Boardgames in Blighty asks… What do Non-Gamers REALLY want? The Magic 5 Needs of the Non-Gamer Happy New Year 2015 to you all! from Pocket http://ift.tt/1HtEDMm via IFTTT

The game ends in nuclear war only about 5 percent of the time. That’s a good thing. It gives Ananda Gupta faith in humanity. The game is called Twilight Struggle, and it’s the top-ranked board game in the world. It occupies the No. 1 spot on the authoritative gaming-world website BoardGameGeek. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1wAt1Pf via…

Board games, as a medium, are no stranger to the digitization of physical products that just about every form of media is undergoing. Mobile app stores have seen countless digital board game adaptations sail to the top of the charts, and cling to those spots with unswerving determination. from Pocket http://ift.tt/18F2MAl via IFTTT

Over the past year or so, I’ve been playing around with a simple categorization scheme for recreational games. It’s helped me a lot in analyzing games, what makes them tick, and what makes them different from each other. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1wkxeql via IFTTT

“With this game, I’m not taking something off the shelf. I’m going to go way out of the box and try something I’ve never tried before.” You’ve all read about the Titan Series, featuring an elite team of some of the best game designers in the world. Now meet the Titans behind it. from Pocket…

The 2014 crop of new board games was deep, characterized by two new trends that seem likely to change the industry for the better. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1ARyndl via IFTTT

I must confess that I do not have children yet, but like every other self-respecting adult I have been a child once – some friends claim that I still am – and I also know quite a few families with children. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1AeFcag via IFTTT

Souvent, dans les articles ou critiques de jeux, je suis présenté comme un auteur de jeux « chaotiques », voire comme « le maître du chaos », oxymore que je n’ai jamais renié, mais jamais vraiment non plus revendiqué, et sur lequel il serait peut-être temps de s’interroger. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1IWDAGg via IFTTT

When the Maccabees’ oil, which was only expected to last for one day, instead lasted for eight, it was declared a miracle. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1ssZFYn via IFTTT

Reiner Knizia needs no introduction. As the most prolific game designer in the world today, you’ve almost certainly encountered his games, of which there are many. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1BNouhD via IFTTT