Cards & Games

Relive Your Childhood Fears with Are You Afraid of the Dark

I always wanted to be a member of the Midnight Society and meet with a group of friends in the woods and tell great stories. So, you can imagine my excitement  when I discovered there was an Are You Afraid of the Dark board game. It’s turned out to be one of the top nostalgic …

Exploring Magic Kits

Many professional magicians consider magic kits corny, but they can still remember their first one! If you buy the right kit, it can be a great inspiration for a young card player or magician. We spoke to The Magic Shop about all things magic and checked out some of the kits on the market.

Oregon Trail – Card Game Review

This card game is an enjoyably frustrating reimagining of the Oregon Trail computer game where players work together to move along the trail, fording rivers and playing Supply Cards to overcome calamities.

Learn How to Shuffle a Deck, It Can Give You the Upper Hand

Style and skill go hand in when playing any card game. Looking like you know what you’re doing is part and parcel of every card game. So learning some new shuffling tips and tricks will give your opponents the idea that you’re a whizz at whatever you’re playing.

Cribbage Brings Folks Together

New writer Catherine Tansey tells us about her travels and about how one particular game helped her get in with the locals.

The Bridge Diary – How I knew exactly what you meant by that bid.

The Bridge Diary by Jude Goodwin Many famous people kept journals or diaries. Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and perhaps most famous, Leonardo Da Vinci. Journals can leave a chronicle of thoughts and agreements as well as document successes, events and help you remember important dates. The bridge player's diary is no different. Primarily the …