Tristan Donovan – Cannonball Read 17

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January 21, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Replay – 4/5 I kind of wasn’t looking forward to this book in my library actually, and moved it up my queue to get it out of the way. It turned out that an editorial choice by the author to focus on software that implemented significant changes to the landscape of gaming (focusing on games instead of consoles/platforms) made this book a lot more fun and interesting that I had thought it would be. Too many game histories or books that reference gaming focus on […]

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It's all a game by Tristan Donovan

August 24, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

Back when I was trying to be a Renaissance Nerd, covering all facets of nerddom, I was invited to play Twilight Imperium, described to me as Babylon 5 meets Risk in a sort of intro to tabletop games. I admittedly didn’t feel the greatest that day, so I likely would have left regardless, but after an hour and a half or so of not much, I apologized and said I’d like to play again sometime. I was then informed “oh, we haven’t started, this was […]

It’s All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan

December 31, 2017 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Once again I have my library’s “New Arrivals” section for introducing me to “It’s All a Game”. What caught my attention is that it covers two of my favorite topics, board games and history. Several of the games mentioned throughout the book are ones I had never stopped to consider from whence they sprang. Now that I do, I have a greater appreciation for them. The book is organized around different types of games. Life, Monopoly, Risk, Clue, and Settlers of Catan are some of […]

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