Split! Hands rearrange tiles into words, shaping and reshaping as ideas are tried and discarded.  The side glances at your opponent and panic when they have more words than you. Are you ready to play...

Happy April Fools' Day, Cougs! It is time to celebrate the one time a year when we can prank our friends and family without an excuse. Check out this list of the best pranks for all ages from children...

Coup is the name and deception is the game. Everyone is out to get you. Trust no one. Every negotiation can be broken at a moment’s notice. Only the most cunning will win. To set up Coup: each player...

Exhilaration and disappointment, all controlled by the all-consuming, increasingly rapid beeping of one word-producing device. Catch Phrase is the game for those who would like to increase their heart...

Welcome back to The Hero’s Journey, a weekly review focusing on video game design. “Ah ... Amaterasu. Origin of all that is good and mother to us all ... For too long, I, Kazegami, god of wind,...

We are all liars. Okay, maybe not all of us, just most of us. And maybe we’re not lying, we just have no idea what we’re talking about. Malarky is a game for people with the enviable skill of talking...

Horizon: Zero Dawn Welcome back to The Hero’s Journey, a weekly review focusing on video game design. “Being smart will count for nothing if you don’t make the world better. You have to use...

What is it that makes a compelling experience in a video game? Developments in both technology and design allow games to become vast, immersive works of interactive art. In this column, I’ll explore...

Rummy is a perfect game to play on a chill afternoon. It incorporates a little strategy while being light enough to have an in-depth conversation. This game needs two or more people, a way to keep score...

You will need to find space where you are free to cry out both in dismay and celebration if you want to play Farkle. You will only need the edge of your seat. All you need for this game is six dice...

We're not really strangers, at least, that is what this game claims. It is a card game that can be played anywhere, with anyone, and with any number of people. This is not only a game but a brand about...

Our social lives, along with our classes, have all been converted to Zoom. It can be hard to find which ice breakers work over the virtual setting and which will make your peers very, very uncomfortable. “The...