Nov
8
Mankind has been creating myths since it first crawled from the sea umpteen million years ago, and the ancient pantheons of gods and heroes could fill numerous encyclopedias. Although most of these sacred figures have faded from the hearts of believers, some still survive in small ways in the modern …
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Oct
31
Theme Week: New Games from Spiel 2006
Hundreds of games debut at Spiel, an enormous game fair held each October in Essen, Germany. While dozens of new titles await their turn at the FAB testing table, we’ve already found a week’s worth of games to recommend.
Richard Breese is one of the most respected designers in the world of boardgames, yet few people have played—let alone seen—the majority of his work.
Starting in 1989, Breese has self-published all of his designs, with only a few of them being reprinted by larger publishers. His games …
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