Board Games Hall of Fame
We’ve written about a number of annual board game awards numerous times. However, we haven’t written before about Hall of Fame Games.
What would you put in a Games Hall of Fame?
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Ready for ChiTAG – Chicago Toy and Game Fair
Even though the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG) is still over 3 months away, I’m getting ready for it. Because this year, for the first time, I’m going to be there!
ChiTAG started in 2003 and is the largest toy and game fair in the U.S. open to public. ChiTAG brings together hundreds of companies and leaders in the toy and game industry and thousands of participants for a few days of fun. In 2012, ChiTAG attracted over 25,000 people!
From what I hear, they put on a great show.
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Risk Legacy game #4 – Caleb wins!
If you hate knowing the end of the story before you even begin, then I apologize for the title of this post. But I’m so excited to report that our 10 year old Caleb won our latest Risk Legacy that I just had to put it in the title.
Now, on to the fun…
After a few weeks of scout camps and weekends away, my boys and I were finally able to get Risk Legacy back to the table last night.
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82 Different Games Played so far this year
How many board games have you played this year?
Here’s our mid-year report listing the board games and card games we’ve played the most this year so far. That’s one of the best ways to see what our favorite games are.
Finance 101 – Lessons From Monopoly
Have you ever read a book about board games?
We don’t mean reading a bunch of blogs with board game reviews and related topics – but rather an actual book.
As much as I love games, I haven’t read any books about board games before (not even a Chess book). But when Mc Graw Hill sent us “Monopoly, Money, and You: How to Profit from the Game’s Secrets of Success” by Philip E. Orbanes I decided to give it a go.
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Enjoy Summer!
We’re close to wrapping up our series of board game expansion reviews.
We have a bunch of board games on our “to review” shelf.
And we also have lot more new games on our “to play and review” shelf.
So going more than a week without posting a game review seems like a long time. The games and topics we want to write about just keeps getting longer and backs-up as days go by without a post.
But you know what – that’s ok!
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Best Games of 2012 – The Dice Tower Awards!
Out of the 3,000+ new board games, card games, dice games, family games, party games, war games, cooperative games, strategy games, and many more published in 2012 – the best have now been announced!
Well, at least according to the more than 40 top board game reviewers around the world these are the best board games. Every year The Dice Tower gathers recommendations from around the globe. Those reviewers then whittle the lists down to the nominations. From there the final votes are cast and The Dice Tower Awards are announced!
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Pioneer Games
Modern board games are fantastic. With thousands of games published every year, there are so many great family board games and card games to choose from. It’s amazing to see how games have evolved since I was young.
And looking back even farther – say 160 years – games were extremely different.
I’ve been thinking back 160 years recently because our two oldest children, Trevor and Jaden, are away on a Pioneer Trek this week.
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Think a Happy Thought – Fatherhood!
Today we’re giving a big shout-out to Fathers around the world.
Way to go dads!
In the USA, this Sunday is Fathers Day – a day to reflect on and appreciate the important role of fathers both in our lives and in society. And while the day may be designated as such here, it’s applicable to world over.
I love being a dad.
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Lord of the Rings The Confrontation is back!
We’re super excited with the recent announcement by Fantasy Flight Games to reprint Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation.
Not only is this one of our favorite 2-player games, but one of our favorite board games period!
It rocks!
And you’ll soon be able to get a copy as well.
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