September, 2000

Gaming News & Commentary

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

Stump the Net

• This Month's Queries - posers and ponderables from other Cabinet readers (September)

Letter Box

• FastCard Soccer - a satisfied player with a variant
• Swedish Game of the Year - NY Chase, the Scotland Yard repackage, gets the nod

Game Reviews

• Mike Siggins - one man's view; two men's brawl
  • Dog Eat Dog - go ahead and trash the world - someone else will clean up
  • Stephenson's Rocket - Knizia does trains; Ken snoozes, Siggins says look again
  • Vinci - History of the World in a convenient, short evening format
  • X.Net - but where, I have to ask, is all the porn?

Traditional Games

• Longana - a Domino game as seen in the movie, Buena Vista Social Club

Game Software

• International Boneroller's Guild - dice games - Kismet, Yacht, etc (Windows)
  (some days the double entendres seem to leap off the page)

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 must provide Telnet access, if required. Upgrade your browser to one that is Java enabled. Download the Shockwave plugin appropriate for your browser and operating system.

• Abalone Online - play the popular pushing game (no, the other one)
• Kismet - a yacht variant (Java applet)

Other Places

• Advice on Publishing Games - from the very wise Tom Jolly
• Board Game Geek - the Gaming Dumpster on steroids with a self-image problem
• Cwali - Corné van Moorsel's game company (Isi, Ocean, etc)
• The Houston Gamers - local game group with a great little site
• Krimsu - a German company making some wacky cardgames with fantasy themes
• Tao of Gaming - when you have a yin for some yang, Brian Bankler is there for you

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