... the NGP. Well, that was kind of underwhelming. It stands for "Next Generation Portable," which seems more like a descripti...

As I wrote last week , I've been trying to get my hands on a somewhat rare set of cards from the US Playing Card Company (makers of Bicy...

Today is the day for new release announcements from Mayfair. Next one up: Struggle for Catan: The Multi-player Card Game, releasing May 19 a...

Martin Wallace is best-know for his superb train games, including my favorite, Steam. I'm very curious about his latest, called Automobi...

Speculation about the Sony PSP2 is running pretty high ahead of the press conference scheduled for tonight. Dual-stick controls are a given...

Epic Mickey Wii: $50, Rated: E (Everybody) Note: This is an expanded version of a piece called "Through a Glass, Darkly, With Micke...

The app version of Solitaire Chess, ThinkFun's excellent chess puzzler, is now available in the app store, but you can get a little tast...

Nintendo's new 3DS portable gaming system has an official ship date: March 27th. The device, which allows portable 3D gaming without the...

Sadly, it's not the real Mythbusters, since watching Kary blow up Tory with a redirected rocket would make for good TV. Instead, a gro...

Pen and ink by Gabriel Caprav Today marks the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's writing made a huge impression...

Now that those Angry Birds have their own plush toy line and TV show, it was about time for them to become immortalized in the Art Medium of...

If you have any interest in chess, then Chess Cafe should be a regular stop. Today, chess problem-solver John Nunn offers eight variations ...

"He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy!" said Estella with disdain, before our first game was out. "And what coarse hands he ha...

I've been trying to get my hands on a strange old example of early 20th century card design from the US Playing Card Company. These are ...

Seize Your Turn continues to deliver the board gaming news links , hot and tasty. Meanwhile, I'm putting the May issue of Games to bed, ...

In 1997, GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64 brought the first-person shooter experience to console systems. Up until then, the FPS had largely be...

Well, that's a relief. Also ... "Studies Show Water is Wet," and "Scientists Agree: Puppies are Cuddly." I don...

The Wall Street Journal has a detailed article about the Tucson shooter and his activities in an online gaming forum. The story, "Posti...

The next game from Days of Wonder is Cargo Noir, designed by Serge Laget, co-designer of Mystery Express and Shadows Over Camelot.  I'l...

Ask the average modern American boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and the chances are fairly high that he'll say, "I want t...