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May 16, 2013

How To Play The Most Complicated Board Game Ever!!

Check out this segment from The Mythical Show that features a new player trying to pick up how to play an exceptionally complicated board game!!

Created by Rhett & Link, the piece is obviously a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the fact that many role-playing tabletops can be incredibly hard to follow especially for outsiders and that many of the rules seem nonsensical and downright silly!
From DNA samples to milking oneself, the regurgitation of waybread and the release of a bandit (in a gimp mask) this poor guy has really let himself in for it!!

I think he would have had more luck trying to play a game of Monopoly in Mordor with some Uruk-hai!!

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February 7, 2013

The Monopoly Token Votes Are In: Say Hello Cat, Wave Goodbye To The Iron!

new monopoly cat The Monopoly Token Votes Are In: Say Hello Cat, Wave Goodbye To The Iron!

The results of the Hasbro contest that allowed Monopoly fans to vote for a new token to replace the least popular of the original 8 tokens are in. Fans voted to bring in a cat token and wave goodbye to the iron!

Hasbro announced the results after a frantic final few hours of voting which saw the iron, shoe and wheelbarrow tied neck and neck. Token enthusiasts put together a concerted effort to try and save their favorite token and product makers even jumped on the back of the competition’s social media buzz with their campaigns to protect the specific token that reflected their product.

Two of the companies that got involved were garden tool manufacturers Ames True Temper and shoe retailer Zappos. Continue Reading

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September 21, 2012

Doctor Who Chess: The Ultimate Fight over the Safety of the Universe

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If bow ties are cool and fezzes are cool, then chess must be cool as well.

Emmi Visser, EldalinSkywalker on deviantart, created two Doctor Who chess sets for the world’s enjoyment. On each set the boards run at 31 x 31 cm. The pieces are all made from polymer clay, with the tallest pieces being 7 cm and the smallest standing at about 3 cm.

These chess sets allow you to play as either the heroes of Who or the forces of evil. The first chess set, shown above, depicts a combination of characters from series three and four of Doctor Who. We get the Master, Cassandra, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, and many more on one side, and then the Doctor, River, Oods, Captain Jack, and more on the other.Continue Reading

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August 24, 2012

A Diagram for All Board Game Enthusiasts Out There

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Ever have trouble deciding on a board game when friends come over? Well here’s an excellent diagram that is sure to make choosing from your board game collection much easier. Click here to see a full sized version of the diagram.

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August 17, 2012

Beautifully Crafted Game Of Thrones RISK Set

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Artist Fay Helfer made this beautiful Game of Thrones version of Risk complete with an engraved wooden box, a wood-carved map of Westeros, and cloth pouches to hold the game pieces.

It was made as a commission for Matt B. Dear Matt B, I’m all jealous now, but hopefully Helfer’s version will spur the Parker Brothers to make an officially licensed version.

I’d buy it straight away.Continue Reading

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