Board Games

Tag details

Welcome to the 'Board Games' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'Board Games'.

Look up Offsite Link "Board", Offsite Link "Games" at The Free Dictionary

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Board Games”

  • Top Ten Eurogame News Items from 2009


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    1. Geekdo BGG seemed to be everywhere and do everything this year: it rewrote its database, promoted live from Essen, added several new members to its staff, and ran their largest ever BGG.con . Links and citations to BGG popped up everywhere, too. Meanwhile, BGG, in preparation for total world domination, expanded ...
    4 hours ago
  • The Party’s over, but the Magic lives on


    Blaze Authors BlogAuthority Authority: 127
    D ecember 27th. It’s kind of a limbo day between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Nothing really special about this day. The excitement of the holiday, the parties, the gift giving is over, and on top of that, some of us may even have to go back to work tomorrow. Or worse, some of us may be working retail today and ...
    7 hours ago
  • Confugo, a Backgammon variant


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    Confugo is a simple Backgammon variant from Cathy Fox, self-published under her sggc Hamsta. You move your 6 pieces across the 18 space board using 3 dice. Stacking two pieces blocks a space (for either player), while landing on your opponent’s single piece sends it home.
    8 hours ago
  • Chess Pimping Roundup


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    Jacob Zuma, the President of South Africa, has called on all the youth of South Africa to play more Chess. ( source ) Time Magazine pimps Magnus Carlsen, the world’s youngest number one ranked player. ( source ) The Guardian’s weekly chess column by Leonard Barden has been going steadily for over 54 years. ( ...
    9 hours ago
  • The 25 Strangest Board Games of 2009


    YehudaAuthority Authority: 121
    See entries from 2008 , 2007 ,  2006 , 2005 +6 Bag OMunchkin Babes Following Steve Jacksons other release +6 Bag OMunchkins . Aside from the weirdness of using these in a game of Munchkin - you can put one in front of you in order to gain a benefit during the game - SJ added a whole level of weirdness to ...
    10 hours ago
  • More of the Same, and Games


    YehudaAuthority Authority: 121
    If its 8:30, it must be a bar-mitzvah Our dear friends had a bar-mitzvah for their (4th? 5th?) son on shabbat morning. The BM boy read beautifully and then spoke very quickly. Shul was followed by a kiddush. If its 11:30, it must be another kiddush I ran from the bar-mitzvah kiddush to the kiddush at another ...
    18 hours ago
  • Remote Control Charger Dock+2 Battery For Wii Accessory


    Nintendo Wii ReviewAuthority Authority: 150
    Hey, check out these auctions: AC ADAPTER FOR NINTENDO WII POWER SUPPLY CABLE CORD US US $8.13 End Date: Saturday Dec-26-2009 6:39:03 PST Buy It Now for only: US $8.13 Buy it now | Add to watch list **BRAND NEW** NINTENDO WII FIT BALANCE BOARD + GAMES US $94.00 End Date: Saturday ...
    1 day ago
  • Happy Holidays


    MzSerena's GardenAuthority Authority: 118
    Hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Mine was good. We opened gifts this morning and everyone was quite pleased. We didn’t do a lot, a couple gifts each. Half we didn’t bother wrapping, but we managed to have at least one each under the tree this morning the other didn’t know about. I got a beautiful watch ...
    1 day ago
  • Treasure RPG


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    Treasure is a free fantasy roleplaying game that seems to draw similar inspiration as Fantasy Flight’s new approach to Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay but in this case holds nothing back. Absolutely everything in Treasure is represented with a series of icons, symbols, and images, making a game that while primarily an ...
    1 day ago
  • Post Christmas shopping is about to begin - Baltimore Sun (blog)


    Webkinz - Collectible Stuffed Animal ToysAuthority Authority: 140
    Baltimore Sun (blog) Post Christmas shopping is about to beginBaltimore Sun (blog)… $16.99 Hasbro board games such as Taboo and Pictionary, and buy 2 get third free Webkinz Little Kinz Let us know about any other deals you hear about.and more »
    2 days ago
  • Weekly Game Criminal Update


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    Ipswich, Australia: After drinking too much and getting into an argument at a dice game, a man drives his car and flips over into someone’s yard. ( source ) San Nicolas, Philippines: Man shot and killed by his opponent at a card game. ( source ) Norwalk, CT: One man slashes the throat of another at a card game ...
    2 days ago
  • Sedarahc is Charades backwards


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    Not really backwards, actually. To be backwards, a group of people would have to shout out guesses, and then the guy would have to act them out in an incomprehensible manner. In Sedarahc , a group of people act out the card and one guy has to guess the scene. ( info )
    2 days ago
  • OgreCave’s Christmas Gift Guide 2009, part 4


    OgreCaveAuthority Authority: 117
    This is it – Christmas looms on the horizon, just one day away. But say you’ve forgotten to get a gift for someone, a fellow gamer, and there’s no time to get to the stores anymore. Fear not, for the Cave dwellers have compiled one more list of gift suggestions in our OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2009 . This ...
    2 days ago
  • Win One Of Ten Dragon’s Board Promo Codes With A Retweet Or Comment


    App AdviceAuthority Authority: 153
    AppAdvice has teamed up with A. Rebagliato to offer you a chance at winning one of ten (10) promo codes for their first ever iPhone and iPod touch game, Dragon’s Board . Dragon’s Board is a dice-rolling board game that will have you crossing a dragon infested field in order to reach a castle.  In the ...
    3 days ago
  • Gifts From A Fashionable Housewife


    The Fashionable HousewifeAuthority Authority: 617
    Christmas is a wonderful time to show your love and thanks to friends and family, and the life that you’ve built with them. But with managing chores, errands, and parties, it can get pretty difficult to know what to buy for those who are on your nice list. Here’s some ideas for the housewife in a jam when ...
    3 days ago
  • iPhone games review roundup


    Family Learning CenterAuthority Authority: 164
    [IMG: http://www.family-learning-center.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/57884_topfun0512_thumbnail.jpg]
    3 days ago
  • Smugglers, the Family Friendly Strategy Game


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    Smugglers is deemed by its subtitle to be a “family friendly strategy game”. The game is by Phil Tasto. Smugglers is a pickup and deliver game. You roll the dice to see your maximum movement rate each round. For each delivery, you secretly decide whether to deliver straight or to smuggle. If you smuggle ...
    3 days ago
  • Board Game Pimping Roundup


    Purple PawnAuthority Authority: 514
    The Wilmington, NC Star News pimps local store Cape Fear Games , as well as Starship Catan , World of Warcraft the board game, Agricola , The Settlers of Catan , Dominion , Carcassonne , and Ticket to Ride . ( source ) WNKU pimps YottaQuest in Cincinnati, again , with an article that appears to be a ...
    3 days ago
  • Carcassonne 101


    GeekDadAuthority Authority: 679
    Carcassonne (image: waltthewell.com) It wasn’t until last year that I was introduced to the Carcassonne board game. Once I had been though, I wish I’d discovered it years ago. Our family simply fell in love with the game and couldn’t stop playing it. But although it’s a great game to play it’s a little ...
    4 days ago
  • Doctor in the House


    Dane of WarAuthority Authority: 152
    Paizos popular board game Kill Doctor Lucky , which sold out last holiday season, is back in print, with a new lower price—and now it includes the "...And His Little Dog Too!" expansion! Youve hated Doctor Lucky for as long as you can remember. Maybe he destroyed your dry cleaning business; maybe you think hes ...
    4 days ago

Comments about Board Games

Personal attacks are NOT allowed
Please read our comment policy