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c-Jump Board Game Entertains Kids With Programming Logic, Flowcharts
You love your kids. But as much as you want them to enjoy their youth, you'd rather they spend their most precocious days learning the skills that will mak... Read More...
GameChanger Is A Tabletop Board Game For The iPad
An iPad that slots into a board game dock sounds like a ridiculous idea, although the GameChanger actually sounds pretty neat. While I'm not sure if it wil... Read More...
Backyard Sports: Water-Soaked Knee Hockey Rink
Looking for a way to kill time, cool down and get some scrapes on your knees while you're at it? Here's the perfect game for that: Water-Soaked Knee Hocke... Read More...
A-1 Scrabble Designer Edition Makes Board Games Classier
Real grown-ups play scrabble, too. And when you're dressed to the hilt, drinking premium wine and chomping on gourmet hors d'oeuvres, gathering around a $1... Read More...
Red Sox vs. Yankees Chess Set For Baseball Fans In your Life
Baseball is America’s national sport, and no rivalry sums up the competition and desire associated with this game more than the one between the Boston Red S... Read More...
New Monopoly Comes With A Control Tower
Classic board games can change with technology, too. And Monopoly Live does just that, adding a control tower that watches players' every move and keeps tabs... Read More...
Cockpit Flight Simulator Looks Professional And Fun At The Same Time
Most flight sim enthusiasts slowly build up their "piloting" setups. If you have neither the time nor the inclination to put together a worthy pilot's compar... Read More...
Play Angry Birds As A Tabletop Game
Want to take some time off from staring at rectangular LED-backlit screens, but can't stand not having your fill of Angry Birds? Not a problem soon with Angr... Read More...
Boardgame Remix Kit Updates Old Games With New Sets Of Rules
Chances are, you've got a dusty old boardgame sitting in a box at some corner of the house. One that you haven't played with in years. Here's a way to injec... Read More...
Scruble Cube Combines Scrabble And Rubik’s Cube For A Whole New Challenge
Its creators call it the "World's Greatest 3D Word Game." Given that they probably made up the "3D Word Game" category, I reckon the title's a lock for t... Read More...
Table Tennis To Go Turns Regular Tables Into Ping Pong Tables
You have always wanted to play table tennis at work but bosses won't approve your proposal for a ping pong table? Stick it up to the suits with Table Tennis ... Read More...
Solitaire Chess Lets You Sharpen Chess Skills Using Logic Puzzles
Playing chess on your own usually means logging on to a computer and firing up one of the million or so chess programs developed over the years. But what do ... Read More...
Active NFL Training Camp Prepares You For The Combine…On A Wii
Even video gamers dream of playing in the NFL, I know I do. Provided you're young enough to actually develop into a decent athlete, you might be able to pull... Read More...
Visual Assist Dartboard Shows You Where To Throw For Best Scores
Do you keep losing at darts because you're bad at math? Hey, everyone's bad at adding and subtracting when they're drunk. Stop playing on regular boards and... Read More...
Computers Know Everything, Even How To Avoid Landmines
Sick of military games showing children even wilder ways to kill? A new game, Landmine Lookout, goes the other way, teaching young lads in war-torn countries... Read More...
Use Your Nintendo DS As A DSLR Controller With The Open Camera Controller Project
Finally, hardcore photography and hardcore gaming converge. The unlikely pairing comes courtesy of HDR Labs' Open Camera Controller Project, which turns an o... Read More...
NES Harmonicas Let You Play Zelda And Mario Cartridges Without A Console
How do you play games without a console? Well you don't. In the case of these NES Harmonicas currently selling on eBay, you actually play the cartridge itself... Read More...
Power Gig Does Rhythm Gaming With Real Guitars
Not a fan of the way Guitar Hero and Rock Band have dumbed down playing music to the level of button mashing? Then you may find Power Gig: Rise of the SixStri... Read More...
7-In-1 Rotating Game Table Puts An Entire Game Room In A Single Rig
Looking to stock your game room with a good amount of tabletop games? Look no further than the 7-in-1 Rotating Game Table, which bundles seven classic tabl... Read More...
Marubot Football League Puts Real Robots Into Arcade Cabinets, Pits Them Against Each Other
Video games are fun. Having physical robots crush each other's head, however, is way more entertaining. While the Marubot Football League isn't exactly Ro... Read More...
Even Drunks Need To Pass Time Too – The Tavern Puzzle Collection
Don't be alarmed. While the above photo looks like your creepy neighbor's S&M collection at first glance, it's really not. Instead, it's the drunk-wor... Read More...
Helium-Filled SkyBall Bounces Up To 75 Feet, Clears Football Field In One Throw
Want to play ball like a superhero? Now, you can. The new SkyBall lets you play Catch and other backyard games like only men with super strength can manage,... Read More...
F1Showcar Motion Simulator Lets You Virtual Drive A Real Formula Car
Time to face reality - you just don't have what it takes to ever drive an F1 car. Hell, you can't even parallel park without a near-accident. Still, who's... Read More...
Band Hero For The DS Lite Comes With Guitar Grip, Drum Grip And Scary Karaoke Controls
Folks playing with a Nintendo DS Lite are just about to look a whole lot stranger later this year. That's because Activision is releasing Band Hero, a Rock... Read More...
Pocket Retro Game Emulator
You know you are showing your age when you spend Christmas day trying to explain to the young ones in your family that really there was once a portable console ... Read More...
Cryptic Canvas Clues You In On Empire Magazine’s 50 Favorite Films
Empire Magazine is celebrating their 20th year anniversary and, among other things, created a "Where's Waldo"-type game made to commemorate the occasion. C... Read More...