Why game?

Why game?  Deb has asked me to do a blog post (and if nobody kills me after this one, one every month)  on my thoughts on gaming.  In particular, what do people want  to achieve by taking a several hour block and finding enjoyment.  Chess...

We all can win

Competitive v Cooperative One of the nice things to see in some of the newer games (post 1960) is the ability to play on the same team.  Unlike Monopoly, Risk, and the like the goal is not be the last man standing but something else.  Sure there are deals...

Gaming Gone Awry

Neal with his mother-in-law and sister-in-law playing Settlers of Catan (c) No matter what games you play, no matter who you play with, there are some things that will inevitably happen while playing a boardgame. No, I don’t mean the obvious things like rolling...