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Star Wars Chess

Star Wars Chess
2.5

It had to happen eventually. The only thing LucasArts loved more than pimping out its Star Wars franchise, was staying on the cutting edge of technology. So when chess became the new buzzword…. Wait a minute. Chess? Star Wars chess? Oh, now you’re just being silly. To be fair, I do acknowledge there’s a thread [...]

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Bible Buffet

Bible Buffet
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I think when we hear about a bible-themed game, such as one that has “Bible” in the title, we have certain expectations. Foremost on that list – it should probably have something to do with the Bible. Wisdom Tree’s last unlicensed Christian game for the NES doesn’t quite fall into the category of some of [...]

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Monopoly

Monopoly
4

Of all the board games you could make a videogame out of (and there have been plenty), Monopoly is one of the ones that make the most sense. I rather enjoyed the board game in my youth, but could never get anyone to agree to play it. Frequent excuses: It took too long. It was [...]

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Anticipation

Anticipation
1.5

I’m not sure whether Anticipation existed as an actual game or not, but the NES version offers a virtual board game experience for multiple players. Though it’s unclear why, if you have a number of people in the same room, you can’t just get out an actual board game. This game certainly doesn’t offer any [...]

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