by Joe Unfried | Mar 25, 2019 | Articles
Maybe the game so many love to hate is really not so bad I recall enjoying Monopoly as a child, but I haven’t wanted to actually play it in forever. The “high summer” of my discontent (in junior high), was my suspicion that the game was all about blind luck. But...
by Joe Unfried | Mar 21, 2019 | Articles
Game designer Brandon Rollins (of http://Brandonthegamedev.com) put it the best way I’ve heard so far: board-game accessibility “is a very complex issue that’s hard to talk about succinctly.” Earlier this year, I came across his post that introduced me to the work of...
by Joe Unfried | Mar 18, 2019 | Articles
In 2011, Armenia instituted mandatory chess instruction in schools, starting at age 6. Armenia is proud of its prowess at chess, and rightly so; it ranks third in the world in chess grandmasters per capita, second only to Iceland and Andorra. Grandmasters are...
by Joe Unfried | May 16, 2018 | Articles
Regret missing your chance at that late-winter, early-spring tropical cruise? Here are some games that may give a little taste of what you missed. 1. CARIBBEAN (2004) Ever wonder how pirates used to unload their bulkier booty, to convert it to gold? Well in this game,...
