Last Thursday, celebrities came out to play Dominoes in the first Hollywood Doomino Tournament, a charity fundraiser for Art of Elysium, which is a non-profit that runs art workshops for seriously ill children.On hand were celebrities such as Kate Hudson, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Charlize Theron, Kate Hudson, Michelle Trachtenberg, Javier Bardem, Stuart Townsend, and Olivier Martinez.

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With all the focus on violent incidences to card-players, I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention the violent incidences in other games.

A 27 year old man was shot playing Dominoes at a Toronto restaurant. He fled and was shot at again.His injuries are not serious. (source)

No such good news for three guys in St Andrew who were shot and killed playing Dominoes. (source)

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Wargames publisher GMT Games has just released its new World War II game The Bulge: FAB #1. Both preorder customer and distributor shipments are now complete. From the same designer as acclaimed strategic-level WWII game Europe Engulfed, The Bulge is intended to be the first in a series of block games focused on speed and playability. In this game, players command division and brigade level units in the Battle of the Bulge from December 16th through December 27th. Wooden blocks represent troops, while die-cut counters represent additional assets available to the player Field Commanders.

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One of the earliest hobby game publishers, Flying Buffalo, is the latest company to join DriveThruRPG and has made a short version rulebook for its classic Tunnels & Trolls game available for free download. Tunnels & Trolls, one of the simplest fantasy roleplaying game systems available, is particularly known for use in solitaire play. A number of Tunnels & Trolls out-of-print solitaire adventure modules are also now available for purchase as electronic products on the DriveThruRPG website.

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