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Once Upon A Time

Posted by Steve Darlington on Monday, March 1st, 2010

When people ask me what my favorite game is, I don’t have to think very hard. For me, a good game is like a photo album: full of memories. When you look at it, you remember all the people you enjoyed it with, and all those wonderful times you had. Plenty of good games do [...]

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Gambit 7

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Here is a question for you. “In Tolkien’s The Hobbit, how many members of Thorin’s party was Gandalf trying to avoid having when he recruited that well known thief, Mr. Bilbo Baggins?” If you know the answer, then all well and good, because it will earn you points. If not, there is no need to [...]

Letter Roll

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

When in doubt . . . Out of the Box comes up with a play on words and makes a good game out of it. Letter Roll pits players against one another in a contest of vocabulary that utilizes that most sacred of gaming artifacts, dice. Instead of numbers, the dice produce letters. The active [...]

I Drank What?

Monday, June 29th, 2009

I Drank What? is the new quick-play card game from Empire Games. Players each have a glass of what they hope is fine wine and spend the evening inviting each other to drink. Unfortunately, someone brought poison to the party and – in each round – someone will die.
I Drank What? is a [...]

Ghoulash

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Ghoulash: The Last Game On Earth is a two-player game, it is not the Hungarian stew. In Ghoulash, you take the role of a character trapped in a scenario trying not to be eaten by ghouls and also trying to accomplish some other objective. The other player sets out obstacles to delay, harass or eat [...]