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9 Classic Analogue Games Defiled By Digital
8:20AM Sean Fallon | So, I’m doing the Mindflex game review, and I start thinking about the evolution of classic board games. Personally, I like the fact that many of them got a 21st-century makeover. These 10 games may have purists thinking otherwise. More »
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11:30PM Mark Wilson | No, that’s not a snarky business headline. Google and Hasbro are launching a worldwide game of Monopoly using Google Maps as the board. It’s called Monopoly City Streets. More »
Google Maps’ Giant Game Of Monopoly Begins Tomorrow
11:30PM Mark Wilson | No, that’s not a snarky business headline. Google and Hasbro are launching a worldwide game of Monopoly using Google Maps as the board. It’s called Monopoly City Streets. More »
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Humongous Scrabble Board Makes Life One Big Game
10:40AM Gizmodo US Edition | Scrabble is serious business, people. That’s why it’s all the more fundamental to have an 8-foot Scrabble board in your backyard. Now: F, O, P, U, Y, E, letter of your choice. Go.
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Berlekamp’s Switch Game May Be Nerdiest Boardgame Ever
10:20AM Wilson Rothman | The game has 100 bulbs, 10×10. Each row and each column has a switch that turns off bulbs that are on, and turns on bulbs that are off. Can you turn off all the bulbs? More »
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Jenga Electronic Game Features Real Blocks for Real Frustration
6:40AM Mark Wilson | I’, not sure that Jenga is one of those games that can be played tiny, monochrome display. But given enough willpower and enough plastic, as we all know, anything is possible. More »
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Keyhole Surgery: Operation for the Less Than Ethical
7:40AM Mark Wilson | While some of us invest points into intelligence to become doctors, others of us pour those stats into perception and agility to take a different route… More »
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P.U. Smelly Board Game Begs for an Adult Version
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Sure, the kids will have a blast filling their nostrils with various scents while playing PU: The Guessing Game Of Smells, but what about the grown ups? Where is our late-night olfactory adventure, made physical by a US$28 game board? While the kids search for the mischievous skunk in P.U., using their noses to hunt for clues, what are we adults going to do to pass the time? These are the things I need to know. Meanwhile, I’ll be playing P.U., by myself, trying to guess which cards are peppermint, burnt rubber, cut grass, or “the dreaded doggie doo doo.” [Lighter Side via Random Good Stuff] More »
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