Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Skeptic’s Guide to Ouija

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

A Ouija board utilizes a planchette to convey messages delivered supposedly through a spiritual medium to players of varying conviction. The typical Ouija board includes a set of numbers, the alphabet, as well as basic words, such as “yes”, “no”, … Continue reading →

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“Only the Miners Know Where the Bombs Are!” Stratego Makes Tabletop Capture the Flag Exciting

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Released in the United States in 1961, Stratego is a board game that places the traditional outdoor hobby of Capture the Flag in the military context of the Napoleonic Era. The terrain is a standard grid divided by a pair … Continue reading →

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“What’s all this Kingmaker Malarkey?”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

Steve Payne has put together an impressive array of informative gaming videos that are available online under the guise of HistoryGamerDotCom. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular title, his YouTube page is an excellent resource.

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Debonair Diplomacy!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Check out my board game related contribution to the incomparable List Magazine.

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Bela Kuns of the World Unite! Raymond Biesinger Takes Neglected Interwar Europe for a Board Gaming Spin

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Illustrator Raymond Biesinger of Montreal, Quebec freshly relocated from Edmonton, Alberta less than a year ago. Usually he has his fingers in the noise-garage duo Famines, as well as a tiny publisher called the Belgravian Press, and he also founded … Continue reading →

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Adventure, Ahoy! Seafarers of Catan Charts an Ocean of Discovery Fun

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Seafarers of Catan is an expansion to Klaus Teuber’s award winning settlement and trade classic Settlers of Catan. Seafarers of Catan takes the adventure away from the mainland, and introduces new pieces, scenarios, and tiles into the fray, all of … Continue reading →

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