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Erik's Board / Card Games Blog December 2007 Archive

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

Pink Godzilla Dev Kit - New Edition Available

Monday December 31, 2007
A new version of Pink Godzilla Dev Kit, my pick as the #5 card game of 2006, is now available from Pink Godzilla Games. This is a creative card game ... Read More

Pirates of the Cursed Seas: Rise of the Fiends

Sunday December 30, 2007
WizKids recently announced that the 10th game in their Pirates series, Pirates of the Cursed Seas: Rise of the Fiends, is scheduled to be available in January 2008. According to ... Read More

NHL Ice Breaker - New Edition Available

Saturday December 29, 2007
A new edition of NHL Ice Breaker from CSE Games is now available. The new version features updated NHL team logos for the 2007-08 season, as well as redesigned packaging, ... Read More

New England: Online Tournament Dec. 29

Friday December 28, 2007
New England, the 2004 Games Magazine Game of the Year, can be played online for free through the end of this month at GameTable Online. A New England tournament is ... Read More

DC HeroClix: Crisis - Superman and Batman Figure

Thursday December 27, 2007
As part of its program to encourage gamers to buy from brick-and-mortar game stores, WizKids recently announced that a limited edition figure featuring both Superman and Batman will be available ... Read More

Knucklebones - March 2008 Issue

Wednesday December 26, 2007
The March 2008 issue of Knucklebones is available, featuring these cover stories: "The Boneyard: Domino History, Variants and More," "Tune in to Gaming Podcasts," and "Playing Well With Others: Cooperative ... Read More

Rio Grande Games - Plans for 2008

Tuesday December 25, 2007
Rio Grande Games, a publisher which regularly releases some of the best designer games, has announced many of the games it has planned for 2008. The game I'm most looking ... Read More

Wits & Wagers - Game Review

Monday December 24, 2007
My favorite trivia game is Wits & Wagers. If you've stopped playing trivia games because there's someone in your group who always wins, consider giving Wits & Wagers a try. ... Read More

War - Card Game Rules

Saturday December 22, 2007
War is a children's card game that relies entirely on the luck of the draw. No strategic elements at all are involved. However, these rules include an original variant which ... Read More

Poker Dice - Complete Rules

Thursday December 20, 2007
Poker Dice is a simple, straight-forward dice game that's best if played by 2 to 5 players. All it takes is five 6-sided dice as the players compete to roll ... Read More

HeroScape Character Checklist

Tuesday December 18, 2007
The original master set for HeroScape, published by Hasbro in 2004 (and my pick for the #2 game of 2004), includes plenty of characters to play the game. But fans ... Read More

Marvel HeroScape - Game Review

Sunday December 16, 2007
HeroScape has always been perfectly suited for superhero characters, and Marvel HeroScape finally makes that happen. Although the battlefield is small compared to the original game, the battles are not. ... Read More

Hasbro - History-at-a-Glance

Friday December 14, 2007
Hasbro was founded in 1923 by Henry and Merrill Hassenfeld (it was then known as Hassenfeld Brothers). The company originally sold textile remnants. It soon moved into manufacturing pencils and ... Read More

Euchre - Card Game Rules

Wednesday December 12, 2007
Euchre is a popular and relatively simple trick-taking card game, perhaps best known in the midwest and northeast U.S., along with Canada, Britain, New Zealand and Australia. Played with a ... Read More

Golem - Free Card Game

Monday December 10, 2007
The winner of the 2004 Shared Pieces Game Design Competition, the free card game Golem was designed by Justin D. Jacbson. All you need to play is a deck of ... Read More

Assembly Line - Free Board Game

Saturday December 8, 2007
Players each control nine workers in Assembly Line, a two-player game designed by Stephen Glenn. Assembly Line, the winner of the Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition sponsored by this site, ... Read More

Oklahoma Gin - Complete Rules

Thursday December 6, 2007
Oklahoma Gin is a close relative of Gin Rummy, with one important different: the number of points you can have remaining in your hand when you knock could change every ... Read More

All About Monopoly - Free Email Course

Tuesday December 4, 2007
Monopoly continues to be one of the most popular board games in the world. This series of five daily email newsletters looks at the classic real estate game from every ... Read More

Best Children's Word Games

Sunday December 2, 2007
Word games are a great way to help young children learn how to read and spell, or to help older children really fall in love with words. Here are my ... Read More

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