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News Flash: Hasbro Announces Contest, Rarest Board Games

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  • Hasbro has announced an exciting new initiative which will allow game designers to submit their ideas for a great new party game at www.nextgreatgamechallenge.com. Five finalists will be chosen to launch Indiegogo campaigns and the winner will receive $10,000 as well as the chance to work with Hasbro game developers to turn the game into reality.
  • Geek and Sundry has posted a list of 10 rare board games. It’s interesting to see why and what makes a game rare (one game actually takes 1500 hours to play).
  • Clever Move has taken a look at history, explaining why some people use the expression 'roll them bones' as a way to talk about rolling dice.
  • New reviews this week of Lift It! and Wonky (GeekDad), I Hate Zombies (Steve Jackson), and Longhorn (iSlaytheDragn).
  • Board Game Quest has announced the launch of a new series of articles which will focus on games for the whole family.
  • If you're planning on a game night soon, Geek and Sundry has written a list of suggestions of great casual games to bring along. 
  • The Guardian has posted a fascinating piece about what video games should learn from board games.
  • If you enjoy the occasional solo experience, As a Board Gamer has written a list of the top 10 board games to play alone.