http://boardgames.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-16T10:15:11Z Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:15:11 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/16/is-kickstarter-good-for-gamers.htm <p>In a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://opinionatedgamers.com/2012/02/06/opinionated-gamers-roundtable-is-crowdsourcing-good-for-our-hobby/">recent roundtable discussion at The Opinionated Gamers</a>, a group of writers tackled this question: "Is crowdsourcing [e.g., Kickstarter] good for our hobby?" It's an interesting discussion, as more and more games seek pre-production funding from gamers. My conclusion was this: "At least as far into the future as I can see, the vast majority of games sold will be developed via the traditional model. But having the Kickstarter option available is absolutely a good thing."</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/16/is-kickstarter-good-for-gamers.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/16/is-kickstarter-good-for-gamers.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:37:04 +0000 2012-02-16T12:37:04Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/16/star-wars-the-card-game-postponed.htm <p><img align="right" hspace="5" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/boardgames/1/3/g/1/1/star-wars-card-game.jpg" alt="Star Wars: The Card Game">One of the games I'm most looking forward to this year, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/od/starwars/p/Star-Wars-The-Card-Game.htm">Star Wars: The Card Game</a> from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/od/companies/p/fantasy_flight.htm">Fantasy Flight Games</a>, has been delayed from an early 2012 release to a late 2012 release.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/16/star-wars-the-card-game-postponed.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/16/star-wars-the-card-game-postponed.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:15:11 +0000 2012-02-16T10:15:11Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/15/final-day-for-readers-choice-nominations.htm <p><img align="right" hspace="5" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/boardgames/1/9/0/2/1/b125.png" alt="2012 Readers' Choice Awards">Today is the final day to make nominations for the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards -- where you get to pick the best games, the best game stores, and more.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/15/final-day-for-readers-choice-nominations.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/15/final-day-for-readers-choice-nominations.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:31:26 +0000 2012-02-15T07:31:26Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/13/reporting-from-toy-fair-2012.htm <p>I traveled to New York City yesterday for the 2012 <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/od/americantoyfair/p/nyc_toy_fair.htm">American International Toy Fair</a>, and although I'm no longer there I will be posting updates throughout the coming days. For now, you can check out the many <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://twitter.com/#!/AboutBoardGames/media/grid">photos I posted to Twitter</a> for some of the most interesting games I saw on display, including:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/13/reporting-from-toy-fair-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/13/reporting-from-toy-fair-2012.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:45:04 +0000 2012-02-13T11:45:04Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/2012-american-international-toy-fair.htm <p>I'll be at the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/od/americantoyfair/p/nyc_toy_fair.htm">2012 American International Toy Fair</a> today, walking the aisles of the massive Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan to see the latest offerings from game publishers of all sizes. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://twitter.com/#!/AboutBoardGames">Follow me on Twitter</a> for on-scene reporting, and check back here in the coming days for even more.</p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/2012-american-international-toy-fair.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:20:46 +0000 2012-02-12T10:20:46Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/hasbro-zynga-to-team-up-for-games-toys.htm <p><img align="right" hspace="5" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/boardgames/1/3/7/2/1/farmville.jpg" alt="FarmVille">Game publisher and toy manufacturer <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/od/companies/p/Hasbro.htm">Hasbro</a> and social game developer Zynga have announced a deal giving Hasbro the rights to develop games and toys based on Zynga's brands, including FarmVille, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/hasbro-zynga-to-team-up-for-games-toys.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/12/hasbro-zynga-to-team-up-for-games-toys.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:57 +0000 2012-02-12T09:39:57Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/05/8th-annual-battleball-tournament.htm <p><img align="right" hspace="5" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/boardgames/1/3/z/y/battleball.jpg" alt="BattleBall">Yesterday, my wife and I hosted TSBSBSGD8. (<i>What? The acronym? Ah... The Saturday Before Super Bowl Sunday Game Day 8.</i>) The highlight -- as it is every year -- was an annual <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/cs/twoplayerrvws/gr/battle_ball.htm">BattleBall</a> tournament. A record 17 people took part in the tournament this year, with Mike Holmquist taking home the top honors by defeating his daughter Heather Spangenberg in the finals. (He defeated his other daughter in the second round. And, yes, the seedings are completely random.)</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/05/8th-annual-battleball-tournament.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/05/8th-annual-battleball-tournament.htm Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:52:44 +0000 2012-02-05T11:52:44Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/03/250-million-for-two-guys-playing-cards.htm <p>A painting of two men playing cards was purchased by the nation of Qatar for $250 million -- which, according to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/02/qatar-buys-cezanne-card-players-201202">an article in Vanity Fair</a>, is "the highest price ever paid for a work of art" and "more than doubles the current auction record for a work of art."</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/03/250-million-for-two-guys-playing-cards.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/03/250-million-for-two-guys-playing-cards.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:15:36 +0000 2012-02-03T12:15:36Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/02/2012-readers-choice-award-nominations-pouring-in.htm <p><img align="right" hspace="5" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/boardgames/1/9/0/2/1/b125.png" alt="2012 Readers' Choice Awards">Nominations for the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards -- where you get to pick the best games, the best game stores, and more -- have been pouring in. Thank you to everyone who has made nominations already!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/02/2012-readers-choice-award-nominations-pouring-in.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/02/2012-readers-choice-award-nominations-pouring-in.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:18:50 +0000 2012-02-02T16:18:50Z http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/02/do-the-wiggles-hate-board-games.htm <p><img align="right" hspace="5" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/boardgames/1/3/4/2/1/yikerz.jpg" alt="Yikerz!">The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goaustralia.about.com/od/knowthepeople/f/wiggles.htm">Wiggles</a>, 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 games, or just Yikerz!, a magnetic game in which players try to place their pieces on the board without attracting other pieces?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/02/do-the-wiggles-hate-board-games.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://boardgames.about.com/b/2012/02/02/do-the-wiggles-hate-board-games.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:02:13 +0000 2012-02-02T12:02:13Z