Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
How to stream the 2016 NFL playoffs — for some games, without a cable subscription
It’s pigskin playoff time, baby. Saturday kicks off the 2016 NFL postseason, with 12 teams battling it out for the Lombardi Trophy. The action gets underway at 1:20 p.m. PT today, with Kansas City taking on Houston in an AFC Wild Card matchup. Seattle, meanwhile, visits a...
MLB inks deal with Chinese tech giant Letv to stream games in China
LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball is serious about bringing its sport to China. At the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the league...
Ars Cardboard: Our top 2015 board games
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Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
What do we do on the Ars Orbiting HQ to while away the lonely holiday hours? Play board games, of...
Xbox One emulation engine for Xbox 360 games struggles with ‘Halo: Reach’
The hit game Halo: Reach is part of the latest group of backward compatibility titles available on the Xbox One, but it may not play as well as it did on the Xbox 360. A recent Reddit thread on the Xbox One subreddit has gathered plenty...
The best video games of 2015, as picked by the Ars editors
Before we get on with the list, I want to make sure you don’t miss this year’s Ars Technica Charity Drive sweepstakes. You can win one of over 100 prizes, including limited edition gaming collectibles, all while helping out a good cause. Entries are due by January 4, so check it out if you haven’t already, and thanks...
Lying to your friends: Our 4 favorite bluffing games
Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
"Aaron, just tell me the truth. I’ll believe you. Are you a spy?”
Of course I was a spy. I’m always a spy. We had already played several rounds of The...
French consumer group sues for right to resell Steam games
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A French consumer group has brought a lawsuit against Valve, saying the Steam and its required terms of service infringe on a number of European legal rights, including the right to legally resell purchased software.
The 64-year-old UFC-Que Choisir (the "federal union of consumers") argues that Valve must provide the capability for Steam users...
“Decksploration”: T.I.M.E Stories’ card-driven RPG is one of the year’s best board games
Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
I knew T.I.M.E Stories would differ from standard board game fare when I sat down to my first play and saw that one...
A Star Destroyer on your table: Ars reviews all three Star Wars miniatures games
Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our new weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.
This week Ars Cardboard dives into miniatures wargaming—but forget stereotypes of tiny Napoleonic soldiers walking across home-crafted terrain. We’re talking about Star Wars miniatures here, from capital ships to...