DirectSource-Games-Gaming News http://www.directsource-games.com/gamesnewsreviews.html Up-to-date news and information about games and gaming products. We will bring you product reviews, information and timely news about topics related to games and gaming products including xbox, ps2, psp, nintendo, video, bible, bridal & baby shower and board games as well as puzzles, magazines and more! en-us Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:49:44 -0700 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:49:44 -0700 Easy Blogs by uuba.com Compatibility Game - Great Game for Groups of Couples, This is a great game because everyone plays at once, so no one has to wait for their turn, and people come up with some hilarious matches. It is great for a night with couples. http://directsource-games.com/200901.html#e299 http://directsource-games.com/200901.html#e299 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:49:44 -0700 COMPATIBILITY Compatibility, a multi-award-winning board game, will have you laughing and chatting for hours. Launched in 1995 in Australia, Compatibility was invented by Craig Browne in 1991. The game was licensed to the well-known Australian game... STRATEGO - ICE VS. FIRE EDITION - Milton-Bradley's two-player addictive spin on the game of capture the flag. http://directsource-games.com/200901.html#e298 http://directsource-games.com/200901.html#e298 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:55:45 -0700 STRATEGO - ICE VS. FIRE EDITION Step onto the battlefield and put your strategy to the test in this classic game. Each player must use cunning and luck to outwit their opponents and win the game. This version of Stratego is similar to the classic... WISE AND OTHERWISE - Voted a Best Party Game of the Year by Games magazine, Wise and Otherwise belongs next to Pictionary and Scrabble in your arsenal of fun. http://directsource-games.com/200812.html#e297 http://directsource-games.com/200812.html#e297 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:49:53 -0700 WISE AND OTHERWISE In Wise and Otherwise, players have to finish foreign sayings that rarely make sense. With 2500 sayings from across the world, creative wordplay and careful use of dialect are just as important in this game as the metaphors... TALISMAN - THE MAGICAL QUEST GAME - Only with strength, courage, wisdom and a few good dice rolls will players be able to survive the ultimate test and beat their opponents to victory. http://directsource-games.com/200811.html#e296 http://directsource-games.com/200811.html#e296 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:58:59 -0700 Talisman - The Magical Quest Game was first published in the early to mid 1980's, when fantasy role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons were quite popular. Talisman is a fantasy board game where each player takes up the role of a hero seeking to... I'm Dreaming of a Red Christmas: a Christmas Mystery - This was a really fun game and is a great way to celebrate Christmas with company staff or for group christmas parties. http://directsource-games.com/200811.html#e295 http://directsource-games.com/200811.html#e295 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:10:04 -0700 Looking for some light-hearted party fun this Christmas? Then check out this mystery game! I'm Dreaming of a Red Christmas: a Christmas Mystery The classic "Christmas Characters" are amusing. The plot is pretty straight forward, and when the solution... Rolit - Have a ball! Look, block, rotate... and win! The object of the game is to capture your opponent's Rolit balls and turn balls to make them your color. The player with the most Rolit balls of their color wins! http://directsource-games.com/200810.html#e294 http://directsource-games.com/200810.html#e294 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:18:51 -0700 Rolit has ingeniously simple rules making it a great game for the whole family to play. The object is to block your opponents' playing pieces and capture them by rolling their colors to your own. The player with the most playing pieces showing their color... STRATEGO - DEMOCRATS VS. REPUBLICANS EDITION is more like a chess game, except that all your pieces look the same from your opponent's point of view, and higher ranked pieces take out lower ranked, with a few exceptions. http://directsource-games.com/200810.html#e293 http://directsource-games.com/200810.html#e293 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:51:04 -0700 The item of choice for many Democratic convention attendees to bring home to their children is the new version of the classic Stratego board game. Instead of soldiers on a battlefield, it pits Democrats and Republicans against each other in their campaign... Agricola - International Gamers Awards, Multi-Player Nominee 2008 In Agricola (Latin for "farmer"), you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else in the 17th century. . http://directsource-games.com/200809.html#e292 http://directsource-games.com/200809.html#e292 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:04:05 -0700 Agricola In Agricola (Latin for "farmer"), you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else. On a turn, you get to take only two actions, one for you and one for the spouse, from all the possibilities you'll find on a farm: collecting... TRIVIAL PURSUIT DIGITAL CHOICE - Breathe new life into your favorite game with Trivial Pursuit Digital Choice, which allows you to jettison your old-school cards in favor of an exciting electronic unit loaded with 600 questions. http://directsource-games.com/200808.html#e291 http://directsource-games.com/200808.html#e291 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:01:20 -0700 Challenge your knowledge in classic Trivial Pursuit categories, including Sports & Leisure, People & Places, Science & Nature and History with TRIVIAL PURSUIT DIGITAL CHOICE. You know all the questions by heart and maybe your Trivial Pursuit experience... SAIKORO - Saikoro is an amazing 2-player strategy game. The game is simple enough you can teach it in under 2 minutes, yet challenging enough that you can play it over and over. http://directsource-games.com/200807.html#e290 http://directsource-games.com/200807.html#e290 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:53:35 -0700 Try and trap your opponent by limiting their movement and pulling them in a direction they don't want to go, but be careful! SAIKORO The board is broken-up in to an 8-pocket by 8-pocket grid. 62 of these pockets have a die in them and the...