<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921223770431106640</id><updated>2011-11-27T18:49:18.855-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Games Worth Playing</title><subtitle type='html'>A few game suggestions, reviews, and descriptions.  Go ahead, play some games.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14420453703912518605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SI2C7sH0MaI/AAAAAAAAACs/ykQjrjmXeXE/S220/Matt.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921223770431106640.post-4653012529828987724</id><published>2008-04-18T01:53:00.012-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T01:01:04.514-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thurn and Taxis</title><summary type='text'>This is a placement game where players earn points by building the most efficient Postal System in Old World Germany. Why a Postal System? Well it's in the name of the game, duh.A quick history of where the game gets it's name (cause if your like me you're thinking: "not a great name for a game.") If you don't care, just skip down to "Description".History of the NameIn the 12th century, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/feeds/4653012529828987724/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8921223770431106640&amp;postID=4653012529828987724&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/4653012529828987724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/4653012529828987724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/2008/04/thurn-and-taxis.html' title='Thurn and Taxis'/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14420453703912518605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SI2C7sH0MaI/AAAAAAAAACs/ykQjrjmXeXE/S220/Matt.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SAhbJgnkWBI/AAAAAAAAACQ/UcfIQRcKLqc/s72-c/Thurn+and+Taxis.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921223770431106640.post-8949436374611682920</id><published>2008-02-06T00:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T01:01:04.914-07:00</updated><title type='text'>4 Card Golf</title><summary type='text'>Golf is a card game for two or more players, in which the object is to score as little as possible, as in the sport of Golf. In front of each player is a layout of cards arranged in a square or rectangle, and players improve their scores by drawing new cards to replace unwanted cards, which they discard. Each deal is seen as the equivalent of a hole of Golf, and in many versions a complete game </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/feeds/8949436374611682920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8921223770431106640&amp;postID=8949436374611682920&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/8949436374611682920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/8949436374611682920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/2008/02/4-card-golf.html' title='4 Card Golf'/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14420453703912518605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SI2C7sH0MaI/AAAAAAAAACs/ykQjrjmXeXE/S220/Matt.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/R6oqqrrwg4I/AAAAAAAAACI/rEEykuRDC-Y/s72-c/4+Card+Golf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921223770431106640.post-908047964042645729</id><published>2008-02-05T17:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T01:01:05.260-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Risk</title><summary type='text'>Get ready for battle in the game of global domination. Make sure you set aside the better part of an afternoon when you pull Risk off the shelf. This is a fantastic strategy game that, like monopoly, scares people off because of the length of time it can take to play. If you know what you are getting into and are in the right mood, Risk can be a very exciting and enjoyable way to ruin some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/feeds/908047964042645729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8921223770431106640&amp;postID=908047964042645729&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/908047964042645729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/908047964042645729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/2008/02/risk.html' title='Risk'/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14420453703912518605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SI2C7sH0MaI/AAAAAAAAACs/ykQjrjmXeXE/S220/Matt.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/R6j_QbrwgwI/AAAAAAAAABI/sQfvxPdWoEs/s72-c/risk_soldiers.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921223770431106640.post-1143370449678941657</id><published>2008-02-05T12:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T01:01:05.872-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sorry!</title><summary type='text'>This classic Parker Brothers race to home game is one of my favorites. Each player has four pieces that must be moved from start to home using cards drawn from a deck. Pieces move around the board forward, backwards, sliding, trade places and sending each other back to start. This is a very unpredictable, sometimes frustrating, always fun board game. It truly is "the game of sweet revenge".I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/feeds/1143370449678941657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8921223770431106640&amp;postID=1143370449678941657&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/1143370449678941657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/1143370449678941657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/2008/02/sorry.html' title='Sorry!'/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14420453703912518605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SI2C7sH0MaI/AAAAAAAAACs/ykQjrjmXeXE/S220/Matt.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/R6i9AbrwgtI/AAAAAAAAAAs/2IVkPegZIjg/s72-c/sorry.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921223770431106640.post-5647211385132976741</id><published>2008-02-04T16:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T01:01:06.261-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Farkel</title><summary type='text'>Game Object and Overview:Farkel (or Farkle) is an addictive dice game of guts and luck. It is played with two or more players with each player taking a turn throwing the dice until they score or bust. Generally the game ends when one player reaches or surpasses the score of 10,000.Equipment Needed:- Six starndard six-sided die- Paper and pencil to keep score- Reference list of scoring </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/feeds/5647211385132976741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8921223770431106640&amp;postID=5647211385132976741&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/5647211385132976741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8921223770431106640/posts/default/5647211385132976741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cardgamesboardgames.blogspot.com/2008/02/farkel.html' title='Farkel'/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14420453703912518605</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='29' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/SI2C7sH0MaI/AAAAAAAAACs/ykQjrjmXeXE/S220/Matt.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JISQRR5cbg0/R6k7KrrwgyI/AAAAAAAAABY/kfEcNtE3Sik/s72-c/farkle+image.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
