It looks like they’re completely funded, and already into post-production with over 60 hours of HD video to be edited and posted together in the final project.

More on the project can be found at their site:  Going Cardboard.  We’d like to wish Lorien Green luck on the project, and please let us know when the film is complete and where our fans, and us of course, can see it in its entirety.

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Dominion is just as good of a two player game as it is for five people.  Recently we made it our goal to play through all of the kingdom cards from the original Dominion, Seaside, Prosperity, Alchemy and Intrigue.  We pick 10 kingdom cards to start with and then after every game, we cycle out the most used card, the least used card and one other card and random and replace those with cards we haven’t used yet.  This keeps the game excited and allows us to try all the Kindgom cards.

Forbidden Island is a cooperative game where “adventurers are on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of a perilous paradise” before it gets flooded.  It is a great introductory game or a filler game.  It is really easy to teach and really easy to play since there is not a lot of thinking involved with each turn (Even the Legendary difficulty setting really isn’t that bad).  It is also a very quick playing game, its rated at about 30 minutes long.

Stronghold is one of my favorite two player games!  It centers around the storming of a castle (I have always played outside the castle, the invader, and Brian has always played inside, the defender).  The artwork on the board is really awesome. I also like the time convention; where the longer the invader takes to prepare his troops and attacks, then the longer the defender get to prepare his defenses  It looks more confusing than it actually is, the designers did a great job of creating cards outlining the six phase cards.  It is such a great two player game that I am scared to try it with three or four people!

Factory Fun is my least favorite two player game.  Okay, to be honest it’s horrible as a two player game but is great for four people.  With only the two of us, there wasn’t many options for machines nor the feeling of competition between us.  Many times we would both flip over a machine and we both decided not to use either of them.  The game ended up being pretty boring with only two people; its such a shame because with four people it is really fun.

New World: A Carcassone Game is an easy to learn, interesting to play game.  I love this version of Carcassone with two players because it has the surveyors which prevent any one player from sitting on road or in a town for too long without finishing it.  It is much like Carcassone except in this version you start on the East coast and explore westwards and it has surveyors that can give you bonuses if you complete something and the surveyors are in the same column as your last placed meeple.  I don’t think Brian likes this game as much because he can never draw the tiles he needs, and I always get what I need.

Hive is a cute two player game that Brian got for me at last year’s convention.  The object of the game is to surround your opponent’s queen bee before they can do the same to you.   This is a quick game to learn and play but it can involve some thinking about how to maneuver your bugs so that you win.

As we play more two player games I will share our experiences about them with you.  In the mean time, enjoy gaming!!

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The Ticket to Ride World Championship will take place on June 19 in the Musée de la Carte à Jouer (Card Game Museum) in Issy-les-Moulineaux. The national champions will play several games on the various maps of Ticket to Ride – the best of them will then be declared Ticket to Ride World Champion and win a trip for two on the legendary Orient-Express!

The Tric Trac Team and Days of Wonder offer you the opportunity to follow this event live! The championship will be broadcasted on www.trictrac.tv and on our website, on the Ticket to Ride World Championship page.

Of course, if you prefer, you can also attend the Championship in the Musée de la Carte à Jouer. The champions need you to support them!

If you want to encourage your favorite champion, feel free to post a support message in our forum!

Source:  Days of Wonder

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There’s a game designer and professor at Carnegie Mellon named Jesse Schell who believes that everything in life will soon become a game.  He recently did an interview with CNN in which he discussed how and in what ways our lives are turning into games.

Some of the highlights are:

• toothbrushes will be hooked-up with Wi-Fi Internet connections within five years.
• New video gaming systems are coming out that track every joint of your body.
• I jokingly call this convergence of games into reality the “Gamepocalypse”
• World of Warcraft will start to have a camera on your face, and then they’ll map your facial expression to your avatar.
• They already have a bathroom scale that uses Wi-Fi and connects to the Internet, so that every time you weigh yourself, it uploads it to a database so you can track your weight over time.

You can read the whole interview at CNN, and I recommend you do.  You know, I’m thinking of buying one of those scales.  I’m sure it would embarass me into losing the 15-20lbs I need to.

