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Buffalo Games reintroduces 'Chronology' at Toy Fair

Buffalo Games, the leading manufacturer of board games and jigsaw puzzles best-known for its million-selling party game Last Word, debuted its new...
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Shall we have some fun? Sounds Like a Plan

Just when you think that every possible idea for a party game has been used up, leaving nothing but imitations, variations and permutations of the...
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Following your favorite game designer: The French 'auteur' theory in action

It is called, in film studies, the auteur theory, and was first proposed by the French. It dictates that for purposes of scholarly discourse on the...
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Morphology: A welcome exercise for the imagination

Game: MorphologyDesigner: Kate Ryan ReilingPublisher: Morphology GamesAge Range: 4 to 104Number of Players; UnlimitedGame Time: As long as you want...
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As any of you who have been following these pages for any length of time will have noticed, there are not a lot of board game Examiners. Virtually...
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Cash 'N Guns: Fun with a Styrofoam Weapon

Game: Cash ‘N Guns Designer: Ludovic Maublanc Art: Gerard Mathieu Publisher: Asmodee Editions Age Range: 10 & up (published); 12 & up...
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14-year-old game designer creates a laugh-out-loud party game

One of the games I encountered and enjoyed at this year’s Toy Fair is one that would not normally attract my attention. It’s called ...
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