WHSmith Travel 7-in-1 Magnetic Family Game

Article by Kieron Gillen

I was always somewhat enchanted by chess. Dominoes is the one which I could play with the largest proportion of human beings on the planet. Which, I suppose, is why it’s such a pub-based classic. Chinese Checkers: We read the rules. We play. We have fun. This is somewhat surprising. Draughts is the game the Lady and I enjoyed least. Of all the games we played in the week, we laughed most whilst playing Ludo. It was hilarious. We had a hell of a time. Yeah, a lot of this was it’s so bad it’s good territory, but it’s still laughing. The game was so empty of any meaningful interaction. Backgammon’s elegant. It’s beautiful. It involves a dice with 64 written on it. The cards aren’t magnetic, which is a shame, as magnetic cards would be awesome.... www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/the-complete-7-in-1-magnetic-family-game