The Chess Cheating Epidemic
The Chief Chess Officer of Chess.com describes the crisis he confronted when Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen lost a tournament match to a suspected cheater.
Boardgames
A collection of 5 posts
PODCAST #298: What Does It Take to Develop a ‘Scrabble-Shaped Brain’?
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to linguist, mathematician, and tournament organiser John Chew about the world of ultra-elite Scrabble word-masters.
Class Struggle Meets Game Night
In ‘Hegemony,’ board-gamers take on the role of wage workers and plutocrats fighting for societal supremacy.
Kathleen Stock: Right on Gender, Wrong on Board Games
With the holiday gaming season almost upon us, now is a good time to dispel some of the widely embraced misconceptions that inform her analysis.
Space: The Ultimate (Boardgaming) Frontier
A homage to Phil Eklund’s masterpiece, High Frontier, on its twenty-fifth birthday.