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Carcassonne: The City Board Game Review

This review was written by Susan van Heemst. The newcomers to Carcassonne have probably noticed that there a great many other titles all beginning with the name. Some are expansions and some are stand-a-lone games. Which one should I try next? Will it add more fun to my Carcassonne gaming experience? The [...]

Carcassonne Board Game Review

This review was written by Susan van Heemst. Carcassonne is a rather simple looking medieval tile-laying board game. It is also one of those games that everyone should try playing at least once and is quite easy to learn. The game is rather deceptive in its appearance and looks very simple. Firstly, you [...]

Playing Board Games Helps Prevent Degenerative Diseases

Many individual do not realize the benefits of playing board games especially in relation to health. There are certain ways in which board games can be implemented for the prevention of certain degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia. Alzheimer’s disease or AD is a fatal and progressive disease. This disease destroys brain cells and [...]

How to Play Monopoly (the basics)

Monopoly is a game that has been played worldwide for many years; any numerous people draw enjoyment from this game, as well as attracting others to want to learn to play this strategy board game. The aim of this game is accumulate the most assets and money by the conclusion. Prior to one beginning play, [...]

A Brief History of Chess

Chess, originally known as Chaturanga and played using dice was invented in Northwest India. Dice was thrown by a player to determine the next piece to be moved. Initially the game had four participants, which is why it was called Chaturanga “four bodies”. These four participants were elephants, horses, foot soldiers and chariots. This game [...]

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Susan

A light, little game....

Ok, so we have been trying to introduce our little niece, Jennifer, to the joys of board games over the last several years. In other words, we are molding her into a board game geek. :) Recently, we had realized she had outgrown many of the kiddie games we had. So, I set about finding the next games we would introduce her to. How do we do this? What games are good for an "almost" 9 year old going on 22? You ask your geeky friends, of course!

Over time, I have been reading gaming blogs, reviews,… Continue

Posted by Susan on June 6, 2009 at 6:12pm

Mieke

through the ages



Played a cool game today, through the ages. It is a civilization variant. It has a lot of rules, but you can play a basic version. That is what we did today, but even that took us a while.

Great about it is that you build civilizations and it has a lot of different elements. And you don't make war on each other but concentrate on building your own civ.

If you ever have the chance to try this one… Continue

Posted by Mieke on March 1, 2009 at 6:36pm

Susan

Happiness is getting a new game!

Years ago, I played RoboRally for the first time and loved it! What a cute game! I loved the little robots too. So, I had kept my eyes open for a copy of my own. Of course, I was fairly sad that it was out of print at that time. Luckily, I came across it one day and for a good price. So, I jumped on it!

Since then, there has been a re-release of the game to mixed reviews. What has never been re-released (as far as I know) were the expansion games to go with RoboRally. Amigo has released 4 of th… Continue

Posted by Susan on February 18, 2009 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Susan

Buying board games is almost as much fun as playing them!

I've always been one of those people that seem to "gather" stuff. Yes, it is also known as being a "pack-rat". While I am trying to break my "pack-rat" ways, there are still areas where it often goes unchecked! Board games is one of those areas.





It is… Continue

Posted by Susan on February 9, 2009 at 11:18am — 1 Comment

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What are you playing the most right now? 1 Reply

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What board games did you play over Christmas? 3 Replies

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What's your favourite board game? 11 Replies

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