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Nuernberg 2012 Award

February 2, 2012
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Nuernberg 2012 Award

Bruce Whitehill’s “Talat” wins the Nuernberg Toy Fair 2012 ToyAward! To see the Toy Fair website page with a 35 second video short of the game, go to: http://www.toyfair.de/exhibitors/toyaward/winners-2012/teenagerfamily-over-11-years/?L=1   Winners of the ToyAward 2012 An independent jury has selected the ToyAwards for the International Toy Fair in Nürnberg for the ninth time. 227 companies had...

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Essen Round-up

December 14, 2011
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Dagmar und Ferdinand de Cassan’s games magazine from Austria, WIN, has an impressive, extensive roundup of the games at Essen. There is a free download: 107 pages, 95 of which list about 1137 games by 689 designers published by 372 companies; there are 725 pictures! (The other 12 pages list the games by the...

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Michael Sohre Tribute

November 16, 2011
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Michael Sohre, one of the owners of Theta game company in Germany, died this fall. His death was unexpected and at much too young an age (62). He will be missed. See the short tribute to him at Michael Sohre.

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Game Conf. Mar. 2012, PA

November 3, 2011
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Competition and Games in the Ancient World Call for Papers 4th Annual Center for Ancient Studies Graduate Conference University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Friday, March 2 to Saturday, March 3, 2012 Submission Deadline: January 7, 2012 Crowned Victor: Competition and Games in the Ancient World The graduate students of the University of Pennsylvania seek...

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Game Exhibit, Germany

October 18, 2011
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Ab 30. Oktober 2011 zeigt das Schwäbische Bauernhofmuseum Illerbeuren die Ausstellung Mit Glück und Strategie Spiele aus zwei Jahrhunderten. (Über 300 Spiele aus der Sammlung von Rudolf Rühle werden dort gezeigt). Die Eröffnung ist am 30. Oktober um 11.00 Uhr, alle sind herzlich eingeladen. Hier die Internet-Adresse: bauernhofmuseum Starting on the 30. Oktober 2011,...

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Game Inventors Meeting, Nov. 18-20, Chicago

October 16, 2011
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THE 1ST ANNUAL TOY AND GAME PROFESSIONAL INVENTOR SUMMIT at CHICAGO’S NAVY PIER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TAGIE AWARDS & CHICAGO TOY AND GAME FAIR NOVEMBER 18 – 20, 2011  The Summit is only for professional inventors. The cost is only $500, $250 of which covers your ticket to the Toy and Game Inventor...

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Vintage games at AARP

July 3, 2011
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The masthead of May/June 2011 AARP The Magazine, on page 8, is decorated with images from classis games such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Clue, Mystery Date, Cootie and Operation. The page states that the magazine pays tribute to “our favorite vintage games” online at aarp.org/vintagegames, where you’ll find their top-ten choices (with photos from game...

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Toy Fair 2011 Report

February 21, 2011
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Herb Levy’s extensive report on the 2011 International Toy Fair in New York is here! Click on Gamers Alliance to read about the latest offerings from the world’s game makers.

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