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‘Spiel Des Jahres’ Winners 2021 FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Arguably the most important event with regards to the world of board gaming is ‘Das Spiel,’… a fair that is held each October in the German city of Essen....
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Word Guessing Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said:… “All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” Even though I am almost...
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The History of ‘Ticket to Ride’ FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN What defines a great board game?… It is its theme, the accessibility and elegance of the rules, the design and production of the components, the depth of...
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Fun Halloween Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Fall sure was beautiful this year in Manitoba… But now that most of the leaves have fallen to the ground, the temperature is suddenly dropping and nightfall comes earlier. We can...
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Would I lie to you? Games of deception FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN This is the era of information – and mis-information… Over the last months we have all experienced how difficult and confusing it can be to find reliable...
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Analysis Paralysis – The Option Overload FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Recently my wife and I decided to get some new blinds for some of the windows in our house… This week we went ahead and met with a salesperson for a...
by Olaf Pyttlik | Olaf's Corner
Introduction to ‘Heavy Strategy’ Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Last weekend I spent a couple of days with friends at their cabin… As usual I packed a bag filled with games to bring along, knowing full well that...
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Games as bring-along Gifts FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN With the recent lifting of a lot of COVID restrictions, life is slowly returning to normal for most Manitobans… In my personal life that is especially felt when it comes to...
by Olaf Pyttlik | Olaf's Corner
Games for a cabin getaway FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Cabins are a wonderful break from the every-day stresses of our lives… and we certainly had plenty of those this year. Now that summer is in full bloom again, many Manitobans...
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The History of CLUE FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN The philosopher Carl Young once said that ‘In all chaos there is a cosmos…’ For Anthony and Elva Pratt, who lived in Birmingham, England during the 1940’s, chaos was simply an...
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Less-Conflict Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN The other day a parent asked me a question: She has two kids that are relatively close in age, and they all enjoy playing board games together as a family. The problem is that the two of...
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Nature Themed Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Our long Manitoba winter is finally over… and summer is visibly here. Temperatures have risen to balmy and pleasant degrees and the colours around us are changing from the wintery...
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‘Flow’ and Board Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Time is a strange thing… Einstein theorized that it is relative and, speaking for myself, this has never been truer than during the last year. Somehow the perception...
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Drawing Games FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN Pablo Picasso once said that “Every child is an artist… The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Well put, indeed. If we could only harvest the enthusiasm and not-caring...
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The World of ‘Pandemic’ FollowFollowFollowFollow More Topics from IT'S YOUR TURN The world is facing an outbreak of four diseases that are spreading rapidly… Elite scientists, researchers, operations experts, contingency planners and quarantine...