If you are going to brave the crowds shopping today or anytime this weekend, here is a quick guide to some great games I saw recently during trips to Target ... Read More

If you prefer to stay with the tried-and-true in your holiday shopping, you may want to consider these new editions of classic games. If you have not yet discovered the family ... Read More

While visiting several big box stores recently, I noticed several games available at clearance prices, including these which I recommend for your consideration: Marvel HeroScape: This standalone HeroScape game (it can ... Read More

As you do your holiday shopping this year, I strongly recommend avoiding both Monopoly Town and Laser Battle. Monopoly Town is simply a bad game (read why in my review of ... Read More

Here are some of the news items that have been posted recently in our discussion forum: Testing New Versions of Classic Games Smart Ass Offends Irish Family Gerrymandering: The Online Game Playing Gods - ... Read More

The winners of the 2008 Golden Geek Awards, chosen by the users of BoardGameGeek.com, have been announced. They are: Game of the Year: Agricola (designed by Uwe Rosenberg; published by Z-Man ... Read More

Board games and card games have been popular for centuries, and even in the current economic climate they are expected to be among the most popular holiday gifts this year. ... Read More

Reyn Guyer, designer of the classic dexterity game Twister, unveiled a new game at the recent Chicago Toy and Game Fair. King's Court "combines croquet and checkers in a backyard ... Read More

Hasbro recently updated its company web site, most of which is just fine. But the new Customer Service section -- specifically the portion dedicated to game rules and other product ... Read More

Catalyst Game Labs, publisher of the Classic BattleTech wargame and Shadowrun fantasy-cyberpunk roleplaying game, has made an offer to acquire various WizKids properties -- including HeroClix and the Pirates Pocket ... Read More

Google has posted a collection of millions of photographs from the archives of the magazine Life. Among them are dozens -- perhaps hundreds -- of game-related photos, including: A 1940 photo ... Read More

Here are some of the news items that have been posted recently in our discussion forum: More Reports from Essen 2008 Game Fair Steam from Mayfair Games Due in Early 2009 Red November ... Read More

A little more than five years after acquiring WizKids for a reported $29.5 million in cash, the Topps Company has shut down the game publisher. In an announcement today, Topps ... Read More

The World of Warcraft Miniatures Game, published by Upper Deck Entertainment, is scheduled to go on sale tomorrow at hobby stores. The starter set, which includes four figures (two Alliance ... Read More

A new edition of Cosmic Encounter, originally published in 1977, will be available soon from Fantasy Flight Games. In Cosmic Encounter, players are aliens trying to colonize foreign worlds. But ... Read More

The final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker gets underway today at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas. Play begins at 10:00 a.m. western U.S. time, when the ... Read More

Nicole Angelides and Ramsey Kent are skydivers who love the classic word game Scrabble. They recently combined the two passions, and some dramatic photos are available. As part of a ... Read More

The creators of Khet: The Laser Game have produced an entertaining promotional video. In the video, two of the board game's designers are playing Khet and bringing trash talk to ... Read More

Battle Cry, a U.S. Civil War-themed game designed by Richard Borg, will soon be available on GameTable Online. Battle Cry was the first in a series of board games which ... Read More

Lost Cities: The Board Game will be available soon from publisher Rio Grande Games. The European edition of this game, known as Keltis, won the 2008 Spiel des Jahres. (The ... Read More

Game publisher Z-Man Games has announced an expansion for the cooperative board game Pandemic, although no details have been released other than the fact that it is scheduled to be ... Read More

The official release of Ticket to Ride: The Dice Expansion has been delayed "due to some unforeseen shipping delays," according to publisher Days of Wonder. The company expects it to ... Read More

Every year, Games magazine publishes a list of the 100 best games published in the previous year. It is always well done, and can serve as a fantastic holiday gift-giving ... Read More