Board games

VIDEO: The shortest game of Monopoly you could possibly play

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Two guys mapped out the shortest possible game of Monopoly you could play and then set out to make it happen. This video is the fruits of their labor. Prepare yourselves for an intense 21 seconds of Monopoly. Read more

This is why your son was banned from Xbox Live

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With the Internet being a huge part of all of kids’ down time, it’s important to keep tabs on what your kids are doing online. But when trying to find out what got your kid banned from Xbox Live until 12/31/9999 (which, for Microsoft, constitutes “Until the end of time”), you may want to be ... Read more

How to fall in love by board game preferences

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This is a picture from Failblog, but I think that the application of “fail” here seems completely offbase. This photo seems like it’s full of nothing but win, especially for this girl’s first gentlemanly suitor. Read more

Dungeons and Dragons is an intense game

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No question that Dungeons and Dragons is an intense field of battle for nerds across the land, what with all the wizards and magic and murder and, uh…dice! But how can it get even more intense? When someone beats you with a hammer due to how the game turned out. Read more

A magic board game

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Via Amazing Superpowers comes this comic about what happens when board games start keepin’ it real. Read more

Scrabble's Word of the Day is educational

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Apparently every day on Hasbro’s Web site, there’s a Scrabble Word of the Day. Sunday’s was extremely educational. Read more

How to win at Monopoly

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Via BasicInstructions.net comes this series of helpful hints on how to win with grace at Monopoly. Read more

Guitar Hero: You're doin' it wrong

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I’m pretty good at video games so you can imagine my dismay when I see gentlemen playing one incorrectly. For example, Guitar Hero is a game where you pretend to be a guitar player and sort-of mimic guitar movements. Conversely, these guys hit each other in the groin with a guitar. I’m not sure they ... Read more