Considering the side of humanity that likes to play games, these are some of our oldest companions. The oldest known[…]
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Collectible Card Games
This week, the Meeplepedia is looking into Collectible Card Games. A big money-maker for many publishers, a popular pastime for millions of players. But what is so special about them?
Read moreThe Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
This weekend we strayed from the golden path of boardgames a little and once more went into Role Playing County.[…]
Read moreKennerspiel des Jahres – what is it?
The Spiel des Jahres jury published a video on their website this week explaining the differences between the Game of[…]
Read morePerfect Information
Perfect Information is a term from game theory, the mathematical field concerned with modelling strategic decision making, ingames as well[…]
Read moreSenet
Boardgames are not a recent phenomenon. I’m sure I’m not telling you anything new with that; I’m not thinking of[…]
Read moreRoll and Move
Roll-and-move games are, for many of us, the first boardgames we ever played. From all boardgames, pure roll-and-move games have[…]
Read moreFiasco
Between all the boardgaming, sometimes I feel like something else. Fiasco is my current favourite role playing game, let me introduce you to it.
Read moreDeck-building Games
Deck-building games are a relatively new family of board games, having emerged as recently as 2008. By necessity, deck-building games[…]
Read moreGames and Toys at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Last weekend, we were at Oxford visiting a friend and gaming buddy who is now living there and working on[…]
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