You can also watch a talk he did at the DICE conference here:

So basically the guys a gamer, and aren’t we all.  Other than being a gamer, he’s one of those people who thinks outside the box on a lot of things.

If you’re interested in more of his thoughts, you can read his blog here.

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We would like to suggest another option while your lights, television, and refrigerator are off.  Forget the XBox and Wii and break out the board games.

Really show your support by keeping a couple candles lit and play the old school games you rarely get out.  Hey, you’ll also be saving some on your electricity bill and the kids will love eating all the ice cream before it melts.

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If you are in the area and want to join in the gaming fun, the convention is at Michigan University’s Bernhard Center.  Tickets are $1o for Saturday, $7 for Sunday, or $15 for both days.  For more information check out the official site at marmaladedog.com.

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This one is about a grant given in Superior, WI to four seventh graders to purchase board games for their gaming club.  I wish I were smart enough to write a grant proposal today, much less in seventh grade.  I see some future leaders here.

This one is about games that are still fun for adults.  Most are the typical board games you’ll find at Target and Wal-Mart, but I’ll agree, they’re all still good games.

Here’s one from Salt Lake City about all the smaller games we play and how they’re reinvigorating the genre.  We love our small publishers and are happy to see a few of our favorite in print.

This one is from an ongoing series on board games from AnnArbor.com.  They’re highlighting “Mousetrap” and “Dominion” in this one.  I would recommend catching up on the series if you have the time.

Finally, we have this article from Chip Chicklets where they review Lava Dragon from LEGO.  We mentioned the LEGO games recently, and I’d personally love to get my hand on some.  Looks like it might be worth it.

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I think it’s important that we take whatever strides we can to change the world for the better, regardless of what your version of better is.  I find it interesting that someone is out there studying how online games can lead us to that future.

So, while I don’t play WoW (as I’ve mentioned before) I think there’s more to this than that simple forum.  I think that those of us who love and enjoy games are better suited to helping the world because we’re used to working together and socializing in ways that will allow us to make the changes necessary.

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So I’m trying a new experiment now.  I’m incorporating my love of board games into the workplace.  Next week I’m going to start out with a simple “Bingo” sheet with the various products we sell listed in the slots.  Whoever hits BINGO first gets a prize.

If that fails to work, I found a Excel version of Jeopardy that I am trying to incorporate into the work flow.  That one is a bit more difficult, but I’m sure I’ll find a way to encourage the crew.

After that I’m at a bit of a loss.  I’ve done some research online and there are plenty of “team building” games out there.  Fortunately I have a pretty tight-knit team so that’s not an issue.  So I’m looking for more ideas.

Let me know if you have any suggestions I might use.  I’m specifically looking for options that will encourage sales.  So, if you use something at your job that works let me know what it is and if it’s something I can reproduce.  Just leave a comment below, and thanks.

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I started looking for apps for the phone, and the first thing I found, or rather found me was that my phone automatically linked my Gmail and Facebook contacts.  I can see and communicate with the people from both areas instantly.  I can also post on the wall of the GAmes Overboard group and on my personal wall instantly.

I further delved into the realm of instant updates when I got the Bettr Flickr app (I think I paid $1.99 for it).  I can set it up to post pics directly to the Games Overboard Photostream, so you amy have seen a ton of new on-site pics over the last week.

Add to that the ability to Tweet from the phone,  and that about rounds it out.

But WAIT!  THERE’S More.

My favorite thing I’ve found is that I can actually capture video from my phone in decent resolution and with the Free YouTube App upload on the Go.  I’ve already uploaded three short clips to youtube.  and I’m calling the mini-casts “Overboard on the Road”

I can also record my plays and look up info using the boardgamegeek applications, so I can keep a running count of the games I play.  I’m hoping to integrate a real time feed that tells the last ten games I’ve played.

It’s a little overwhelming how connected I am now, but I’m really enjoying it.  Let me know of any other apps I need to get or ways that I can reach out to you even more. I love gaming, and I love our Fans, so let’s hear from you

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