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08/19/03 - PDQ - The Pretty Darn Quick Word Game - Review
08/17/03 - Lord of the Rings Risk - New Edition
07/26/03 - Bicycle Race Games
07/20/03 - Battle Ball - Game Review
07/20/03 - Mystery of the Abbey - Game Review
07/06/03 - Assembly Line Wins Simultaneous Movement Contest
07/05/03 - Break the Safe
06/28/03 - Warcraft Board Game Version
06/28/03 - Topps to Acquire WizKids
06/15/03 - Simon's 25th Anniversary
06/15/03 - The Coolest Games of All-Time
06/08/03 - Best Games for Family Gatherings
06/08/03 - Harry Potter Halls of Hogwarts - Game Review
06/08/03 - American Idol Board Game - Review
06/07/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #35
06/04/03 - 2003 International Gamers Award Winners
06/04/03 - Twister Moves - Preview
05/31/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #34
05/24/03 - Simultaneous Movement Design Competition Finalists
05/24/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #33
05/19/03 - 2003 Spiel des Jahres Nominees
05/17/03 - Finding Nemo - Game Review
05/17/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #32
05/10/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #31
05/04/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #30
04/26/03 - Game Reviews from The Gathering of Friends
04/26/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #29
04/19/03 - Board Games Timeline
04/12/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #28
04/06/03 - International Gamers Awards - 2003 Nominees
04/05/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #27
04/01/03 - Odin's Ravens - Game Review
04/01/03 - Lord of the Rings - The Confrontation - Game Review
04/01/03 - Fist of Dragonstones - Game Review
03/29/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #26
03/22/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #25
03/19/03 - Clans - Game Review
03/15/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #24
03/09/03 - Rigamarole - Game Review
03/09/03 - The 80's Game - Game Review
03/08/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #23
03/05/03 - Scene It? - Game Review
03/01/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #22
02/23/03 - Monopoly FAQ
02/22/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #21
02/18/03 - American International Toy Fair 2003
02/15/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #20
02/08/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #19
02/01/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #18
01/25/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #17
01/18/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #16
01/11/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #15
01/04/03 - Saturday Morning Gamer #14
01/01/03 - Armada - Game Review
01/01/03 - Clue - The Simpsons Edition - Game Review
01/01/03 - Drake and Drake - Game Review
01/01/03 - War and Sheep - Game Review
01/01/03 - Petcha Didn't Know - Game Review
2002 Articles
PDQ - The Pretty Darn Quick Word Game is a light card game, great to toss into a backpack for a weekend getaway.
Last year, Parker Brothers / Hasbro released Lord of the Rings Risk in the United States. This year, they plan to release an entirely new LotR Risk game with an expanded board and other new features.
Even if you can't make it to France for the Tour, you can enjoy one of these bicycle race-themed board and card games.
Battle Ball is grand fun so long as you don't take it too seriously, a game sure to be enjoyed by young football fans everywhere.
Brother Adelmo has been killed, and you're one of the monks trying to solve his murder. I always have great fun trying to narrow the list from 24 suspects to one.
The winner of the 2003 Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition is announced.
A new cooperative, timed board game from Mattel.
Warcraft, a popular computer game series, will be made into a board game by Fantasy Flight Games.
The company best known for its baseball cards will gain control of HeroClix, MechWarrior, Mage Knight and other games.
First introduced in 1978, the electronic game Simon became a cultural phenomenon.
Don't Break the Ice and other ice-themed games are explored as we search for the coolest game of all-time.
When you get the whole family together, sometimes it can be difficult to choose a game to play. Here are my picks for the best games to play at family gatherings.
Players race through an ever-changing maze of halls and classrooms to be the first to complete seven assignments.
The popular television show is turned into a board game, complete with an 11-song karaoke CD.
Saturday Morning Gamer takes a look at some games sold on eBay, the American Idol board game, the 2003 Spiel des Jahres finalists, and more.
The winners of this prestigious award have been announced in the general strategy and historical simulation categories.
Hasbro signs up pop singers Nick and Aaron Carter to promote this new game.
A jam-packed SMG takes a look at Settlers of Canaan, Inkognito, Blokus, Cash, Queen's Necklace, Time Control, the 2003 Spiel des Jahres award, and more.
More than 50 games were submitted in this contest; these are the 14 finalists chosen by our panel of judges.
Lots of fresh spiel (new games) this week -- The Journeys of Paul, Bin'Fa, and Seven Deadly Sins.
13 games were nominated this year, and the list provides an excellent roadmap to help find great games for the family.
A look at this new board game, based on the Finding Nemo movie from Disney and Pixar.
A look at the end of our Board Games Survivor Island competition.
Mystery of the Abbey is a fun deduction game published by Days of Wonder.
A look at the second auction of renowned designer Sid Sackson's game collection.
Mini-reviews of most of the new games I played, and a complete list of all the games I played at this year's Gathering.
The best new games I played at The Gathering of Friends 2003 and the people who made the event so special.
These are my picks for the 50 most culturally and historically significant games published since 1800.
A look at which edition of Carcassonne players prefer, which color game pieces people like the best, and more.
The nominees for the 2003 IGAs, one of the most prestigious boardgame awards available, have been announced.
A recap of my recent gaming, including Fist of Dragonstones, Wheedle, and more.
The Rio Grande Games / Kosmos line of two-player games is filled with winners, and Odin's Ravens is no exception.
Fans of The Lord of the Rings will find The Confrontation to be engaging, challenging and entertaining. This is a brilliantly designed two-player strategy game.
If you enjoy auction games with blind bidding, Fist of Dragonstones will be a welcome addition to your game collection.
A new edition of our popular "Who Reads the Game Boxes?" quiz.
Boggle and Crokinole are among the games discussed in this week's SMG.
Clever and quick, Clans is one of the rare 30-minute strategy games that feels much more substantial.
A look at some of the most historically significant games ever published.
Rigamarole is a creative, multi-facted and sometimes wacky party game with significant appeal to fans of Cranium.
The 80's Game challenges players to recall trivia from the 1980s and features a clever movement mechanism. Also available are The 70's Game and The 90's Game.
A look at the new game Clans, the building game Palazzo Paletti, four-player Star Wars Epic Duels, and more.
Scene It? incorporates DVD technology into a movie trivia game, creating an exciting new game experience.
Board games with a golf theme, a new game-related quiz, and more in this week's SMG.
Answers to frequently asked questions about Monopoly, one of the most popular board games in the world.
A look behind the scenes at Toy Fair 2003, my picks for the most exciting new games displayed at Toy Fair, and more.
Our collection of exclusive reports on the board games featured at the 2003 Toy Fair in New York City.
The new Game Inventor's Handbook, I'm the Boss by Sid Sackson, and more.
The largest local game collection, dungeon crawl games, Survivor Amazon, and more.
The Antoni Gaudi Tile Game, an unpublished Sid Sackson game, and more.
We're closing in on the 2003 Nürnberg Toy Fair in this issue of SMG.
The favorite games of contestants on Survivor Amazon, the results of our own Board Games Survivor Island competition, and more.
Annoying gamers, plenty of game previews, and saying goodbye to the world's best cat.
A freaky game of Seafarers of Catan, War and Sheep!, a look at Celebrity Mole, and more.
Bands of pirates explore and attack in this strategic board game.
The classic whodunit game moves to Springfield with America's favorite animated family.
Two pirate brothers compete to find the treasure buried on a remote island.
Flocks of sheep try to eat the best grass while avoiding the wolves.
A trivia game all about animals, with special questions for young players.
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