Pawnderings on Games

Congratulations to Curt Schilling. Most know him as a future Hall of Fame pitcher, but those in the gaming community also know him as the o...

AG-nominee asked to make views perfectly clear. http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/mukasey-waterboarding/ I still find it absolutely asto...

With the Red Sox forcing a Game 7 in the ALCS and the World Series ahead, it seems an appropriate time to look at the classic Avalon Hill ...

Sen. Chris Dodd shows he's willing to take a stand for the Constitution: http://chrisdodd.com/ We'll see how he fares when the admin...

A true gaming classic, Football Strategy has been around for almost half a century now. It was one of my neighborhood gaming group's st...

A dozen captains who served in Iraq in 2003-2005 give their opinion: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/15/AR20071...

Another good link for those wanting to see what the experts say about the usefulness of torture: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conten...

After about half a century of board wargaming , it's easy to forget how ground-breaking Charles Roberts was with his Tactics wargame . H...

Ron Paul at the GOP debate: CM: Congressman Paul, I think you have questions and concerns about the bonanza in the hedge fund industry. Do y...

White House press briefing on Burma: Q And the protests, themselves, seem to have been stilled. What do you make of that? MS. PERINO: Well, ...

Scrabble is an odd game, because it's not really a gamer's game. While there is some strategic game play involved, its fairly strai...

That appears to be the reality of American politcal discourse today. Relevant quote from Andrew Sullivan, talking about the Anita Hill-Clar...

The book Spin Again describes how the 1960s was the heyday for TV advertising of boardgames. I remember seeing quite a few, in particular I ...

Read only if you're ready for a lump in your throat: http://armyofdude.blogspot.com/2007/09/real-deal.html

I grew up in a family that played board games, and my best friend's family played, too, so I got a lot of exposure to the limited stable...

Here's an interesting report about a supposedly secret Air Force working group drawing up plans for an air campaign against Iran: http:...

Another old-timer this week. My introduction to Monopoly came at my best friend's house when I was in grade school. Like most families, ...

A game must have something going for it to be in print for more than 7 decades, so the success of Sorry! since its 1934 debut deserves some ...

The Air Force lost track of some nukes recently: http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070904/NEWS01/70904040 Much of the ...

Now Craig's saying he might not go. I have very mixed feelings about this case. On the one hand, I think he's a hypocrite and he pro...