9 Best Articles in 2022
The New York Times
The Best Two-Player Board Games
The New York Times
20+ min read · Jun 15th · To find the best one-on-one games, we talked with experts and play-tested 20 high-rated titles. · Shared by 86
The Atlantic
The Board Games That Ask You to Reenact Colonialism
The Atlantic
8 min read · 2021-07-22 · A newish wave of sophisticated, adult board games have made exploitation part of their game mechanics. A reckoning is coming. · Shared by 59, including Jason Hirschhorn, christina r wodtke: the R is for radical focus, Paolo Pedercini
The Verge
Sex, Lies, and Video Games
The Verge
20+ min read · 2020-11-23 · Strip clubs, board games, sugar babies, an office coup — and a whole lot of money · Shared by 120, including Peter Steinberger, Eric Seufert, Amy Wells
IGN
The Best Board Games for Couples
IGN
8 min read · Jun 30th · These board games are a blast to play with two players -- especially between you and your significant others. · Shared by 67
Polygon
Out with the old board games, in with the new hotness
Polygon
5 min read · Jul 8th · Three quick fixes for that busted old board game collection · Shared by 65
Ars Technica
The best board games to play with your quarantined housemates
Ars Technica
20+ min read · From 2020 · It's the perfect time to sucker those you live with into playing games with you. · Shared by 73, including Jennifer Ouellette
Ars Technica
Game on! The best board games of 2016
Ars Technica
~20 min read · From 2017 · Here's what hit our tabletops most in 2016. · Shared by 53, including Florian Hanke 🍎, Paddy Zab, Leslie D, Brian, Stephen C Sanders, Luzius Meisser, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Veronika Lampion, Tac Anderson, Alberto, Dominik Grolimund
insidehook.com
100 Ways to Live to 100: A Definitive Guide to Longevity Fitness
insidehook.com
20+ min read · 2021-10-22 · Coastal living, board games, not eating hot dogs. It's all in here. · Shared by 122, including Dr. Simon A. Rego
The Atlantic
The Invasion of the German Board Games
The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2018 · Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play—and helping shape an industry in the process. · Shared by 132, including Dayyan Smith, Florian Hanke 🍎, MariadPDC, Thomas Power, Christian P. Stobbe, Dominic Grzbielok, Joe Germuska, Daniel Hüfner, Moritz Orendt, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Esther Schindler, Christian Fauteux, Mara Averick, Dominik Grolimund, Vlad the Inhaler 😈 (AlgoCompSynth by znmeb), DON’T PANIC, Nils Hitze
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kevingal.com
Board games and Markov chains
kevingal.com
~16 min read · Sep 25th · Using Markov chains to model simple board games. · Shared by 16
The New York Times
25 of Wirecutter’s Favorite Board Games and Toys
The New York Times
Sep 1st · We’ve rounded up 25 of our favorite board games and toys. · Shared by 19
TNW
Forget chess, DeepMind’s training its new AI to play football
TNW
2 min read · Sep 1st · Watch out footballers, a new challenger has entered the arena as DeepMind switches its focus from board games to the world's favorite sport. · Shared by 16, including Merkstatt, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Gizmodo
The Gaming Shelf Rides Into the Haunted West With Dread Revolver
Gizmodo
6 min read · Sep 20th · Leading up to SPIEL, new board games and tabletop games are being announced across the board. · Shared by 6
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Quartz
Playing board games can make you a nicer person with better relationships
Quartz
5 min read · From 2017 · Board games are all about competition—but they force us to question the idea that the world is divided into winners and losers. · Shared by 33, including Hampus Jakobsson, Thomas Power, mdy
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
Table-top generals
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
9 min read · From 2017 · Board games are back, thanks to the lessons their designers have learned from computer games. Tim Cross rolls the dice · Shared by 35, including Rezha Julio, Esther Schindler, Azeem Azhar, Ernie Smith, Cindy Krum 📱
WIRED
This AI Resurrects Ancient Board Games—and Lets You Play Them
WIRED
2 min read · 2021-10-26 · What tabletop games did our ancestors play in 1000 BCE? A new research project wants to find out, and make them playable online too. · Shared by 57, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Jennifer Ouellette, Nicolas Babin, AI
Smithsonian Magazine
The Best Board Games of the Ancient World
Smithsonian Magazine
~14 min read · From 2020 · Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga · Shared by 52
kevingal.com
Board games and Markov chains
kevingal.com
~16 min read · Sep 25th · Using Markov chains to model simple board games. · Shared by 16
Slate
The Surprise Hit Board Game That’s Transforming an $11 Billion Industry
Slate
~15 min read · 2021-08-16 · Elizabeth Hargrave’s Wingspan might also transform the way you think about games—and art. · Shared by 105, including Matthew Turland, Lynn Cherny, Jeremy Caplan
BBC Future
How to win Monopoly in the shortest possible time
BBC Future
7 min read · From 2020 · One of the best-selling board games of all time makes several cardinal sins of good design, which means it has attracted a great deal of ire over the years. · Shared by 32, including Howard Getson
Atlas Obscura
The Utilitarian Pleasures of Playing Board Games By Yourself
Atlas Obscura
5 min read · From 2020 · It's a movement made for the moment. · Shared by 70
Lifehacker
How to Play Your Favorite Board Games Online
Lifehacker
2 min read · From 2020 · Don’t let the pandemic ruin your weekly board game nights. In the video above, I share some ways I’ve been playing some of my favorite board games—including RISK, Monopoly and Settlers of… · Shared by 31, including Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff
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