March, 1998

The Living Room Floor

Most of the new stuff is scattered around the living room. After about four weeks, I'll pick stuff up and actually put it away in the Game Cabinet (give or take a bit depending on other demands on my time).

Gaming News & Commentary

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

• Chart Buys Sumo - Sumo merged into Games Games Games
• Counter - announcement of publication of a new board gaming magazine

Conventions and Gatherings

• The 9th Annual Beer & Pretzels Games Weekend - with wall-to-wall games (Burton on Trent, United Kingdom, May 16)
• Formule Dé Touroi en France / Tournament in France - test your metal against other great drivers (Paris, France, June 13)

Stump the Net

• April's Queries - have you ever heard of these games?

• Teeko - Creede Lambard and Gus Grosch with the scoop on Scarne's game

Letter Box

• Twilight - Wolfgang Werner with a short description of his card game
• International Domino Federation - Eduardo Petreñas with a proposal

Game Reviews

• El Niño! - really wet real estate (complete with towels!)

• Sumo Rush by Mike Siggins
  • Office Politics - clawing your way to the top was never more fun (modern)
  • Ursuppe - clawing your way to the top was never more fun (pre-historic)

• Dagger On (and off) The Rails by Stuart Dagger
  • Iron Horse - a great little tile laying game - "db, it's not just for backpacks anymore!"
  • Kismet - fated to be a non-starter
  • Konzern - a market domination game that finishes badly
  • Wucherer: 2nd Edition - a market domination game that finishes badly

• Now Playing at Plymouth, err, Chapel Hill? with Steffan O'Sullivan
  • Octiles - three abstract games in one funky package

Game Bits

• Cat's Mansion: Grand Prrrrrix - Steffan O'Sullivan with the fix
• Settlers of Catan: Land Shares - Scott Graham with a new form of production

Web Games Terminal

Note that you must have access to Telnet, Java, and/or Shockwave in order to access most of these game sites. Contact your Internet service provider for details on acquiring these technologies. Your ISP will must provide Telnet access. Upgrade your browser to one that is Java enabled. Download the Shockwave plugin appropriate for your browser and operating system.

• Free Games Online - shareware and freeware games (Windows)

Other Places

• Forum - gezelschapsspelen-club (Dutch language)
• Freez! - an abstract game employing dice as playing pieces (free board download)
• Kadon Enterprises - makers of Polyominoes and Polycubes
• DJ McAdam - a selection of fluffy gifts (warning: slow site)
• McPeck Games - a young game designer's home page
• The Mining Company - gold diggers with a nice list of board game sites
• World Bunco Association - join the craze

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