http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:48:44 -0700 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:36:23 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Board-to-Death-TV-Videographers-take-to-the-air-waves-with-board-game-reviews?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner The Board to Death TV logo        In response to my 100th entry on these pages, I received a comment from someone or some thing called “The Board to Death Team.” They were appreciative of the board game... Board to Death TV Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:36:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Board-to-Death-TV-Videographers-take-to-the-air-waves-with-board-game-reviews?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Play-more-board-games?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner One of the many companies who support this Examiner         As any of you who have been following these pages for any length of time will have noticed, there are not a lot of board game Examiners. Virtually ev... Board Games Monopoly Puerto Rico Settlers of Catan Scrabble Party Games Reiner Knizia 'Euro' games Z-Man Games Mayfair Games Rio Grande Games A Castle for All Seasons El Grande Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:03:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Play-more-board-games?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Keeping-it-all-straight-with-Grass?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner Not about your lawn         Hold on. . . just need to light this up. . .gotta be in the right frame of mind to talk about this, and what with poking around in search of the, uhh, proper materials and the whole ritu... Board Game Geek Card Games 'Euro' games Grass Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:21:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Keeping-it-all-straight-with-Grass?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Silverton-The-solitaire-experience?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: SilvertonDesigner: Phillip John Smith and Dori SmithPublisher: Mayfair GamesAge Range: 12 & upNumber of Players: 1-6Game Time: 4-6 hoursMechanics: Railroad operations/economic investmentComplexity: 4Challenge: 5   &n... Board Games Board Game Geek Train Games Martin Wallace Mayfair Games Silverton Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:17:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Silverton-The-solitaire-experience?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Atlantis-A-simple-game-with-a-few-surprises?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: AtlantisDesigner: Leo ColoviniArtwork: Michael MenzelPublisher: Mayfair GamesAge Range: 10 & upNumber of Players: 2-4Game Time: 30-45 minutesMechanics: Point to Point Movement; Tile collection for pointsComplexity: 3 out of 5Challen... Board Games Board Game Geek 'Euro' games Mayfair Games Atlantis Leo Colovini Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:39:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Atlantis-A-simple-game-with-a-few-surprises?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Metro-laying-track-for-a-Paris-subway-system?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: MetroDesigners: Dirk HennPublisher: Queen Games (1997)Age Range: 8 & upNumber of Players: 2-6Game Time: 30 minutesMechanics: Tile Laying/Route-Network BuildingComplexity: 3Challenge: 4       Here’s one... Board Games Puerto Rico Board Game Geek 'Euro' games Spiel Des Jahres Children's Games Carcassone:The Castle Dirk Henn Queen Games Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:30:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Metro-laying-track-for-a-Paris-subway-system?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Venture-A-look-back-at-a-Sid-Sackson-classic?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: VentureDesigner: Sid SacksonPublisher: 3M/Avalon Hill (out of print)Age Range: 12 & UpNumber of Players: 2-6Game Time: One hour (more with 5 and 6 players)Mechanics: Set collection/EconomicComplexity: 4Challenge: 7   ... E-Bay Board Game Geek Card Games Sid Sackson Classic Games Venture Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:44:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Venture-A-look-back-at-a-Sid-Sackson-classic?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Parthenon-Rise-of-the-Aegean--Hard-work-but-worth-the-effort?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   DESIGNERS: Andrew Parks & Jason HawkinsART: Jason Hawkins, Jessica Ney, Stephen Graham WalshPUBLISHER: Z-Man Games (2005)AGE RANGE: 12 & upNUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3-6GAME TIME: 120 minutesMECHANICS: City Building, Resource Allocation, Econ... Board Games Board Game Geek 'Euro' games Z-Man Games Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:20:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Parthenon-Rise-of-the-Aegean--Hard-work-but-worth-the-effort?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Royal-Palace-GAMES-Magazines-Family-Strategy-runnerup?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   GAME: Royal PalaceDesigner: Xavier GeorgeArtwork: Michael MenzelPublisher: Rio Grande GamesAge Range: 12 & upNumber of Players: 2-4Game Time: 60 minutesMechanics: Worker Placement/Area ControlComplexity: 5Challenge: 5   &nb... Board Games Board Game Geek On-Line Board Game Play 'Euro' games GAMES Magazine Royal Palace Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:40:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Royal-Palace-GAMES-Magazines-Family-Strategy-runnerup?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d16-The-2010-Traditional-Games-100-published-in-December-issue-of-GAMES-Magazine?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner GAMES Magazine; December 2009        Games are just hard to keep up with. They publish so many of them in a single year, and then, of course, the years mount up and you wonder how any one individual can possibly keep track of the... GAMES Magazine Small World Le Havre Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:37:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d16-The-2010-Traditional-Games-100-published-in-December-issue-of-GAMES-Magazine?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Baseball-and-Board-Games-A-Perfect-Combination?