The 12 Best Board Games to Play at Your Christmas Party
Christmas family parties are right around the corner! What can you do together? Try playing one of these twelve board games to ensure your Christmas is full of fun and laughter!
Save on Personal Video Headset, Mattresses, and More [US/CA]
We're officially rolling into November, which means Black Friday season is here! Amazon is going hard on the deals with discounts on a personal video headset, memory foam mattresses, board games, TVs, and more!
10 Creative Ways to Supercharge Your Chess Training
Getting better at chess is normally about deliberate practice over many disheartening games, so let's look at few of the ways you can bring fun and creativity into your chess training.
9 Awesome Board Games Based on Video Games
Board games based on video games might seem like a strange concept, but it can work really well. Grab one of these games, and you'll be hooked!
How to Win at Scrabble: Learn Txt Spk
If you want to win at Scrabble you need to keep up with changes to the English language. Knowing new words, including those used in text speak, can increase your chances of winning at Scrabble.
Hearthstone on iPhone is Finally Here! Should You Download It?
Does the mobile version of Hearthstone stack up to its PC and tablet big brother, or does the small screen hold it back.
Buy Your Board Games Online From These Sites
Online, you'll find some great stores for buying board games of all kinds, so if you're looking to break away from the console or PC, this is the place to start.
The Ultimate History Of Card Games
At some point in your life, you've probably sat down and played a card game.
The 5 Most Important Websites To Learn about Tabletop Roleplay Gaming
The most interesting people I've met have been RPG players. Tabletop RPGs have been labelled as everything from satanic to the cause of suicides – but they're really just a form of collaborative storytelling.
2 Wonderfully Addictive, Pixelated Strategy Games for Android
Even if you are not a fan of the retro-pixelated game art style, these two refined strategy games are guaranteed to captivate you for hours of fun.
Try Your Hand at These 3 Great iOS Collectible Card Games
Looking to take your collectible card habit beyond dead trees? Your iPad has access to digital editions of some of the longest-running collectible card games (CCGs) in existence – and entry is free!
5 iPad Family Board Games for Christmas Afternoon
Move over TV - board games are starting to see a great revival as a family pastime, and they're perfect for Christmas.
How To Choose The Perfect Board Game
What better way to spend time with friends than to fool around with a board game? But which board game shall you pick?
4 Ways To Play the Risk Game Online This Weekend
Here are some of the easiest and best ways to play Risk online right now.
The Best Places On The Web To Learn About And Play Go
Go is one of the oldest surviving board games in the world.
3 Excellent Android Board Games You Should Try Today
Thanks to the smartphone, you can now carry your favorite board games around with you no matter where you go. Board games have been a solid source of fun for decades - they're even experiencing a resurgence lately - and for good reason. They offer a style of gameplay that you won't find in most video games today. And for those of you who use Android, there are apps that recreate and improve on the classic board games of yesteryear.
Top Down and Turn Based: Questing for Glory on the iPad [iOS]
Epic adventures. Loot. Hordes of kobolds and even the occasional owlbear. If those mean something to you, then we're kindred spirits. I understand what it is you seek friend, and I offer thee temporary shelter in the MakeUseOf Inn. Tell tales of fair-haired maidens as you order your poison of choice, and let me admire your war-battered full plate armour +1. Remind me about the time you took an arrow to the knee as we check out these three iPad adventure board games.
Save Money On Expensive Board Games With These Self-Printed Alternatives
Christmas is coming, and that means getting together with friends and family around a good board game. But board games can be expensive, and many of you will only play them once or twice at most. Instead of buying something new this Yuletide, how about printing your own instead? Here’s my pick of 5 awesome printable games to suit all tastes, mostly drawn from personal experience, and BoardGameGeek’s extensive list of Print and Play games.
4 Ways Technology is Enhancing (Not Replacing) Traditional Board Games
Despite some fears that digital board games are replacing the real thing, everything I can see points in the other direction. In fact, I’d go say so far as to say that board gaming in general is experiencing a profound resurgence and rise to fame, and that this in no small part due to the influence of technology. Here are four reasons why I think technology is in fact, enhancing the board gaming community.
Three Great Resources For Board Game Geeks
We're no longer in a world where a basic board game collection consists of Monopoly, Clue and The Game Of Life (and maybe Risk if you're lucky). No, these days collections often have more of the euro-style games in them - and more games in general. In fact, there's such a huge amount of variety in games nowadays, that if you're not keeping up with the times you'll probably have no idea which games to buy.