLore, a new fantasy adventure game from designer Richard Borg and publisher Days of Wonder is scheduled to be released in November. BattleLore puts players in control of armies that ... Read More

Knucklebones Magazine - November 2006 Issue

Wednesday September 6, 2006
The November 2006 issue of Knucklebones is available, featuring these cover stories: "Euro All-Stars: Great Games from Across the Pond," "Do you Sudoku?," and "Frenchman Bruno Faidutti Brings Chaos to ... Read More

Game News in our Discussion Forum

Sunday September 3, 2006
Some news items posted recently in our discussion forum: Golden Geek Award Nominees Announced Trivial Pursuit Lawsuit - More Testimony X-Box Live Getting Designer Games Dreamblade - First Expansion Khet - New Name for Deflexion Pop ... Read More

Atalnta Game Fest 9 - Later This Month

Saturday September 2, 2006
The ninth Atlanta Game Fest is scheduled to take place Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2006. This event is open to the public and hundreds of games will be available ... Read More

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