Twilight Struggle is a masterpiece. There are no two ways about it. It's a miracle of design, a product of sheer brilliance. It's the closest board games have come to becoming a true art, a real and universal contribution to human culture. Yeah, I really, really, REALLY like it.
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Written by Cearbhail on April 14th, 2011
Written by Cearbhail on April 13th, 2011
What would you do if you were a bored supercomputer in a factory? You would probably get your buddies together for a good ole romping race through the factory of course! This is the basic premise of a really fun board game called, "RoboRally". While it has relatively simple game ...
Written by Cearbhail on February 23rd, 2009
This review was written by Susan van Heemst
The newcomers to the Carcassonne game have probably noticed that there a great many other titles all beginning with the name. Some are expansions and some are stand-a-lone games. Which one should I try next? Will it add more fun ...
Written by Cearbhail on February 10th, 2009
This review was written by Susan van Heemst
The Carcassonne board game is a rather simple looking medieval tile-laying board game. It is also one of those board games that everyone should try playing at least once and is quite easy to learn. The game is rather deceptive in ...
Written by Cearbhail on December 5th, 2008
Many individual do not realize the benefits of playing board games especially in relation to health. There are certain ways in which board games can be implemented for the prevention of certain degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia. Alzheimer’s disease or AD is a fatal and progressive disease. This ...
Written by Cearbhail on December 3rd, 2008
Monopoly is a board game that has been played worldwide for many years; any numerous people draw enjoyment from this game, as well as attracting others to want to learn to play this strategy board game. The aim of this game is accumulate the most assets and money by the ...
Written by Cearbhail on December 3rd, 2008
Chess, originally known as Chaturanga and played using dice was invented in Northwest India. Dice was thrown by a player to determine the next piece to be moved. Initially the game had four participants, which is why it was called Chaturanga “four bodies”. These four participants were elephants, horses, foot ...
