Games Overboard

Created by a Middle School Social Studies teacher, the not-yet-released game “King Phillip’s War” has come under fire from Native American tribes whose ancestors played parts in the battles from 335 years ago.  The game, which focuses on the battles led by King Phillip (or Metacomet of the Wampanoag sachem) and the British colonials in [...]

What what what????  Scrabble is changing its rules?  How is this possible?  How can such a thing happen?  What is going on in the world? Well, it’s true.  Mattel has decided that the rules for the game for the first time in 72 years…sort of.

It looks like this Apple tablet thing is actually going to happen.  The iPad (possibly the worst name ever) releases tomorrow to rave reviews and rampant criticism.  But since this is a blog about board games, and not technology, we’ll ignore all that dreck and talk about something more important…gaming on the iPad.

The Holy Roman Church has come under attack by both detractors and Catholics alike in the past few years.  Today, they’re fighting back.  Not wanting to continue to be the butt of jokes, the Vatican announced today they would be releasing a different way to get in touch with young people. “Mass, the Game,” which [...]

For those who don’t know, tonight from 8:30 to 9:30pm (local) is Earth Hour sponsored by the WWF.  To support Earth Hour you’re supposed to turn off as many electrical devices as possible in your home. We would like to suggest another option while your lights, television, and refrigerator are off.  Forget the XBox and Wii and [...]