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Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Wednesday, 20th August 2008 @ 11:30 PM

Sometimes, when dedicated fans play a beloved game over and over again, they may start to grow a little weary of the same, traditional rules. They often look for new ways to play the game, either little ways to twist the rules, or a completely new approach to an already enjoyable game. Some of these alternate rules end up becoming rather popular and can give players completely new insights into the games that they already love. One such game that was built out of alternate rules is Speed ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Thomas Jones @ Wednesday, 20th August 2008 @ 1:35 AM

If you like playing poker and are a constant at Texas hold 'em tables, you may consider learning a new game to widen your playing abilities. Additionally, the more games you learn, the quicker you can participate in HORSE tournaments which are common fun alternatives to standard Hold 'em tournaments given they are a change of pace and a much more aggressive quick tournament than Hold 'em. One game that composes HORSE but will probably be fairly new to you as it is not so common ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Jason Szova @ Sunday, 17th August 2008 @ 9:35 PM

Bingo is one game that has been around for years and years. It is a relaxing, yet fun game played by children and adults alike. Bingo can now be played online and offline, your choice, whichever you feel more comfortable and prefer. However, before you get started playing, it is a good idea to know the rules as they apply to the game and general play. Bingo Game Rules The great thing about Bingo is that it is easy to learn and only has a few rules. The first thing you need to know ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Sunday, 17th August 2008 @ 5:04 PM

Nothing can be more frustrating than sitting down to play an exciting new board game, only to find that the rule book is a confusing jumble of words that barely seems to make sense. This can be a real dampener to all of the anticipation that both you and your friends have built up about getting this game and sitting down to decipher the rules can often take a lot longer and produce many more headaches than the game itself might. There is nothing more important than having a set of rules that are... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Sunday, 17th August 2008 @ 4:15 PM

There are a number of different Chess moves which exist that have all been popularized with special names to clarify exactly what they stand for. Sometimes these moves are named after the person who frequented them, being called a special form of offense or defense. Occasionally, these moves are named after an abstract theory about the game itself. An En Passant, however, is named for exactly what it stands for. Taken from the French for, "in passing," the term describes exactly what is ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 7:38 PM

Designer board games are one type of entertainment which is gaining a lot of notoriety in the gaming world. By taking the much beloved format of board games and approaching the project from a new angle, designers of these board games have almost entirely reinvented the enterprise in a new and exciting way. Specialty designer board games generally offer their players simple rules, themed play, and a good deal of thought and planning, which is required to do well in the game. Because of these comp... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 9:27 AM

Board games very often are about a particular story and feature different characters that we all have come to know and love. There are very few of us who wouldn't recognize Rich Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly, some of the beloved faces from the children's game Candy Land, or any of the iconic characters from the classic detective game Clue. The characters featured with a game are often extremely valuable to enhance the mood and theme of the game, and because of the intense popularity of... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 7:47 AM

There are a number of board games available to the public that focus much attention on both words and vocabulary. Playing one of these games is easier for someone with a large vocabulary, yes, but should be recommended to anyone, for they have been shown to help improve verbal skills for people of all ages and educations. Some of the games available focus specifically on the verbal, speaking side of a good vocabulary. The better one can speak and enunciate their language, the better they will pe... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 7:11 AM

Certain movies, especially summer blockbusters, provide audiences with loud, flashy movies that offer thrills and much excitement. These films often produce a number of toys, often action figures, video games on every platform, and if the public is lucky, an innovative take on a board game. Often, these games take a pre-existing game and build a theme around it which correlates with the movie. It is not unknown, however, for the movie tie-in game to have a special set of rules or even to complet... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 15th August 2008 @ 6:36 AM

A number of board games make their purpose to have players figure out a mystery, usually the murder of a character. Murder mysteries have quite a popular following in the board game world, as they generally raise the stakes higher than most other forms of mystery. With a number of suspects available, players usually race against each other to uncover information and solve the crime before the others. Sometimes, players play as the suspects themselves and other times they act as independent gumsh... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Bryan Braning @ Thursday, 14th August 2008 @ 9:12 PM

