Board Games

PlayHaven, an online universe of fan communities for iPhone games, and Mobclix, the industry's largest targeted mobile ad exchange, released data today predicting that iPhone game usage is likely to set records in the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, soaring to levels 28 times greater than the same weekly period last year. "The week between Christmas and New Years has become the great 'Game Rush' for iPhone games - essentially what Black Friday is to brick and mortar retailers," said Raymond Lau, co-founder and CEO of PlayHaven. "This soaring increase in iPhone game downloads is even more spectacular when you consider the slow holiday sales this year for console game titles." From January through November, sales of console titles were down 12 percent from the same time frame last year, according to retail analysts. Lau said consumers are looking to their i... (more)

The Strangest Board Games of 2009

+6 Bag O'Munchkin Babes Following Steve Jackson's other release +6 Bag O'Munchkins. Aside from the weirdness of using these in a game of Munchkin - you can put one in front of you in order to gain a benefit during the game - SJ added a whole level of weirdness to them by allowing you to use the pieces in any other game. For instance, you can whip out a munchkin babe to add or subtract from your die roll once in some other roll and move game. This is so cool, that I hope the concept spreads (and I'll be stealing the idea for my next game at BGG.con, so look in your goodie bags). Aargh... (more)

Hip Hop HoF Museum Issues Final 'Cease and Desist' to NMOHH and Trademark Infringers

NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum Foundation and the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards Television Show have issued a final "Cease and Desist" to the NMOHH and other trademark infringers to stop using their name, likeness, and selling any material with the name Hip Hop and Hall of Fame! They have now unfortunately put other Hip Hop moguls, and some of HHHOF's friends in a legally liable position, like Russell Simmons, Andre Harrell, Leyla Turkann, and others listed prominently as Board Members in materials! These moguls and individuals know first- ha... (more)

Days of Wonder Announces Small World App for iPad

LOS ALTOS, Calif., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Days of Wonder today announced its Small World(TM) App for iPad, one of the first interactive board games designed specifically for iPad. Small World is an award-winning fantasy game where two players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate all of the zany characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs and even humans that inhabit it. Sitting across from each other around the iPad, players use their troops to occupy territory and conquer adjacent lands in order to push the other play... (more)

Young Attorney Creates Board Game: "Passing the Bar" Now Sold in Law Schools & Bookstores Across the Country

BOCA RATON, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 02/09/10 -- Until now, the traditional method of studying for the bar exam has been through standardized lectures and textbooks. Now, students can learn the graduate material required to pass the national state monitored bar exam in an interactive and stimulating environment. "Passing the Bar" is a unique board game, created by Caryn Pincus, that includes 350 Multistate Bar Examination questions, which players must answer correctly to advance around the board. The game has been play-tested and reviewed by a council of practicing attorneys and is... (more)