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The Future Of D&D And Other Gaming
By mercutiom at 10 February, 2010, 6:47 pm
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to play with the Microsoft Surface you’ll know that the system in unique in many ways. It’s multi-touch, can detect physical items placed on it and interpret what they are, and it’s beautiful.
Having had an opportunity to play Chess and Checkers on one a few months ago, I immediately [...]
The New Clue? Mystery Express Announced
By mercutiom at 9 February, 2010, 9:13 pm
I just got an email from the folks at “Days of Wonder” games and it looks like they have a new murder mystery game coming out soon. ”Mystery Express” is a game of suspense, deduction, and murder on the Orient Express.
Read More >>Monopoly's New Revolutionary Design
By mercutiom at 5 February, 2010, 5:48 pm
I have to admit that I’m not a Monopoly player anymore. Ever since I taught Liv my strategy of “buy everything and damn the expense” she’s won every game, and frankly I think the dice hate me. So I just stopped playing.
But that said, some of my favorite gaming memories from childhood revolve around the [...]
No D&D For WI Prisoners
By mercutiom at 25 January, 2010, 2:52 pm
Now I’m not really a D&D player, and yes, in the past I’ve even been one of those brutes making fun of them. But I’ve softened over the years, and I’ve even tried my hand at a round or two (and been wiped out by my own team because, yeah, I was just that bad [...]
Read More >>Join Us On Twitter
By mercutiom at 18 January, 2010, 7:17 pm
Have you ever missed a Games Overboard update? If you follow us on Twitter, that will never be a problem again. All of our articles are tweeted, usually just moments after they’re published (and sometimes we tweet them twice, oops.)
So if you’re on Twitter and want to know what’s up on Games Overboard, start following [...]
