Strange, but true facts about board games from BuzzFeed
Expect a tournament for RoboRally at FlamingoCon on Jan 24.
We will teach the game in the morning to give newcomers a chance to learn this silly, crazy, frustrating and awesome game. In this game you program robots to zip around to flags on a factory floor, dodging lasers, maneuvering over conveyor belts and gears, and adding modifications.
Then in the afternoon, three games of 4 players will be played, and then 3 winners will move onto a final round.
We expect to plan one other tournament, still to be determined.
In January, we will post a calendar for demos including for Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Splendor, Camel Up, and more!
The physical design of the game can make a difference in the level of enjoyment in playing the game, says Jorge Albor, author of "Getting Physical With Board Games."
What's your favorite game based on the cards/tiles/meeples/pieces? Can the physicality of the game make the game more real?
We are thankful for loads of time to play board games.
We played King of New York, Bang!, Dixit and Camel Up. Friday, we are looking at Pandemic The Cure and Blueprints.
How about you? What games are you up to this weekend?
It's a great time to be a gamer! Sales of board games have gone up 10-20% every year for the past decade and why is easy: “It's because games themselves are getting better.”
Read more at: "We are living in a board game renaissance"
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Spiel des Jahres are the "Oscars" of the game world. Here is a list of the 2014 winners, announced last May (when FlamingoCon still didn't exist, alrighty!?).
Spiel des Jahres 2014
Now, to get a few of these on our tables.... This could double as a holiday wish list. Hmmmm.[Hear this in James Earl Jones' voice in your head]
10 Most Important Board Games in History!!!!!
Really? We link, you decide. Actually, there is some mind-blowing history in this article.
https://twitter.com/FlamingoCon1/status/536592336999178242
Know someone who loves books as much as games? Introduce them to some of these games: 10 literary board games
If you are reading this, then you (hopefully) aren't in the middle of a game. Since you've got time to kill, here's 60 random facts about board games from Buzzfeed. Maybe you will learn something.