October 10, 2011 by beerogre
Check out the trailer for a new documentary movie Going Cardboard. Here's what the creators of the film have to say...
Going Cardboard is a film about the new board gaming, a phenomenon going on right under your nose, probably in your very community! This film will take you into that world to meet the players and designers responsible for this radical departure from technology. And you just might discover it's the hobby for you.
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Awesome. Board gaming is pretty amazing right now with some brilliant games out there for people to try.
Looks like one to watch
Some great board games out there- top picks for me
Puerto Rico
Power grid
Carcasonne <— really good intro to new style board games
For wargamers
Storm over Stalingrad
CCA
Wings of Glory (aka wings of war)
ASL <— hard core hex and counters
Carcassone is a fantastic game your right. Such a simple yet elegant system which rewards creativity and will always, always produce different results. Its a great gate way game.
I really look forward to seeing this!
I have some good news. In my home city of Toronto, we have a magical place called Snakes and Lattes. Its a cafe that has a wall of board games that anyone can pick up and play. It’s such a popular place to go that often no tables are free. If you wish to play you need to book you table and its really catching on. Its like it sparked the young kid in everyone that they need to expand to cope with the demand. So yes, board games are not dead! Rather in Toronto its having a new life… Read more »
There’s a place somewhere in America called the AFK Tavern as well like that…wish we had places in the U.K with the same vibe. There must be one somewhere but I just don’t know about it lol. Shall see if I can reel off my board/card game collection… Wrath of Ashardalon, Merchants & Marauders, Cuthroat Caverns, Chaos in the Old World, Carcassone, Settlers of Catan, Tide of Iron, Bloodbowl: Team Manager, Pandemic, Death Angel, Civilization, Forbidden Island, Survive! Escape from Atlantis, Warhammer: Invasion, Space Hulk, Dwarf Kings Hold, Race for the Galaxy, Munchkin (And Variants), Ninja Burger, Hex Hex XL….… Read more »
I own a stack of Fantasy Flight boardgames. They really up the stakes for quality,
Is that Frank Conniff at 1:27 from the old mystery science theater 3000?
Nerdtopia is after recently after opening in the Stranmillis area of Belfast. Its a gaming/coffee shop. Well worth a look if anyone is in the area, good coffee and a stack of boardgames for customers to play.