2008 International Gamers Award Winners
Sunday September 28, 2008
Agricola and 1960: The Making of the President have won the 2008 International Gamers Awards for General Strategy Games, Multi-Player Category, and General Strategy Games, Two-Player Category, respectively.
Agricola, designed by ... Read More
Back of the Box: Can You ID These Games?
Saturday September 20, 2008
In our discussion forum, I have posted a single sentence from the back of eight different game boxes. How many games can you identify with just one sentence? (Example: "Reinforce ... Read More
Updated Auto Racing Game Due in November
Wednesday September 17, 2008
Formula D, an updated version of the 1991 game Formula Dé, is scheduled to be available in early November, according to game publisher Asmodée Editions. "Formula D has been completely ... Read More
Acquire, Axis & Allies, More Now at GameTable Online
Wednesday September 17, 2008
Six new games are now available for online play at GameTable Online: Acquire, Axis & Allies, Guillotine, RoboRally, Turbo Hearts (a Hearts variant created by Magic: The Gathering designer Richard ... Read More
Agricola Wins 2008 Deutscher Spiele Preis
Wednesday September 17, 2008
Agricola, which is currently the top-rated game of all-time at BoardGameGeek.com, has won the 2008 Deutscher Spiele Preis. The DSP is a German award, voted on by gamers, that I ... Read More
Ticket to Ride: The Dice Expansion
Monday September 15, 2008
The online images that recently caused me to speculate about a Ticket to Ride Dice Game are actually connected to Ticket to Ride: The Dice Expansion, scheduled to be available ... Read More
Ticket to Ride: The Dice Game?
Sunday September 14, 2008
A dice game based on Ticket to Ride, the award-winning board game about building railroad routes (and my pick as the #1 game published in 2004), might be in the ... Read More
More About the Monopoly Here & Now: World Edition Cities
Thursday September 4, 2008
Damian Corrigan, About.com's Guide to Spain Travel, has compiled a set of links to information about all of the cities featured on the new Monopoly Here & Now: World Edition ... Read More
Xeko - Mission: China Wins iParenting Award
Wednesday September 3, 2008
The latest collection in the Xeko trading card game series, Mission: China, has won an iParenting Media 2008 Outstanding Product Award in the category of Toys and Games. Inspired by ... Read More
Put Your Story in The Game of Life: Extreme Reality Edition
Tuesday September 2, 2008
Game publisher Hasbro is looking for 162 "real stories about 'extreme' experiences, adventures and situations for inclusion in an upcoming game," according to a company press release. The stories will ... Read More
Memoir '44 Mediterranean Theater Expansion Announced
Monday September 1, 2008
A Mediterranean Theater Expansion for Memoir '44 is scheduled to be available in October, according to game publisher Days of Wonder. The expansion includes British army figures, British and Italian ... Read More