Tag: board games
-
Sisyphus: The Board Game (Digital Edition)
I implemented a terrible digital version of a truly stupid board game idea. My excuse is illness, I guess?
-
![Image representing post: Beating Children at Mastermind [Video]](https://bcdn.danq.me/_q26u/2022/08/mastermind-solver-title-card-978x480.png#20361)
Beating Children at Mastermind [Video]
Video version of Dan's recent blog post about writing software to help him cheat at Mastermind.
-
Beating Children at Mastermind
Sick of losing Mastermind to his kids, Dan cheats by implementing a brute-force solver he can run on his phone.
-
Printing Maps from Dungeondraft
Tips on using Dungeondraft to make RPG maps you can print for tabletop use.
-
The Board Game Remix Kit
A free kit to help you make more of classic family boardgames like Monopoly, Cluedo and Scrabble.
-
Cheating Hangman
Dan implements "Cheating Hangman", perhaps the cruellest hangman game you'll ever play.
-
What can board game strategy tell us about the future of the car wash?
Factory Manager is one of Dan's favourite board games. Can it explain why there's no longer a car wash at your local filling station?
-
"All #boardgames can be legacy games if you want it enough!" - @fleeblewidget, after drunkenly stumbling upon @thegodzillagirl's label maker. -
How To Play - Carcassonne
https://youtu.be/DJ2Si2sjHNY (youtu.be)
The Dragon's Tomb (YouTube)
This is not your typical How To Play. I'll bet you never knew the real rules for Carcassonne... -
REPORT: Cards Against Humanity officially surpasses acoustic guitars as the most annoying thing you can bring to a party - The Beaverton
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/06/report-cards-against-humanity-officially-surpasses-acoustic-guitars-as-the-most-annoying-thing-you-can-bring-to-a-party/ (thebeaverton.com) VICTORIA, BC – After data collection from thousands of parties across the country, reports are coming in that the annoying person who brings an acoustic guitar to a party is now officially less hated than the person who expects everyone to sit down and play Cards Against Humanity.
“At least when some asshole starts … -
Fnorders
He's been kept away from blogging by Complicated Life Stuff, but that didn't stop Dan from making a thing.
-
Stones Under Yetzin
Dan's been running a roleplaying campaign for a few friends, and now that campaign's got it's own blog (not to mention a suite of companion apps, because... well, it's Dan).
-
The Hardest Hangman
What's the hardest possible word to guess in Hangman? Many have wondered, but Dan felt the need to find out for sure.
-
What's Wrong With Monopoly?
Monopoly enjoys cult status and a massive following the world over, yet it's one of the worst imaginable board games. In a long-promised blog post, Dan explains why he hates the world's most-popular game.
-
Non-transitive Games
Dan learns about non-transitive games, writes a program to calculate the probabilities of winning a non-transitive dice game, and gives you a non-transitive coin game to play for yourself!