Board Game News

Hoyle Puzzle and Board Games 2010

Randy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:10:40 +0000

The 2010 edition of Hoyle Puzzle and Board Games is now out and available for purchase. This comprehensive collection includes well-designed versions of many classic games, for both Windows and MacOSX, all at a great price.

Agricola

Randy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:57 +0000

Agricola is an interesting new game in which players find themselves playing the role of a farming family in the 17th century (”Agricola” is the Latin word for “farmer”). Starting out in a simple two-roomed hut, these families work to improve their quality of life through home improvements, breeding their animals, and improving their fields. During [...]

Days of Wonder Board Games

Randy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:59:50 +0000

Days of Wonder, a board game publisher founded in 2002, has sold over 1.5 million copies of its games to date, many of which have won multiple board game industry awards. The name of the company evokes the “sense of wonder” we all experienced as children when we first fell in love with playing games, [...]

Excalibur Grandmaster Chess Computer

Randy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:37 +0000

News from ChessHouse.com: A customer-favorite chess computer has arrived back in stock! The Excalibur Grandmaster. It’s nice for the home, and an excellent gift this fall. There are a few reasons I like this computer: It’s auto-sensory, meaning the move input is very natural and easy. Large pieces. The computer is full size and good for practice or [...]

Money-Saving Deals From ChessHouse

Randy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:11:52 +0000

ChessHouse.com is running some great money-saving promotions during the holiday season: 5% off your first order of any size! (use code S115P) 10% off your next order of $150 or more (use code S1110P) Complimentary Chess Training CD (no code necessary. while stock lasts) Free shipping on orders of $100 or more to US 48 states (no code necessary) These [...]

Follow Board Game Central on Twitter

Randy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:28:41 +0000

Board Game Central is now offering a Twitter feed. This allows you to keep up with the latest happenings both at Board Game Central, as well as on the larger world of board gaming in general. The types of messages that we’ll be posting at Twitter include: BoardGameCentral.com site news New board game release announcements Board game specials and [...]

Mensa Select 2008 Winners

Randy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:05:42 +0000

After a marathon game-playing session, members of American Mensa named five new games as Mensa Select®. In alphabetical order, this year’s winners are: AmuseAmaze – At last a word game with a difference… where words don’t have to be biggest to be best… where even little words are winners. Race to spell your way through the [...]

Scrabble Me

Randy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:45:36 +0000

The latest edition of Scrabble, the classic family word game gets an innovative new twist: instead of all players sharing one board, each player gets their own board. In Scrabble Me, players build words simultaneously on their individual boards, and after each round, players have the option to choose a replacement letter from the bag or [...]

National SCRABBLE Association Endorses SCRABBLE Cubes

Randy — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:46:17 +0000

In an announcement that spells F-U-N for SCRABBLE fans, WorldWinner has signed an agreement with the National SCRABBLE Association (NSA) to jointly promote the online game SCRABBLE Cubes to tens of thousands of SCRABBLE fans on the NSA Web site, as well as online and offline events. WorldWinner is the leading provider of online game [...]

Own a Piece of Paradise with Monopoly Tropical Tycoon

Randy — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:43:41 +0000

Paradise is in the tropics, and here’s your chance to make a fortune with this prime time real estate in the latest DVD game from Hasbro, Monopoly Tropical Tycoon.