http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:08:36 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Game-profile-Hive?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from Amazon.comAsk any boy and they will tell you that insects are cool. Winged or armored, six or more legged, helpful or harmful; bugs couldn’t be more different (or important) to us. And they couldn’t be more different fr... Game profiles Gen42 Games Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Game-profile-Hive?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Game-profile-Skybridge?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product image from the Family Games Inc. website.In order to help its citizenry better survive Minnesota’s climate, the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have extensive pedestrian walkways called skyways bridging between their buildings. ... Game profiles Family Games Inc. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:33:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Game-profile-Skybridge?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Game-profile-Quarto?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from the Family Games Inc. website.Connecting a series of four tokens in a row isn’t exactly unique game play. Connect Four set the standard for that. And making the game three-dimensional has also been done before with Score Four... Game profiles Family Games Inc. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:31:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Game-profile-Quarto?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Game-profile-Quoridor?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from the Family Games website.An essential element to every successful game design is tension. Every action must have a reaction and there must be a choice made on every move. If the player isn’t actively choosing their fate, or t... Game profiles Family Games Inc. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:44:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Game-profile-Quoridor?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Game-profile-Cathedral?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from Family Games, Inc.There is something timeless about medieval architecture. Perhaps it is the sense of permanence in its stone walls. Or maybe it is the craftsmanship displayed in its arched doorways and carved gargoyles. Theologian... Game profiles Family Games Inc. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:30:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Game-profile-Cathedral?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Board-games-101-what-is-Mensa-Select?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Seal image from the Mind Games website.In 1946, Roland Berrill and Dr Lancelot Ware founded Mensa International. Their vision was to create a society comprised entirely of intelligent people. To this day, Mensa attracts the best and the brightes... Board Games 101 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:56:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Board-games-101-what-is-Mensa-Select?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Game-profile-Pentago?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product image from the Mindtwister USA website.Ever since Tic-Tac-Toe, there have been a plethora of games where you try to lineup three, four, or even five pawns in a row. Connect Four took the game vertical. Cover-Up made the game three d... Game profiles Mindtwister USA Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:55:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Game-profile-Pentago?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Game-profile-Qwirkle?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product image from MindWareMatching shapes is easy. So is matching colors. Switching back and forth between the two is somewhat more difficult. That’s the concept behind the shape and color matching game Qwirkle from MindWare.Qwirkle comes with... Game profiles MindWare Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:14:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Game-profile-Qwirkle?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Game-profile-Yamslam-Roll-to-Win?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product image from Blue Orange Games.Classic games may never die, but they do get tweaked and rearranged until a new game is born. In 1938, Edwin Lowe took the basic concepts of the classic card game Poker, replaced the cards with dice... Game profiles Blue Orange Games Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:54:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Game-profile-Yamslam-Roll-to-Win?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Retailer-profile-Learning-Express-Toys--Robinson?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner The storefront at the Settlers Ridge shopping complex.Learning Express Toys at the Settlers Ridge shopping complex in Robinson is now open for business.Founded in 1987 by Sharon Diminico, Learning Express has grown to a nationwide chain of over ... Retailer profiles Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:50:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Retailer-profile-Learning-Express-Toys--Robinson?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Retailer-profile-Hobbytown-USA?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner HobbyTown USA in Robinson Town Centre.Located in Robinson Town Centre, HobbyTown USA offers an impressive array of products. No matter if you are into radio controlled vehicles, models, Estes rockets, train sets, puzzles or board games, you will find... Retailer profiles Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:56:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Retailer-profile-Hobbytown-USA?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Retailer-news-Learning-Express-Toys-grand-opening?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Learning Express Toys in Robinson TownshipLearning Express Toys, one of the Pittsburgh area’s newest toy and game stores located in the Settlers Ridge shopping center, is having a grand opening November 4th through the 8th. Prices will be 20% o... Retailer profiles Game News Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:15:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Retailer-news-Learning-Express-Toys-grand-opening?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Game-profile-Clue-Secrets-and-Spies?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner  From James Bond and Austin Powers to Sydney Bristow and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., there’s nothing quite like a spy adventure. The secret identities, the exotic locals, the gadgets, the danger; it all comes together as an intoxicating elixi... Game profiles Hasbro Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:17:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Game-profile-Clue-Secrets-and-Spies?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Game-profile-Bump-in-the-Night?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product image from the Twilight Creations website.Growing up, most people are scared by the monster that lives under their bed. In Bump in the Night from Twilight Creations, you get to be the monsters under the bed! Or down the hall…... Game profiles Twilight Creations Halloween Games Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:04:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Game-profile-Bump-in-the-Night?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Game-profile-Ghoulash?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from Ghoulash.comPlayed without dice, minis, or volumes of rule books, Ghoulash is a dungeon crawl boiled down to its most basic elements.At the beginning of the game, the two players receive copy of the same Scenario Chart. Each Scenar... Game profiles Halloween Games Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:38:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Game-profile-Ghoulash?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Game-profile-Ouija-Board?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner  Product image from Amazon.com. So when is a game not a game? When people believe that it’s real.The point of this article is not to debate the veracity of mystic oracles. If you believe that chiromancy and mediums are real or fa... Game profiles Hasbro Halloween Games Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:29:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Game-profile-Ouija-Board?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Game-profile-Doom-The-Boardgame?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product image from Amazon.comIn 1993, id Software released the videogame Doom. This first-person shooter cast the player in the role of a space marine who has been assigned to a security detail on the Mars moon of Phobos. When a teleportation experim... Game profiles Fantasy Flight Games Halloween Games Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:37:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Game-profile-Doom-The-Boardgame?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Game-news-Slugfest-Games-announces-an-expansion-to-The-Red-Dragon-Inn?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Logo from the Slugfest Games website.Slugfest Games has announced The Red Dragon Inn: Gambling? I’m In! expansion for their popular card game, The Red Dragon Inn.The Red Dragon Inn is an award-winning hybrid card–board game in which two t... Slugfest Games Game News Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:59:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Game-news-Slugfest-Games-announces-an-expansion-to-The-Red-Dragon-Inn?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Game-profile-Scrabble-Apple?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from Amazon.com.If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery then Parker Brothers and Bananagrams have a regular love fest going on. Arriving first in 1948 and setting the standard by which all crossword style board games are measu... Game profiles Parkers Brothers Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:02:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Game-profile-Scrabble-Apple?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Game-profile-All-Wound-Up-Escape-from-the-Cemetery?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner Product Image from Twilight Creations.When I was a kid, you rolled the dice and moved your pawn. In All Wound Up: Escape from the Cemetery, the pawns move themselves (which is quite appropriate for a spooky game if you think about it).Each of the fou... Game profiles Twilight Creations Halloween Games Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:25:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9338-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Game-profile-All-Wound-Up-Escape-from-the-Cemetery?cid=exrss-Pittsburgh-Board-Game-Examiner