"Geek List"—History Board Games

BoardGameGeek.com users debate the question, "What are the best games that teach History?"  Visit their self-styled Geek List for an expanding, annotated inventory of commercial history-themed board games.

Family History

Found on the floor of the United States Senate: James Inhofe (R-OK) explores his family history.

Profiles in Courage

In Mario Through the Years, GameDaily offers readers a several-thousand-word biography of Mario, twenty-six year veteran of Nintendo gaming, star of more than 100 games, and stalwart defender of Pauline&

Matchstick Titanic

The BBC reports on Welshman Mark Colling's efforts to build a 19ft-long matchstick model of Titanic.  The article also includes a slideshow of Mr. Colling's earlier models, among

Building Histories

I wanted to post this before a new issue came out, but alas I didn't make it in time.  In case you missed it, the May 21st New York Times Magazine