Schwerpunkt = Focal Point
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Exploring Extreme Programming
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The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made: The Life and Times of A.C. Gilbert, the Man Who Saved Christmas, Bruce Watson. Penguin, 2003. A.C. Gilbert invented the Erector set, and made a big business out of “learning” Continue reading Review – The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made
What can you do with only one button? Continue reading One-Button Games
Origins ’05 game trade show – trip report. Continue reading Origins ’05 Coming Soon
Fluxx, from Looney Labs. You start with three cards, and the rule “Draw one, play one.” Your goal is to find a goal card that matches what you have, such as “Milk and Cookies” or “Appliances.” Along the way, you Continue reading Review – Fluxx
Break the Safe, from Mattel. This is a cooperative game: you work together as a team. Your job is to race around, disable booby traps, and collect keys to the safe. You have to avoid the guard and the guard Continue reading Review – Break the Safe
Card Games Around the World, Sid Sackson. Dover, 1994. This book contains a few dozen card games, arranged by the area of the world in which they originated (with little claim to deep scholarship). There are a couple original games Continue reading Review – Card Games Around the World
Family Fun & Games, the Diagram Group. Sterling Pub. Co., 1992. This is a solid 800-page collection of traditional games: cards, dice, mancala, and so on. Many games have a page of descriptive text, and a page of pictures. Some Continue reading Review – Family Fun and Games
Creativity. Continue reading Creativity
Design of Cranium. Continue reading Design of Cranium