Chess Male chess players adopt riskier strategies when playing against more attractive women. ( source ) India sets world record in number of simultaneous Chess players in one location: 22,480. ( source ) Obset: The Chess...

I am late to spread the “news” about the publication of the 5th issue of the fan work Tableau Infractus done by Drucifer. He already released it on December 17th but somehow I missed to tell you......

Sexism in games was such a hot topic the other day, I thought I’d point you to some history on the subject. At Global Toy News, Chris Bensch of the National Museum of Play shows how...

Tweet This past weekend I began a new campaign. We reached a natural lull in the ongoing Pathfinder RPG campaign, which has run for 65 (almost) weekly sessions and decided to put the game in hiatus...

So many games, so much news. If you’re a fan of the so-called Old School games—like OSRIC or Swords & Wizardry, or better yet, the original AD&D or Chainmail—then I’d like to recommend you follow The...

How high do you dream? Today I go over my 2010 goals to see how I graded. In part two, in an upcoming post, I talk about my 2011 goals and let you know what kind...

University Games , a company that already has a number of other acquisitions under its belt (Front Porch Classics, Colorforms), has acquired American Plastic Equipment . Big deal, you may ask. It’s a plastics manufacturer. It...

It’s that time of the year again folks!  I can’t speak for the other authors and editors here on TC, but as for myself, well I can’t plan on spending a lot of time here over...

Catanimals are plush resources inspired by Settlers of Catan: wood, brick, wheat, sheep, and ore. The brick and ore are a little abstract, but the wood, wheat, and (naturally) sheep are pretty clear. There will be...

BoardGameNews.com has been on the fritz for several weeks, and according to this status report from Eric , will be down for a bit longer yet. Awaiting your safe return, guys.