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Erik's Board / Card Games Blog January 2007 Archive

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

Tide of Iron - Preview Video Available

Saturday January 20, 2007
Game publisher Fantasy Flight Games has produced a preview video for their upcoming box-box game Tide of Iron, a World War II tactical game for 2 to 4 players. The ... Read More

Unofficial Maps for Ticket to Ride

Monday January 15, 2007
Ticket to Ride, my pick as the best game published in 2004, continues to inspire fans to create unofficial maps. Among the most recent -- all featured at the Naturelich ... Read More

Knucklebones - March 2007 Issue

Monday January 15, 2007
The March 2007 issue of Knucklebones is available, featuring these cover stories: "Game Design: From Idea to Publication," "Checkmate! Chess History, Variants, FAQ and More," and "Bid on Fun with ... Read More

Board Games vs. Video Games

Friday January 12, 2007
This week's edition of the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News' weekly magazine, Tusk Mag, has a good story about how board games and card games are competing for players' attenion in the ... Read More

Best Small Game Gifts of 2006

Wednesday January 3, 2007
Every year, some fun, creative or otherwise interesting small games and game-related products are published -- and they're just the right size and price when you need to buy a ... Read More

Best Collectible Games of 2006

Wednesday January 3, 2007
In 1993, Magic: the Gathering burst onto the game scene and essentially created a new category of game: the collectible card game. Today, Magic is still going strong and collectible ... Read More

Best Children's Games of 2006

Tuesday January 2, 2007
A good children's game needs to meet several criteria. First, it must be fun for adults to play, because few things in life are worse than having your children love ... Read More

Best Easy-to-Find Games of 2006

Tuesday January 2, 2007
2006 was an interesting year for mainstream board games and card games, the ones you find at Target, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart and other mass market retailers. Hasbro claims three ... Read More

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