Many of the kids I teach, and in fact many Koreans in general, really love Halli Galli. I don't really find the game that attractive, but the young folk...
My 71st interview in the series, "Interviews by an Optimist", with designer Reinhard Staupe has been posted. http:/www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int071.htm ...
Of all the games in the Bright Idea Games line, Gopher It (Playroom Entertainment, 2004 - Reinhard Staupe) is the hardest for me to classify. I'm not sure if...
A game has to have a "soul" for me to enjoy playing it. This "soul" is hard to define, I generically call it the "fun factor" - but it's necessary for a game...
Some of the most delightful people to converse with in the board game world are the Lamont brothers, who use clever ways to promote their independently...
I've posted #72 in my series, Interviews by an Optimist, with Jeremy Young (Uberplay and SimplyFun), at my website. www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int072.htm ...
I have been teaching in Korea for about two years and I am now tinkering with the idea of introducing games to children as a stress free way to break up the...
Great, Wow, sounds like a fun kids game. I think I will try to find it in Korea and if not order it from the states. the other two you mentioned, Monkey Memory...
I have to admit that I wasn't too impressed by my first impressions of Are You Phrazy (Gotta Laff Games, 2004 - No designer credited). I got a copy of it on a...
I've posted Musings On... # 17, this one about the game of Santiago. You can find it at my website http://www.thedicetower.com/musings/musings17.htm Enjoy! Tom...
Politic games are a hit and miss with me. Either they are too complicated and mathematical (think: Road to the Whitehouse) or too politically charged with no...
(I'm assuming that those reading this review already know how to play basic Carcassonne) I have to admit that I'm a sucker for expansions to Carcassonne - the ...
Barbarossa was on of the first "German" games that I have had the privilege to play. The concept of the game, mixed with some neat game mechanics, really...
One of my favorite stories to tell in Children's Church is the story of David and the giant Goliath. The story appeals to every small child who faces big...
I initially heard Terakh (Stoneplay, 2005 - Terence Wong) described as a cross between Risk and Magic the Gathering. Knowing that both of those games have a...
Episode 20 of the Dice Tower podcast, after a short delay, is finally up! http://www.gamefest.com/news/news_detail/3365_0_4_0_C/ In this episode, we announce...
For the first time, we've done a Musings On... about an element of gaming, rather than a specific game. Check it out and let us know what you think... Musings...
I had never heard of the term "daimyo" as a teenager until I played Samurai Swords, by Milton Bradley, in which they played an important role. My interest...
At first, when I saw Beowulf: the Legend (Fantasy Flight Games, 2005 - Reiner Knizia), I immediately thought of Lord of the Rings, another game produced by...
When I first received the First World War (Phalanx Games, 2005 - Ted Racier), I was more than a little leary. The last game I had played about World War I by...
Recently, I had to admit that I didn't dislike abstract games as much as I thought. In fact, I rather liked most of those I play nowadays. But every once in a...
When I decided to design my own game, I thought that I would pick an underwater theme, since it seemed to be underrepresented in the board game world. Since...
Interviews by an Optimist # 75, with Max Michael, from StrataMax games, has been posted at my website. http://www.thedicetower.com/interviews/int075.htm Tom...
We have a new episode of The Dice Tower! Joe, my evil cohort, and I have put together yet another episode in our series - utilizing new audio equipment that we...
Interviews by an Optimist # 74, with Chad Ellis - designer of Succession: Intrigue in the Royal Court, and publisher of Your Move Games - has been posted. ...
The latest Musings On..., about "Gateway" games, has been posted at my site. http://www.thedicetower.com/musings/musings19.htm A lot of good writings...
There are some games that have invited debate on the internet, but none so much as Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot (Playroom Entertainment,...
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