‘Why does it always have to be snakes?’
Fatalistic games such as Snakes and Ladders encourage downright dangerous compliance with the roll of the dice.
Tag: ED APPLEBY
Chairman of the Board: Stuck in the middle with you
The players are various passengers originally from a now-sunken cruise ship, stuck in a lifeboat together and trying to survive.
Chairman of the Board: The fear is rising
Players frantically try to find and rescue four artifacts off of a mysterious island that is slowly sinking into the sea.
Chairman of the Board: The great capitalist con
Many a family has been broken up by its grossly unbalanced gameplay.
Chairman of the Board: Booty-licious
Merchants and Marauders strips out any of the television or movie themes and allows simple trade and pirate battles.
Chairman of the Board: Doing the time-warp
Timeline does a lot to try to solve the issue that plagues most trivia-based games.
Chairman of the Board: Fun feline fiasco
Such a simple game wouldn’t warrant much note, but this game also has the benefit of Matthew Inman’s sense of humour and comic art style.
Chairman of the Board: Out of luck
The game is very funny, and holds true to its murder mystery roots.
Chairman of the Board: By air or by sea
I felt that the complexity of Tsuro of the Seas took away from the eastern philosophy of its source.
Chairman of the Board: Putting it all together
The two player system gives the game an intense feeling—similar to playing chess.