That’s right, it’s been 50 years since the classic shark horror movie JAWS was released – and now, one of the classic games, The Game of JAWS, has had a MAJOR update!
On the nose: Stranger Things Risk board game
Given that recent seasons of Stranger Things have both alien invasions from supernatural realms and the tension of the Cold War the official Stranger Things Risk board game feels on the nose!
Learning to play 4,000 board games (and AIs are learning from those too!)
The paper also describes the ancient game as “really old version of backgammon”.
Feel smart: A review of Zensu
I like Zensu loads. It will be a game I bring to meet a friend in a gaming cafe in the future. I felt smart playing it, and it may be a game that makes me better at critical thinking.
The big geeky Halloween board game roundup
Yes, folks. It’s that time of year again; it’s getting cold, it’s officially past the 1st October and everyone’s beginning to enjoy the spooky autumnal vibes – AND STAVE OFF CHRISTMAS PROMOTIONS!
Big Heckin’ Two-Day Prime Day: Gamer geek deals!
Geek Native’s curated Prime Day bullet point list of gamer geek deals in the super sale.
Oranges and Lemons is a trading board game flavoured by a creepy English nursery rhyme
Many people will know that Oranges and Lemons references the bells of churches within the (or close to) the City of London. Did you know there are several theories about the origin of the rhyme, though?
Exclusive: Grumpy Gorilla producing a Rosebyrne Manor card game
Grumpy Gorilla sells Magic: The Gathering, Drunken Monkey Barrell (DMB) 3d dungeon tiles and Rosebyrne Manor.
UK Games Expo Awards 2024 winners
At the announcements, the UK Games Expo organisers whisked through the People’s Choice winners with special guests Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games and Luke Gygax of GaryCon.
Lander: After The Crash offers free rulebook now (and UKGE demo) as Intrepid Games returns
Lander has hundreds of notes of interest on the Kickstarter launch page, a free to download rulebook for the game and, right now, Intrepid Games is at GameLand’s stand at Hall 1 #631 at UK Games Expo.
