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  • King of 20

    King of 20

    Part crossword, part math problem, all board game - is fun part of that mix?

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  • Telestrations

    Telestrations

    Telephone comes off the playground and into the living room with Telestrations, a new take on the old family favorite.

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  • Octopus’ Garden

    Octopus’ Garden

    All those hands, how far can an octopus multitask?

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  • Bug Out

    Bug Out

    Bug Out, a family game of matching creepy-crawlies

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  • Irondie

    Irondie

    Collectibility meets metal dice, with a game to boot

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  • Roman Taxi

    Roman Taxi

    Rome, to hear it told, was a pretty busy place, what with being the center of western civilization and all. People had loci to go, populus to see, and res to do. That’s where the players of Roman Taxi come in. They’re not the movers and shakers, they’re the ones who get the upper crust to wherever they need to be to do their moving and shaking. They’re Roman chariot taxi drivers.

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  • Donkey It’s a Kick!

    Donkey It’s a Kick!

    Publisher Cleveland Kids Art Credits GHOST Graphic Designs Game Contents 108 cards (54 Playing, 54 Kicker), seven plastic pucks, stack of score sheets, instructions Guidelines Fast-Play Card Game MSRP $24.99 Reviewer Andy Vetromile You know those tables you see at game gatherings where everyone is in rapt attention to what’s going on, and sometimes a [...]

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  • The Best 45 Minute Movies Ever Made:  Star Wars Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace

    The Best 45 Minute Movies Ever Made: Star Wars Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace

    Perhaps Lucas is too close to the action to realize what poetry he has in his own movie, but with Park moving like a ballerina as he beats the stew out of Neeson and McGregor, it’s high time someone told him the personal message of the Star Wars saga has always outweighed the flash and sizzle.

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  • Movies for Gamers Who Like Movies:  Mazes & Monsters

    Movies for Gamers Who Like Movies: Mazes & Monsters

    I distinctly remember this movie from when it came out because it meshed so nicely with the anti D&D right-wing fundamentalism movement of the time. Despite the furor about the dangers of D&D it turned out that the real danger wasn’t kids playing games, but religious extremism. Irony, you are a complete bastard.

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  • Descent

    Descent

    As the title might suggest, Descent doesn't have you fighting foes in starships or sylvan glades. You're going down into the bowels of the Earth and you're not coming back until you or your formidable enemies go down.

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