Category Archives: Board Games

The Carrollian Queens

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

One tendency I’ve noticed is for people to confuse the Queen of Hearts from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with the Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass. This was the case in Tim Burton’s film; and while I haven’t played it, … Continue reading →

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Back to the Boardwalk

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story – This documentary on the famous board game was pretty thorough, mostly providing information I already knew, but I HAVE read books about the subject. The movie covered the invention of the game and … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Business But the Turk’s

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

It’s been a while since I did a post on a game (of the non-video variety, anyway), but I recently thought of something fascinating I read as a kid, namely the story of a chess-playing automaton. Built in 1770 by … Continue reading →

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Filling in the Blanks

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games, by Margaret K. Hofer – This is an oversized coffee table book of old games, mostly consisting of pictures and brief descriptions, although there is also some attempt … Continue reading →

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Bills, Bills, Bills

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Here’s another game from my youth, Pay Day, billed as Parker Brothers’ “Where Does the Money Go?” game. I guess the point was to demonstrate to children why their parents don’t always have enough money left over to buy them … Continue reading →

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Fiddling Around with Fidchell

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

When I first started making game-related posts, Chris mentioned an old Celtic game called Fidchell. Looking for information on it, I found that it was mentioned in a lot of old stories, but how the game is played and what … Continue reading →

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Plungin’ in the Dungeon

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

I haven’t played Dungeons & Dragons, but it seems like the kind of thing I would have liked (and still would, for that matter), and I did play some games that were obviously influenced by it. I think it might … Continue reading →

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Gotta Have a Gimmick

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Today’s topic is gimmicky games with motorized parts. Since there isn’t a whole lot to most of these, the descriptions are rather short, but I did include the commercials I remember from my childhood. Kind of bizarre to get nostalgic … Continue reading →

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A Game of Oz

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

In honor of Ozma’s birthday, I thought I’d make today’s game post about Oz. There are several games based on the MGM movie, but ones that relate to the books are, not surprisingly, considerably more rare. The first known Oz … Continue reading →

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Crammed in My Cranium

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Beth and I played Cranium for the first time ever on Saturday night, and while I usually put personal stuff like that on my LiveJournal, I figured it would fit in with my Monday board game posts. I couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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