The Covid-19 lockdown has forced people to stay home for more than five months, resulting in an unprecedented rise in gaming, both the new online ones as well as the online versions of traditional indoor board games. Ludo King has become one of the most downloaded games in India.
Read MoreExploding Kittens, the Kickstarter wunderkind with more than 200,000 financial backers, did what it's always done: harness the creativity, irreverence and humor that rocketed its eponymous tabletop card game to success among those who enjoy gathering for game night.
Read MoreAnother reason why board games are so popular is that there is a board game for everybody, no matter what age or gender. For this discussion, we will focus on 14 of the most highly recommended and effective strategy board games that can actually teach strategic thinking to employees, entrepreneurs and business people.
Read MoreIn the Manhattan neighborhood of East Harlem, playing dominoes has shaped the lives of generations of men who, during the pandemic, are now getting to know the table - and each other - in new ways.
Read MoreIt is perhaps for this reason that I was so delighted when, a few months ago, I was introduced to Perry Clemons, creator of Inequality-opoly: The Board Game of Structural Racism and Sexism in America.
Read MoreThe Board Game Design Virtual Summit September 14-20, 2020
Read MoreI made the decision to propose on this day, which gave me exactly two months to design a personalised board game and have it made, not counting things such as delivery, playtesting; multiple drafts; even learning basic game design!
Read MoreSeeing children suffer around her, Abbott set out to concoct some escapist entertainment for her young wardmates, a game that left behind the strictures of the hospital ward for an adventure that spoke to their wants: the desire to move freely in the pursuit of delights, an easy privilege polio had stolen from them.
Read MoreThere is a saying in Go that sets the tone for the game as you begin: lose your first 100 games quickly.
Read MoreThe Magothy River Association teamed up with Severna Park High School students to create a water-resistant, educational Magothy River Water Trail trivia game.
Read MoreBased on the description, Apollo looks to be a full-on cooperative game for 2-5 players where one person takes ground control while the rest are astronauts going on a mission.
Read MoreProtospiel is a network of playtesting events run at different times throughout the year in cities across the US. Protospiel Online brings the community together in a virtual setting to playtest remotely using Discord voice and video chat along with the designers’ chosen virtual board game platform. It is a welcoming environment where board game designers and playtesters get together for a weekend dedicated to playtesting board game prototypes. You can expect to participate in lots of helpful, honest feedback sessions with a community full of people focused on encouraging one another to create the best games possible.
Read MoreThis April, the University Museum of Bergen, excavated the remains of a small Early Iron Age grave cairn at Ytre Fosse, Western Norway. The location is spectacular, overlooking Alversund and the “Indre Skipsleia”, a part of the old shipping lane, Nordvegen, – which gave Norway its name. The whole area is dotted with monumental grave mounds on both sides of Alversund, symbols of an Iron Age political landscape and the power and control of goods and travels along the Norwegian coast.
Read MoreParents should remember that games are not magic. Kids come into games with a play mindset, which doesn't always mean trying to do well in a game. You could have your kids play the game in teams so they have to slow down and debate what choices they are going to make in the game.
Read MoreBoard game stores around the world have been closed because they're far from an essential service, and most importantly, publishers are now finding they're unable to even get their games made, let alone ship them out internationally.
Read MoreLike last year, I set a goal to play 365 board games in one year. This isn’t 365 plays of DIFFERENT board games (i.e. if I play checkers 3 times then it counts as 3 plays). I’m doing this to ensure that I play a lot of board games but also a breath of different board games. I also barely made my goal last year. So I know that 365 is a difficult (but attainable) challenge!
Read MoreA tiny piece of worked glass unearthed during an excavation on Lindisfarne has been revealed to be a rare archaeological treasure linking the Northumbrian island with the Vikings, from the very beginning of one of the most turbulent periods in English history.
Read MoreModern-day chess traces its origins to the ancient Indian game of Chaturanga, whose Sanskrit name refers to the "Four limbs" of the Gupta Empire's army: infantry, cavalry, chariots and war elephants.
Read MorePlaying board games may protect against cognitive decline and even boost cognitive function in seniors, new research suggests.
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