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SIX OF THE BEST… types of columns I wrote in 2017

Instead of doing a boring “six of the best columns I wrote in 2017”, I decided to present my yearly best-of in a slightly different fashion.

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SIX OF THE BEST… games I stopped playing

I love games. Board games, card games, casual app games, and even computer and console games. But at some point you just have to put down the controller and say “no more”. For various reasons, here are six of the … Continue reading

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SIX OF THE WORST… things about playing against the computer

As much as I love playing games with other people, sometimes* it’s not possible to have them around. Sometimes you’re stuck playing a game you love by yourself. Enter the computer player — a reasonably-sophisticated AI that can challenge you, … Continue reading

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SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic card games

Because you can’t play Gin Rummy all the time, here are SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic card games.

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SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic board games

Do you groan when someone in your family pulls out Monopoly, knowing that you’re about to be in for three hours of hell, ending when you all give up because no one is ever going to win? Well, then, this … Continue reading

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