For gamers, the sense of constant discovery is one of the most pleasant aspects of playing. There’s plenty of that at Now Play This, the festival of experimental game design that takes place at Somerset House in London this weekend. The multi-faceted event looks at how artists in a variety of fields work within the context of play and game design, all with joyful results. …
With the 15th anniversary of Fuorisalone approaching, a commemorative Milan Design Week board game has been imagined by Studiolabo in collaboration with Cranio Creations. The board itself features 68 important venues and the goal is to navigate hundreds of events as effectively as possible—like any trade show, only in miniature here. Anyone who has been to Milan Design Week can appreciate it. And for those …
From WS Game Company, an offshoot of Hasbro tasked with stylish, contemporary upgrades to heritage games, comes a 3D version of the classic Clue. In fact, the game is a 3D-wood cabinet version of the mansion with each room of activity displayed beneath a tempered glass top. Wood character movers meet plated die-cast weapons. Decorative metal plaques round out the premium attributes. It’s a beautiful …
