Board games makes comeback in café’s. One owner of a coffee shop in Montgomery, Calgary said, games like “the game of Life,” or Monopoly have been seen more frequently, being played by more people. According to the Calgary Herald, more coffee shops offer table top games to their frequent patrons.
Board game goes Mobil. Wizards of the Coast’s game called “Lords of Waterdeep,” now can be played on the cell phones for the masses. With a Steampunk flare the game provided by Playdeck allows player to have local matches, or gather with members online to play this once board game.
79-year-old solves military card game mystery. A World War I card game who’s secrets were lost to time are opened. Brian Elsegood, found a card game that his grandfather played on the frontlines of the war. The game is called, “Militaire” is a gin rummy like game where players match rank rather than suit.
Owen Turtenwald won back to back Grand Prix’s for Magic: the Gathering moving him up dramatically in the rankings globally. Winning in Albuquerque on the week of November 24th moves Turtenwald up to rank 12 by four points, more than any listed player in the rankings.