On Wednesday, we heralded the triumphant return of Wiz-War! Now available at your local retailer and on our webstore, this classic board game of magical mayhem for 2-4 players pits wily wizards against each other …Read More
How to Double Your Chess Performance?
Double attack! All chess combinations are based on either double attack, or combined attack (for definitions see here). Three variants of Double Attack Double attack is a powerful weapon. It is a much broader term …Read More
Do the Wiggles Hate Board Games?
The Wiggles, a wildly popular Australian children’s music group, sued a small game distributor last year to prevent the board game Yikerz! from being sold in their home country. Do the Wiggles hate all board …Read More
World’s Oldest Board Games
From small children to the elderly, board games engage and entertain people of all types across the world. Although board games have ultimately evolved over the years to those we’re familiar with today, there are …Read More
Best Board Games to Entertain a Party
Whether you’re hosting a dinner party with new guests or having an informal gathering with old friends, playing board games is a fun way to entertain your guests while creating lasting memories. Games take any …Read More
Game Geek Science Fair Project
Most teens prefer video games to a class-required science fair project. Now, you can turn your penchant for video games into an investigatory science fair project that will impress your teacher! A great deal of …Read More
Card Game Review: Hot Potato (2011)
Overall, Hot Potato is a pretty simple game. There is a small bit of strategy, as you can hoard certain types of cards (say, ones that move a potato far from you) until late in …Read More
Family Bonding through Chess
Chess Learning Special by: Laura Sherman and Bill Kilpatrick. Editing by William Stewart Think back to when you first learned to play chess. Did your mother or father teach you? Maybe a grandparent? Over the …Read More
Award Winning Board Games
Each year some of the most prestigious gaming organisations in the world hand out their annual awards, honouring the best board games of the year, in categories such as abstract games, strategy games, war games, …Read More
Chess Strategy Linked to Principle of Warfare
Strategy refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. It is distinct from tactics, which is concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements …Read More
Board Games – 2012 Reader’s Choice Award Nominations
It’s time for the 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Awards, where you get to pick the best games, the best game stores — and more! The About.com Readers’ Choice Awards are all about what you think. …Read More






















