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Board Games

So fun the games

2 Silly Playing Card Games Toy With Grownup Social Media Themes

Put down your phone for a game that makes fun of the way you use your phone.
By Brady Dale
Legos would be another way to make a pretend X-Wing. (Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/Getty Images)

Star Wars: The Pencil Game

80's kids on Metafilter have been reminiscing about ways to play 'Star Wars'-like games, before the Atari or Nintendo Entertainment Systems put the light and dark sides of the force on screens.
By Brady Dale
A general view of a Scrabble board. (Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

How I Beat the Champ at Scrabble

Hasbro, Scrabble’s corporate overlord in North America, has embraced the anniversary, and was throwing a “National Scrabble Day” event, for media (like me) and others, to celebrate and showcase the game and demo a new product -- Scrabble Twist -- that if you squint I suppose has a tangential relationship to Scrabble itself.
By Oliver Roeder

New 'StartUp' Board Game Will Turn Your Kid Into the Next Mark Zuckerberg

By Jordyn Taylor
The most depressing word. (Photo: Flickr)

You Can Now Play The Words 'Selfie' and 'Bromance' In Scrabble

By Jordan Valinsky
Match! River Club inks deal to stay in River House.

River Club to Remain in River House: Posh Club Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase Its Longtime Premises

By Kim Velsey

Jay-Z Finally Refutes Nasty Jenga Rumor, Invokes The Spotted Pig in Alibi

By Foster Kamer

Board to Death: As Co-ops Swagger Back from the Brink, Brooklyn Pols Plot Their Demise

By Matt Chaban

Board to Death: As Co-ops Swagger Back from the Brink, Brooklyn Pols Plot Their Demise

By Matt Chaban
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