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RELATED STORIES Time to dust off your infantries and cannons: A scripted TV series based on the classic board game Risk is in the works, with House of Cards creator Beau Willimon at the helm, our sister site Variety reports. The project — which doesn’t have a network attached yet — is part of a […]
Future Motion’s Onewheel electric boards have added power and range over the years, but accessibility? Not so much. They’ve still been expensive and intimidating, not to mention clunky to carry around. That’s where the just-unveiled Onewheel Pint might help. It’s not only more affordable (relatively speaking) at $ 950, it’s gentler on newcomers who’d otherwise […]
Enlarge / Let’s brew some potions! Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. Who knew that being a snake-oil salesman was so much fun? Last summer, the board game Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg won a major award from the German press, and buzz […]
If you’re anything like us, Valentine’s Day brings to mind iconic images of candlelit dinners, boxes of chocolate, roses, and, of course, board games. “What tabletop games are best for couples?” is a question we get all the time here at Ars Cardboard, and today we’re answering (again) by reprising our 2016 two-player guide with […]
ONE DAY in 1985 P. J. O’Rourke, an American humourist, invited a few friends to his home to take ecstasy. He wrote about the experience for Rolling Stone. For a veteran of the Age of Aquarius, the side-effects of recreational drugs—the frequent toilet trips; the grimy feeling on the skin; the fitful sleep later on—were […]
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Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. PAX Unplugged, the tabletop board gaming conference that emerged from the PAX video game conference empire, took place in Philadelphia last week. It was bigger and better than last year’s inaugural event, with more space allocated […]
Facebook’s board of directors has defended COO Sheryl Sandberg’s decision to conduct opposition research into liberal billionaire George Soros. Facebook was under intense scrutiny for running a PR campaign against the magnate. Sandberg admitted last week that she ordered staff to conduct research into Soros and his trading of Facebook stock, after he called the […]
Cruise ships carry a huge number of passengers and crew on board along with all their luggage and food. Thanks to modern technology, storage, especially of food items, is now much easier. But back in the 19th century, cruise companies had to be resourceful. In 1840 Cunard’s RMS Britannia set forth on its maiden transatlantic […]
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