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Game News &
Notes
Tanga
Link
Different discount deal every day (including board games), plus a
cool puzzle of the day feature which allows you to accrue tanga
points.
Occasional Gamer
Link
Play a free online version
of the fantasy board game classic Talisman!
The List
Scopa
BGG
entry
A 400 year old card game classic that feels
very modern.
Buy Scopa decks online:
$4 decks
(as mentioned), more variety
here
Parlay
BGG Entry
If Scrabble and Texas Hold'Em had a kid it would be this game.
Backshelf
Spotlight:
Can you see two connection between these games?
Email us with your
guesses!
The answer will be part of next episode's Spotlight!
Congratulations to Seth
in New York, our winner for Episode
15's connection contest! Last week's two games with an odd
connection were
Java and Jambo. Listen to the episode to find out what the
connection was!
The
Queen's Necklace
BGG
Entry
Compete to
sell the best gems to the king. Necklace included!
Shameless
plug: Francie, Stephen's partner in crime and fellow spieler, is a
jewelry designer. Check out
her site!
Hare &
Tortoise
BGG
Entry
Board game with roots in
the 19th century, winner of 1st Spiel des Jahres.
Truckloads of
Goober
Krieg & Frieden
BGG Entry
Medieval builders compete
to complete a massive wooden Cathedral
Game Sommelier
The Challenge:
Dave must find five games for the perfect
gamer geek bachelor party.
Dave earns an extra thumb for his cool poker
run theme to tie all the games together. Nice job, Dave.
Next week's challenge:
Stephen must find five games to convert a video
gamer to board games.
Mail Bag
Highlights include: how to find game groups in
a new town, Dave's thoughts on laminating game components, and some
suggestions for a cowboy and pirate game party
Errata
A "scopa" is capturing all the face-up cards
from the middle of the table, not all the face cards as Stephen
says, initially.
Dave says antithesis when he means epitome.
I'm sure there are some goofs in there somewhere.
Let us know if (when?) you find one!
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