Casual games are making connections with social networks to make a play for even bigger audiences. The reach of online casual games is already impressive: One-third of people ages 6 to 44 have played them, according to market tracker The NPD Group. Globally, casual games on PCs, game systems and handhelds, played online and off, generate about $2.25 billion annually, according to the Casual Games Association. In the past two months, two new online gaming hubs, Cafe and Mytopia, ha... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By John DeJong @ Thursday, 14th August 2008 @ 8:57 AM

This an introduction into a world of incredibly fun sports games played with dice. In this lesson you are going to learn the Pro Basketball dice game. Before you begin you will need eight dice, notebook paper and a pen or pencil to play Pro dice basketball. In all of our dice games you have to make a box score sheet that had two boxes split in half. These two halves represented the home team and the visitors. The visitors always rolls first in dice pro basketball. In the pro bas... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Kristi Ambrose @ Wednesday, 13th August 2008 @ 6:43 PM

Admit it there's been a few games you've heard of at least once in your life, and the name alone made you wonder what in the world the game was about. Like Rummy, Kalooki, or the age old Kick The Can (no I wasn't born in the 50s, but I do have a mom). But even though these games sounded odd at first, they were actually a lot of fun and quite addicting. I'm sure you can think of a few more from your time as well. When I first heard about Rummikub I was very confused as to what... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008 @ 10:57 PM

It can be safely said that television plays a very large role in culture today. It is extremely rare to find someone who doesn't pay attention to the programming on the networks today. This attention starts to bleed out into other forms of entertainment available to the public and this includes the world of board games. Popular television shows are beginning to find some life in the gaming industry and this is a fact that is unlikely to change anytime soon. Fans are becoming more and more o... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008 @ 10:23 PM

Often a highly intricate game with lots of subtle moves, a traditional Chess game can result in many thousands of combinations that all influence which way the game will play out. The game is considered to be a balance between strategy and tactics, of which the two play out perfectly hand-in-hand. Strategy is used to plan long term goals and ultimately set up the pieces into the positions from which they will eventually form their attack. Tactics are the step-by-step moves through which strategy... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008 @ 10:20 PM

Pawns are the most numerous piece in Chess, yet also the weakest in power. With the exception of their first turn, they can only move one space at a time and can only capture another piece which is diagonal to it. However, Pawns can be of great use to any Chess strategy, as they aren't only useful in causing a diversion, but they can also be traded up for other, more valuable pieces if they should manage to make it the entire way across the board without being captured. These pieces ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008 @ 10:04 PM

Cards have always been an important part of gaming. Some games need nothing more than cards to function as a whole, while other games use cards as a feature to help the game progress. Many board games all use cards to enhance the game, but usually in many different capacities. Sometimes cards are used for the sake of movement, while in other cases, players try to collect different sorts of cards to earn points. In even other examples, cards are used to either gain information which will help the... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008 @ 9:14 PM

Board games aren't always about what is happening in front of you, on the game board. Paying attention to the other players can often help a lot, for many games do require a bit of hidden information on the part of any given player. Keeping a poker face can be a very important part of playing a smart game and knowing how to read another player can help your chances of winning. However, this isn't the only case in which, during a board game, you will need skill at reading another player... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Tuesday, 12th August 2008 @ 9:08 PM

It has been well established that Chess is one of the most classic games in history. It is intellectually stimulating as well as highly strategic and it can be useful to anyone who is looking to help develop the power of their brain. However, many people actually lack a fundamental knowledge on how Chess actually works. Because of this, they have no idea on how to even approach the game and therefore, they end up missing out on all the benefits that a healthy game of Chess can provide. Setting u... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Games | By Victor Epand @ Monday, 11th August 2008 @ 7:56 PM

A majority of people alive today consider themselves collectors of either one thing or another, and nearly anything is possible to be collected. Board games are absolutely no exception and can actually prove to be one of the more exciting things that collectors can pursue. When a collector decides to pursue a board game collection, they are usually confronted with an interesting challenge. Many board games have been around for 50 years or more, with revised editions being released somewhat frequ... more...