While I was away, the online poker world suffered a complete meltdown. It may--and most likely will--emerge from the wreckage, but it will t...

I'm not sure if GAMES Magazine pioneered the Eyeball Bender, but we've certainly been publishing them for a few decades now. The ide...

But where was I? Can you tell from the picture? Normal blogging schedule will resume shortly. Much unpacking and catching-up to do.

Photo by Ellen van Deelen I'd been expecting to do a lot more posting this week, but I've been busy clearing my desk and getting ...

We can't let the Jews and the Catholics have all the fun this week, so I did a bit of digging around to see if other religions were do...

Designer: Jay Falk Publisher: Hazahak Inc. Players: 2-6 Ages: 7+ Time: 30 min. Price: $30 Publication Date: available now Colonel M...

St. Cajetan Short answer: there is none. However, searches for variations of that question bring a lot of people to this site, probably...

State of Play is now part of the Funagain Games Affiliate program, which works the same way as the Amazon Affiliates program. If you shop a...

Jane McGonigal, game designer and author of Reality is Broken , has created a scavenger hunt/gaming event to kick off the centenary of the ...

Designers: Sebastien Dujardin, Xavier Georges, Alain Orban Publisher: Z-Man Players: 2-4 Ages: 12+ Time: 90 min. Price: $55 Publicatio...

W. Eric Martin has done a terrific piece on Alan Moon and Airlines Europe, the upcoming redesign of Moon's first game, Airlines. ...

With appearances by Scott Nicholson! Bob Carty! And more! It's actually a really good segment on Eurogaming, from Sunday Morning on CBS....

When Wizards of the Coast began gearing up for publication of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition in 2008, they rolled out a series of vid...

I'm not sure who did this, but it's from Italy. ("Scacchi" is not the animator's name: it's the Italian word for ...

Designer: Thierry Denoual Publisher: Blue Orange Players: 2-4 Ages: 6+ Time: 10-20 minutes Price: $15 Bendominoes are dominoes.... t...

This is a pretty slick demo of the 3DS, and shows just how mainstream electronic entertainment has become. I mean, really: Reggie Fils-Ami...

Ever find yourself needing a quick map for that quest or battle you’re about to play? Look no further than Dave’s Mapper, a quick browser ap...

Your five-minute time-waster for the afternoon: Cheese or Font ? Can you tell whether the name is a cheese or a font? I know my cheese, Grom...

Sebastien Feller Two Chess Grandmasters and an International Master have been suspended by the French Chess Federation for cheating. IM C...

Bruce Whitehill has redesigned and relaunched The Big Game Hunter , a gigantic resource drawing on Whitehill's 30 years of game writing ...