board games
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How To Help Your Kid Improve At Board Games, According To A Game Designer
There are different opinions on the question of how competitive you should be when playing board games with your children. On one end of the spectrum, there are parents who let their kids win every time, determined to protect their fragile souls from the crushing agony of defeat. On the other end, there are those…
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Today I Discovered Why The Original Game Of Life Had A ‘Suicide’ Ending
Usually these days we see cheery or campy old franchises getting a gritty, modernised reboot – but have you ever heard of the opposite happening? The version of the Game of Life we know today is a cute little board game where you collect children, accomplishments and wealth indiscriminately in order to become the winner.…
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The New Dick Move For Winning Scrabble
Merriam-Webster just updated the official Scrabble dictionary for the first time in four years (buy it here), adding some new words like bizjet (opening with the plural bizjets gets you 120 points) — plus some old words that are finally deemed playable, including OK, ew, zen, and qapik. These new words will change gameplay, and…
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The Best Board Game Adaptations To Play On Your Phone
Board games are part social experience, part game. Sometimes you just want the game without the social aspect. These mobile adaptations for iOS and Android offer a different way to enjoy some of your favourite board games anywhere, anytime.