Don Herbert, TV's 'Mr. Wizard,' Dies. :-(

Found a site called CCG Workshop that offers free on-line versions of older CCGs (and some board games).

Here's the List of Games, but highlights include Mythos, ShadowFist, Babylon 5, Rage, Vampire: TES, and soon to be coming, my all-time favorite, HeresyI haven't had a chance to really test it out, but I did notice that the interface needs some ( Read more... )

Found a neat site with information on mythological figures/concepts & quite a bit of humor: GodChecker.com.

Thought this might be interesting: When Worlds Collide: Gates and Jobs on the Same Stage.

Somewhat old news, but just found out about it: German Board Games to appear on Xbox Live Arcade.

Xbox Live Arcade is also set to introduce the electronic versions of three of the top board games from Germany. “Settlers of Catan™,” “Carcassonne™” and “Alhambra™” are sure to be popular across continents.

• “Settlers of Catan.” This stunning take ( Read more... )

Free computer virus finds willing victims

To clarify, this was not some experiment where people were asked to download a benign code to see how a virus might spread or something. Literally, people just saw an ad saying "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!" and clicked on it.

Town Fires 4 Employees for Gossiping about Boss.

(Legal Definitions of Slander & Freedom of Speech in the US)

Just discovered a neat blog: The Random Gnomes' Random Lair. It covers all sorts of games, including freebies; Kinda Cool.

I'm sure most people know about this one already, but Board Game Geek is a great place to find info on games, including alternate rules & helpful game printouts/summaries.

Capcom to take on Talisman!

I've always had a soft spot for the Talisman board game series (links: Board Game Geek, Wikipedia) ever since I played it at WPI's Gaming Weekend, and was really psyched when I snagged a copy years ago.

Unreal... Publication Ceasing of DRAGON and DUNGEON.