Richard Borg has been designing games for more than two decades. His best-known game designs include last year's great dice game Yahtzee Free for All, the fantasy-themed war game BattleLore ... Read More

The Spiel des Jahres is Germany's award for the best family game of the year, and in my opinion it is the most prestigious award a board game can win. ... Read More

A new edition of Cloud 9, one of my favorite press-your-luck games, is now available from publisher Out of the Box Publishing. In Cloud 9, designed by Aaron Weissblum, players ... Read More

Ghosts is a simple, challenging word game that's played entirely verbally. No extra equipment is needed, unless players want to use paper and pencil to keep score. It's convenient, but ... Read More

If you're taking a long trip this summer, it's a good idea to have some games ready to help pass the time. Here are two that don't require much (or ... Read More

Modern Backgammon can traces its roots back to the ancient Egyptian game of Senet and the Mesopotamian game The Royal Game of Ur. Here are the complete rules of Backgammon. More ... Read More

A new expansion for Heroscape, one of my favorite games, is scheduled to be available late next month. The expansion, known as wave 9 since it is the ninth such ... Read More

Reiner Knizia is one of the most prolific game designers ever. More than 500 of his games and books have been published since his first in 1990, and according to ... Read More

Basic Hearts is a great trick-taking card game, but there are also several popular variants of Hearts, including these two: In Omnibus Hearts, the 10 of diamonds is added to ... Read More