Hacker News with Generative AI: Board Games

Little Wars (wikipedia.org)
Little Wars is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, written by English novelist H. G. Wells in 1913.

Board Games, History, Literature, Military

4 points by Michelangelo11 12 days ago | 0 comments

The Board Game Industry Is Burning – and It's Their Own Fault (highnoongame.com)

Board Games, Industry, Business, Criticism

18 points by gmargari 18 days ago | 14 comments

Hextraction, a free and open source board game (playhextraction.com)

Board Games, Open Source, Software

76 points by chedoku 20 days ago | 13 comments

Trump tariffs terrify board game designers (arstechnica.com)
Most games are made in China. They now face hefty fees.

Politics, Board Games, Trade, Economics

9 points by Tomte 35 days ago | 0 comments

Trump Tariffs "a seismic shift" for nascent US tabletop industry (sjgames.com)
On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift.

Politics, Trade, Board Games, Manufacturing

16 points by Kapura 35 days ago | 0 comments

Imperials – open-source game similar to Catan (github.com/hemildesai)
An online multiplayer board game similar to Catan

Board Games, Open Source, Multiplayer Games

5 points by rahimnathwani 62 days ago | 0 comments

Designer Diary: Panda Royale (boardgamegeek.com)

Board Games, Game Design

18 points by Tomte 82 days ago | 0 comments

The DIY Multideck (mauri.app)
The DIY multideck is a deck of 162 playing cards (3 standard decks) that allows you to play hundreds of existing games, not only classic card games but also modern games that use components like boards or coins.

Board Games, DIY, Playing Cards

147 points by vlugorilla 126 days ago | 50 comments

Board game from Mexican prisons brings together people from all walks of life (apnews.com)
Poleana, a board game with ancient roots that established a foothold nearly a century ago in Mexican prisons, is spreading in popularity outside the walls.

Board Games, Mexico, Social Impact, Prisons

38 points by solardev 131 days ago | 11 comments

Codenames App, or my biggest project so far (boardgamegeek.com)

Mobile Apps, Board Games, Personal Projects

103 points by Tomte 157 days ago | 27 comments

Board games for video game fans (2022) (eriktwice.com)
Do you love video games? If that’s the case but you haven’t checked out board games as well, there’s a lot you’ve been missing. The analog side of the hobby is every bit as good as the digital one. In some ways, it may even be better! Hence, I’ve compiled a list of the eight games I recommend the most for video game fans who want to try the amazing world of board games.

Board Games, Video Games, Gaming

6 points by Tomte 157 days ago | 1 comments

Every board game rulebook is awful [pdf] (drive.google.com)
Laden…Inloggen

Board Games, Design, User Experience

340 points by sgbeal 158 days ago | 288 comments

Kurt Vonnegut's lost board game published (polygon.com)
It could have been a contemporary of Risk, Diplomacy, and other legendary wargames

Games, History, Literature, Board Games

348 points by musha68k 201 days ago | 97 comments

Cyberpunk 2077 – The Board Game (gamefound.com)

Cyberpunk, Board Games, Gaming

5 points by doener 247 days ago | 0 comments

America's Oldest Board Game Teaches 19th-Century Geography (mymodernmet.com)