Board Games
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The Story Behind Each of the Most Popular Monopoly Pieces, Past and Present
While many board games use colorful little pegs as markers, Monopoly, the game with the unique power to unite and divide a family in the matter of an hour, has those odd tokens you’re no doubt familiar with. You've probably played more than a few games with the little racecar…
Wordle: The Party Game
Everyone's favorite viral game of 2022 has hit the big time with the arrival of Wordle: The Party Game. Wordle began as a simple browser game where players guessed the 5-letter word of the day within 6 tries. The New York Times acquired the game and has now unveiled a…
15 Modern Board Games That Don’t Suck
If you’ve spent any time on Kickstarter perusing successful projects, you may have realized we are in a sort of board game renaissance. Forget the classics, there's a suite of complex, art-driven, engaging board games that have been developed by creative minds. So before you reach for your battered copy…
Square Off Smart Chess Board
Our smartphones have made chess a game that no longer requires adversaries sit opposite each other at a table. We find this good and bad. It's good because you can always get a game, anytime, anywhere. It's bad because, well, we miss the one-on-one interaction and the tactically pleasing moves…
Scrabble Space Edition Is Designed for Astronauts
We don't care how incredible the view, astronauts must get bored up in space. Hell, they're cooped up in tight quarters for days on end; who wouldn't get bored? Mattel wants to help those space explorers kill some time with the new Scrabble Space Edition. The game is exactly what…
This Version of Monopoly Rewards Cheating
With games lasting eons and families torn apart in the process, it makes sense that some choose to cheat at Monopoly. Well, grab your Top Hat, Race Car, or Battleship and get scheming; Monopoly Cheaters Edition is a new version of the classic game that encourages cheating. Cards give challenges like…
Help Pick New Monopoly Tokens
Tired of fighting with friends and family over who gets to slam their way to Monopoly victory with Scottie the dog, the Top Hat or the Battleship? Help pick new Monopoly tokens as part of the game creator's new online voting system. What are the options? Cell phone. Scooter. Sunglasses. Wheel. Key.…
Square Off Automated Chess Board
The Square Off automated chess board is unlike any other gaming board you've ever seen. Part Harry Potter, part robotic masterpiece and all things old school chess, Square Off will completely change the way you play chess. You can play with the board like you would any other chess set,…
‘Game of Thrones’ Clue
Whether it was Tyrion in the brothel with the wine chalice, or Daenerys at the city gates knocking over assorted fire pits, the solution to your next game of Clue will have a certain Game of Thrones flair to it. While those might not be the exact pieces, the new Game of Thrones version of everyone's…