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Popular Mechanics: 10 Strategy Board Games You Should Be Playing
By Carl Davis “March 30 is International Tabletop Day, a celebration of board games. But for geeks this weekend marks something even more important: The return of Game of Thrones, which also happens to
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PJ Media: Why Roleplaying Game Companies Like Licensing Existing Properties
By Moe Lane: “Recently, British roleplaying game (RPG) company Cubicle 7 announced that they will be making a D&D Fifth Edition RPG based off of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings (LotR) series. This
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Stonewall’s Sword across the Pond
PS: The Confederate general William Taliaferro pronounced his name as “Toliver.” As the Union player (I’m always the Union player) I try to prohibit Confederate reinforcements under General Taliaferro from entering the game if
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Thunder in the Ozarks: The Battle of Pea Ridge Playtest photos
By Fred Manzo “Thunder in the Ozarks: The Battle of Pea Ridge” is a sequel to Hermann Luttmann’s “Stonewall’s Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain.” Both games use his “Blind Sword” chit pull system
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“Tesla vs Edison: War of the Currents” – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo “Tesla vs Edison: War of the Currents” simulates the struggle to electrify the U.S. between Edison and Tesla/Westinghouse that took place in the 1880s and 1890s. Edison championed DC power and
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By Fred Manzo: Thunder in the Ozarks: The Battle of Pea Ridge is a new game that Hermann Luttmann is designing for Revolution Games. I’m its developer and we are hoping to see it
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The Washington Post: Game over – FTC goes after board game campaign
By Andrea Peterson Game over: FTC goes after board game campaign gone wrong in first crowdfunding case “Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter have helped launch a lot of nerdy gaming success stories. Politically incorrect party
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