Oct
13

Wheedle

Theme Week: Why That Game Sounds Just Like…

Games aren’t created in a vacuum—the bag’s too small, and it’s really dark inside—so don’t be surprised when a new game reminds you of a title from yesteryear.

The card game Pit has been damaging eardrums for more than a hundred years. In this real-time trading game, players try to collect all the cards of one type of good, such as hay, wheat or corn, typically by yelling as loudly as possible for the cards they need. Once …
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October 13, 2006 | (5) Comments | Permalink

Oct
1

Bohnanza

"In this game, you play a bean farmer who plants beans, then sells them for gold.” I’ve taught Bohnanza to at least thirty different people, and I always enjoy the surprised look on their faces when I deliver that line. “Bean farmers,” their faces (and sometimes their mouths) say. “Why …
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October 1, 2006 | (4) Comments | Permalink

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