Kriegsspiel
Kriegsspiel is a highly accurate game of war, created by a Prussian general. This game not only has its place in gaming history as the forerunner to modern games like Battlefield or Warhammer, but has also lead historians to the…
Jury Box
For a relatively simple game, Jury box (published in 1936 by Parker Brothers) has earned itself a spot in game history. It’s a game for any number of players, and is relatively simple. You (and your fellow players) act as…
Chess: Variations on a theme
Sometimes, research turns into something else entirely. Yesterday, as I was researching more historical board games for a few other artcles, I came upon a website that sold a few dozen physical variations on chess. It not only caugfht my…
Ancient Board Games: Chaturanga
History: This game from 6th century India is believed to be the ancestor of chess and other games (worldwide!) like it. There are a few things that set Chaturanga aside from modern chess. For one thing, unlike modern chess, this…
Castle Flipper
Castle Flipper is a Building and Decorating Simulator for medieval castles! This game isn’t just castles, either: it also includes the surrounding land, and sheds, barns, huts, houses, mansions, palaces and even pirate ships! This game takes place in the…
Ancient Board Games: Royal Game of Ur
A game like this, from 2600 BC, is full of intrigue. This delicately carved block of stone, with flowers and markings etched into the rock, sings to played again. A 4×3 board is connected to a 2×6 board with 2…
Basic Map making – the absolute minimum
As a DM, you lead your fellow players in the adventure of a lifetime! And you can’t do that without a setting for your adventurers to traverse! There a Few ways to do this, like always! Base it off of…
START AGAIN: a prologue
How do you feel about Time loops, dear reader? Does the monotony of the same day over and over and over bore you to tears? Or does the hope to fix your mistakes blind you to the truth that the…
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
With an art style taken straight out of middle-aged engravings, this game is a fun twist on the recipe-style order games that litter both the mobile market and early 2000’s PC games. In it you can create your own recipes,…