The Spiel

Sudoku Puzzle by David Coleson. Fill in the grid with the game components provided. Solve the puzzle and you could win a prize!

Show us your buboes. We get Medieval and play Rattus, trying to save as many people as we can from the Black Plague.

Show us your buboes. We get Medieval and play Rattus, trying to save as many people as we can from the Black Plague.

Paint the town. We swap camels, diamonds, and other trade goods playing Jaipur, a modern card game with a classic feel.

Paint the town. We swap camels, diamonds, and other trade goods playing Jaipur, a modern card game with a classic feel.

Here's our list. Check it twice. With over 50 game suggestions in 11 categories, you're sure to find a great game for someone this holiday season.

Here's our list. Check it twice. With over 50 game suggestions in 11 categories, you're sure to find a great game for someone this holiday season.

Deep space is our dwelling place. We grok the new dice game Alien Frontiers, racing to set down roots on a strange new world.

Deep space is our dwelling place. We grok the new dice game Alien Frontiers, racing to set down roots on a strange new world.

Who's the boss? We head to the polls, using slander and strongarm tactics to win elections in Tammany Hall.

Who's the boss? We head to the polls, using slander and strongarm tactics to win elections in Tammany Hall.

An enigma, wrapped in a riddle. We dust off our deductive muscles and try to crack Code 777, a brain-burning game with roots in Indian Poker.

An enigma, wrapped in a riddle. We dust off our deductive muscles and try to crack Code 777, a brain-burning game with roots in Indian Poker.

Luck, be a lady tonight. We put the sin in Sin City, rolling dice to build casinos along the original Strip in Lords of Vegas.

Luck, be a lady tonight. We put the sin in Sin City, rolling dice to build casinos along the original Strip in Lords of Vegas.

Winter is coming. In our first Book Club episode, we discuss A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin; then we play and review the board game and the card game based on the novel. Are they worthy of Westeros?

Winter is coming. In our first Book Club episode, we discuss A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin; then we play and review the board game and the card game based on the novel. Are they worthy of Westeros?

And a barrel and a heap. We shuffle off to ancient Eygpt and Brittany to take a closer look at two small press card games: Armorica and Nile.

And a barrel and a heap. We shuffle off to ancient Eygpt and Brittany to take a closer look at two small press card games: Armorica and Nile.

Games are global. From France and Belgium to Korea and Mongolia and back, all at one convention. We conclude our GenCon coverage with a dozen interviews including a chat with the great designer, Tom Wham.

Games are global. From France and Belgium to Korea and Mongolia and back, all at one convention. We conclude our GenCon coverage with a dozen interviews including a chat with the great designer, Tom Wham.

The best four days in gaming. We give you a view from the trade show floor with a dozen interviews featuring publishers, designers and collectors.

The best four days in gaming. We give you a view from the trade show floor with a dozen interviews featuring publishers, designers and collectors.

Forget Picasso. Bring on the dice! We roll through Asteroyds, winding toward three other titles, obscure and sublime, that feature 'dem bones.

Forget Picasso. Bring on the dice! We roll through Asteroyds, winding toward three other titles, obscure and sublime, that feature 'dem bones.