July, 1996

Second Anniversary Issue!

Gaming News

• Letter from the Editor - notes and introduction to this month's issue (July)

• Spiel des Jahres '96 - El Grande takes the prize
• Mensa Mind Game of the Year - ahem. an interesting list, in any case

Game Reviews

• Gangsters, Gun Molls & G-men - gunplay, grand larceny, and good game
• Netrunner - a great ICE breaker
• Norns - a Pente variant with a unique game board

English Game Translations

• The Most Wanted List - rule sets at large and unaccounted for

• Im 7 Himmel - a game of romance - sort of
• A Qui le Tour - another attempt at the Tour

French Game Translations

• Medici - Richesse, Pouvoir et Honneur dans l'ancienne Florence
• Rail Barons - Les Barons du Rail

Traditional Games

• Ancient Games - series by Catherine Soubeyrand
  • The Royal Game of Ur - a Babylonian game of fate and fortune

• Domino Games - more to come in future issues!
  • Front Matter
    • Introduction - including the history of the game
    • Terms and Language - words and their meanings
    • Bibliography - other works on the subject

  • Occidental Games
    • Five-Up - a basic draw game

  • Oriental Games
    • Chinese Dominoes - an introduction
    • Making a Chinese Domino Set - using European Dominoes
    • Pai Gow - Make Nine in this percursor to Baccarat and Chemin de Fer
    • Tien Gow - a trick taking game
    • Tiu U - Fishing for matches
    • Kap Tai Shap - Collecting Tens in this ancestor of Rummy and Mah Jong

The Front Door

• Mayfair Games - with the German Invasion of America

• Bailiwick ^TM - The Game of Counter Points
• McGartlin Motorsport Design - purveyors of fine auto racing games
• Mendocino Game Company, Inc. - makers of Pirateer
• Phil O'Neil Games - makers of Ransom, Toilet Humour, and other fine games
• Yggerasill / Studio Grafix - an innovative new game company

Other Places

• Inventor - the misadventures of one game designer on the way to the market
• Peter's Favorite Topics - including FabFive, a Chess variant, and other matters abstract
• Magazine Web - a brave effort in the war/historical gaming arena

The Game Cabinet - editor@gamecabinet.com - Ken Tidwell