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner               You can make “life is like” comparisons all day long.       Life is like. . .Japanese Kabuki Theater, where what you need to understand is hidden below the su... Board Games Puerto Rico Baseball Pizza Box Baseball Major League Baseball 2009 Divisional Series Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:16:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Baseball-and-Board-Games-A-Perfect-Combination?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d5-BoardGameGeek-announces-nominees-for-2009-Golden-Geek-awards?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner BGG Nominee for best Gamer's Game        Accompanied by the usual quibbling about which games are appropriate for which categories, the BoardGameGeek Web site has announced the nominees for this year’s Golden Geek Awards; a... Board Games Agricola Board Game Geek Card Games Dominion 'Euro' games Martin Wallace Mystery Rummy Series Finca Golden Geek Awards Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:19:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d5-BoardGameGeek-announces-nominees-for-2009-Golden-Geek-awards?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Kingdoms-another-more-to-it-than-meets-the-eye-game-from-Reiner-Knizia?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: KingdomsDesigner: Reiner KniziaArt: Eric Lofgren/Franz VohwinkelPublisher: Fantasy Flight GamesAge Range: 8 & upNumber of Players: 2-4Game Time: 45 minutesMechanics: Tile Laying (Math)Complexity: 4Challenge: 5     &nb... Board Games Board Game Geek Reiner Knizia 'Euro' games Euhprat and Tigris Fantasy Flight Games Kingdoms Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:16:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Kingdoms-another-more-to-it-than-meets-the-eye-game-from-Reiner-Knizia?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Booze-and-Board-Games-A-shaky-relationship?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner         It’s never been a good idea to mix alcohol with any sort of organized, competitive activity. In fact, the addition of any mind-altering substance isn’t a good idea, because in addition to whateve... Board Games Puerto Rico Mexica El Grande Alcohol Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:47:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Booze-and-Board-Games-A-shaky-relationship?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d25-El-Grande-One-of-the-older-Euro-games-stays-on-top-after-15-years?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: El GrandeDesigners: Wolfgang Kramer and Richard UlrichArt: Doris MatthausPublishers: Rio Grande Games (1995)Age Range: 12 & upNumber of Players: 2-5Game Time: 90 min. (+)Mechanics: Area Control, Card Hand ManagementComplexity: 5Chal... Board Games Settlers of Catan Board Game Geek 'Euro' games Mexica Spiel Des Jahres Rio Grande Games Carcassone Wolfgang Kramer El Grande Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:02:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d25-El-Grande-One-of-the-older-Euro-games-stays-on-top-after-15-years?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Days-of-Wonder-announces-Ticket-to-Ride-World-Chamionship-competitions?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner          Back in July, I wrote a piece about the possibility of organizing a board game league, modeled after a nationwide network of franchises, operated by the American Poolplayers’ Association, her... Board Games Puerto Rico Settlers of Catan Board Game Geek Train Games Mayfair Games Board Game League Ticket to Ride Days of Wonder Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:45:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Days-of-Wonder-announces-Ticket-to-Ride-World-Chamionship-competitions?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Maori-building-with-the-natives-in-Polynesia?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner   Game: MaoriDesigner: Gunter BurkhardtPublisher: Rio Grande GamesAge Range: 8 & upNumber of Players: 2-5Game Time: 30-45 minutes (+ with variants)Mechanics: Tile LayingComplexity: 3 (4 with variants)Challenge: 4 (5 with variants)While it c... Board Games Board Game Geek Rio Grande Games Polynesia Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:20:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Maori-building-with-the-natives-in-Polynesia?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Martian-Rails-A-closer-look-at-the-Red-Planet?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner Game: Martian RailsDesigners: M. Robert StribulaPublisher: Mayfair Games (2009)Age Range: 12 & upNumber of Players: 2 and upGame Time: 180 minutes +Mechanics: Economic/ Rail Construction / DeliveryComplexity: 4Challenge: 5    ... Board Game Geek Train Games Mayfair Games Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:06:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Martian-Rails-A-closer-look-at-the-Red-Planet?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d4-The-Settlers-of-Catan-Dice-Game-Preadolescent-crowd-control-in-a-box?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner The original dice game boxGame: Settlers of Catan Dice GameDesigners: Klaus TeuberPublisher: Mayfair Games (2009)Age Range: 8 & upNumber of Players: 2 and upGame Time: 45 minutesMechanics: Dice rolling/resource managementComplexity: 3Challenge: 3... Settlers of Catan Klaus Teuber Dice Games Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:30:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m9d4-The-Settlers-of-Catan-Dice-Game-Preadolescent-crowd-control-in-a-box?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Mayfairs-crayon-games--an-overview-with-history?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner           With the arrival of Martian Rails, I realized that I had yet to take an Examiner ‘look’ at the ‘crayon’ rail games produced by Mayfair Games. There are now 11 of them (not inc... Board Games Board Game Geek Train Games Mayfair Games Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:26:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2590-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Mayfairs-crayon-games--an-overview-with-history?cid=exrss-Board-Game-Examiner