Using a board game as a way to cultivate climate adaptation might seem like an unorthodox endeavour. The game was designed by New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research as a way to fuse traditional Māori knowledge and values with climate change data in order to help players brainstorm flood solutions and watch how the effects of their decisions evolve over time.
Read MoreA team of scientists and a games specialist have designed 'Diamond: The Game', a board game developed to give secondary school students a chance to explore a broad range of STEM scientific careers and subjects.
Read MoreHow much of the board game experience is basic arithmetic? I know that there are some people who actively reject any game that resembles a static puzzle too much. People talk about "Balance" as an unequivocal good, but flipping a fair coin is balanced and isn't a fun game.
Read MoreThe court's discussion of the circumstances under which a board game inventor could become entitled to royalties from the company to whom he pitched his ideas is highly relevant to the relationship between advertising agencies and advertisers, as well.
Read MoreThe hapū of Tangoio Marae have a serious decision to make about this place that is so central to their community, and one of their decision-making tools is unorthodox: a board game. Called Marae-opoly, the Māori community designed the game in partnership with researchers from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research with the explicit goal of helping the hapū decide how to manage the flood risk to their marae.
Read MoreMy hope is that, by the end of this post, you'll understand what analysis paralysis is and be able to make sure that it doesn't cause issues between the people that you play games with. Analysis paralysis is not unique to tabletop gaming. Many strategic board games from the last few decades involve tough decisions, someof which might have an instant impact on the game, others of which will continue to influence your performance for turns to come.
Read MoreIt's no mystery why online games became an even-more popular pastime during the COVID-19 pandemic: They provide entertainment and social connection, while also keeping our brains stimulated. A new AI-powered game developed by a team of Johns Hopkins undergraduates aims to bring those positive benefits to older adults in retirement communities.
Read MoreIn a country that loves games such as chess and Scrabble - even fielding a world champion Scrabble team - Ogbuagu noticed a lack of Nigerian-made games. With nothing to do, "Eventually, we started playing tabletop games." At the time, he was not sure how to create games, so he used cardboard, stones, and dice from an old Ludo game to make a dice rolling and card drafting game for him and his friends.
Read MoreIt's no wonder then that some of the world's best educational children's games are made there as well. How do you go about designing games for five-year-olds? HABA, the German toymaker with bestselling board games like First Orchard and Dragon's Breath, may have the answer.
Read MoreHow do you go about designing games for five-year-olds? HABA, the German toymaker with bestselling board games like First Orchard and Dragon's Breath, may have the answer.
Read MoreA Scottish training company has launched a digital game aimed at improving mental health in the workplace. Robertson Training has created a digital version of its Resilience Game, which was launched as a traditional board and dice game in 2017.
Read MoreIn their crudest form, world politics-and especially great-power affairs-may seem like a game. It's no surprise that they served as inspiration for the classic military board games of the 20th century, which have made a resurgence during the pandemic, with new users finding escapism in the strategic tabletop games of the past.
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