This iPhone/iPod Touch game is something special. It's so simple, yet enthralling, highly addicting and fun. It's even got that "just one more turn" feel that make so many of the classic games .. well, classics. Here's the elevator ...

Twitter just isn’t affording the room to answer and engage with this question the way I’d like, so I’ve brought it here: Why is the action in a game separate from the story when the action in a film is a part of it?...

The Monk class was previewed long before the other psionic classes were designed. As a result, they’re quite different from any other class with the psionic power source. While monks draw their power from the psionic source, they d...

Once again, the annual BoardGameGeek.con game convention will take place at the Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport hotel in Irving, Texas. This year's event is scheduled for Nov. 17-21, and registration is now open. The early bird (be...

A suspect in the brazen robbery of a European Poker Tour event in Berlin has been arrested. About.com's Poker Guide, Toby Bochan, has more details.Poker Robbery Suspect Arrested originally appeared on About.com Board / Card Games on...

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In between extended bouts of scheduling for GameStorm, I managed to play a campaign from the newly released Phantom Leader solitaire wargame from Dan Verssen Games. Having played DVG's Hornet Leader II on VASSAL, I needed very littl...

I think we need a national push toward a little corporate honesty. For starters, I think all MacDonald's commercials should, from this point forward, include only fat people. Wal-Mart ads should quit featuring perky suburban housewi...

One of the things I've enjoyed about the whole Axis & Allies miniatures approach is the potential educational aspects of the game. I'm still thrilled that real history gets to share some shelf space with orcs and space marines.On va...

A new giant map expansion of WWII battlefield tactics game Memoir '44 is coming this May. While Breakthrough promises a plethora of scenarios the most intriguing element of this expansion are the 4 new giant maps. Printed on 2 doubl...

There are many interesting books about board games floating around and I was sent an email and excerpt from The Game Makers from a reader recently that I found interesting and opens things up for some future posts about general game...

Days of Wonder recently announced a new expansion, Breakthrough, for the World War II game Memoir '44. The expansion includes two oversized boards which are 13x17 hexes big, almost twice as large as a standard Memoir '44 board. The ...

The new War at Sea Starter set arrived at local game shop Arkham Asylum today and a member of the store staff was kind enough to play a game with me.Overall it's a good package. There are 8 miniatures included. representing the Alli...

It's been a little while since I posted to this forum. The main reason has been my involvement with scheduling a regional gaming convention held in Vancouver, WA (part of the greater Portland, OR area). I have been serving on the Bo...

You’ve noticed, perhaps, that Will and I have been doing more blogging at Gameplaywright over the past few weeks. We’ve made a conscious choice not only to post new material more frequently, but also to include more short posts that...

My wife and I hosted some friends at a nearby bed and breakfast last weekend (we're doing it again this weekend), and a lot of great games were played. One of the highlights for me was being able to play Campaign Manager 2008, a new...

So the Providence Journal provides a forum for more ignorance about wargames as some Native American leaders are quoted criticizing the upcoming King Phillip's War wargame.From the context it's quite evident that none of them have a...

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If you've never played a game from Small Box Games, you're depriving yourself. The entire company is basically one dude and his wife, and they print everything locally and ship it all over the damned place. The designer, John Clowdu...

At long last, the final vote-off for the Robot Viking Hero System contest. Come read the top three character concept ideas and vote on your favorite. The winner will receive a free copy of the Hero System 6th Edition Basic Rulebook....