Fun:
- You know it’s funny, but when I played Talisman with my friends it always devolved into arguments. But in this case it seems to have solved sibling rivalry.
- It’s time for taking holiday pictures. Fall leaves on the ground. Nice sweaters being worn. Your favorite board game on display…
- What do meeples do when they aren’t playing board games? Check out this fantastic geek list of staged pics (some of the individual ones have been referenced in previous entries).
- Pimp your game: How about redesigning the tile set from The Settlers of Catan
- I mentioned last week that the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction is up for people who would like to donate to gamers in need of some help. Or if you need to apply for assistance. It seems that Mad Men actor Rich Sommers has donated a game night with fellow actors Simon Helberg (Big Bang Theory) and Jorge Garcia (Lost). Only good for those in the LA area though.
- Apparently Hasbro is looking to sponsor board gaming nights on New Year’s Eve. I already throw one and based on the games they are giving, I’m not sure I’d have any attendees, but their hearts are in the right place at least…
New Games:
- Roll for the Galaxy: Tom Lehmann turns his award winning card game Race for the Galaxy (one of my favorites) into a dice building game (a la Quarriors!). We still get some good play from this one so it may be worth checking out. Release Q2 2013.
- City of Remnants: Post-apocalyptic power grab with auctions and dice. Sounds interesting! Release early 2013.
iOS:
- Fluxx coming in December
News:
- How did families entertain themselves when the power went out from Sandy or Athena? Board games!
- Apparently the board game company GMT Games is giving out free paper and pencil war games to the unemployed. Only thing is their war games take weeks to play so that’s time away from looking for a job!
- Apparently Kurt Vonnegut designed a board game called General Headquarters, a mix between Chess and a war game. No one picked it up though.
Recently Played:
- During the Nor’easter this past week, the family whipped out Snow Tails right after the kids had their fill of a snowball fight. Then my wife and my older son and I played some Dominion.
- My sister-in-law stayed over for a night and we got a quick game of FITS in.
- My son and I played some more Blood Bowl. He’s got the rules down, now it’s just getting him to sit still for long enough to play. We played only a half.
- Friends came over this weekend and we got some Core Worlds, Alien Frontiers and Race for the Galaxy in. Apparently it was sci-fi day. I interrupted the game play to watch the Jets game. My friend didn’t understand why I couldn’t do both at the same time though.
Happy gaming!
Credits: Board Game Geek, Purple Pawn, Game Salute, Google News
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