In a replay of similar events that have occurred throughout history, the fight over the Estancia town trustee position between Josie Richards and Michelle Dunlap was settled by card game. Josie Richards won with a pair of nines.

The last New Mexico election to be won via a game of chance was the 2006 race for Edgewood’s mayor.

In fact, it is a law that tied election results are settled using a game of chance. I wonder if the law specifies which game.

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The Sun Sentinel reports on the ups and down of high-flying NBA card players. That’s literally high-flying, as in 35,000 feet high while flying between cities.

Sports players have been playing poker games while traveling for a hundred years, but today’s major league ball players apparently think nothing about losing thousands of dollars between one city and the next. Charlotte guard Derek Anderson says he’s heard of players losing $30,000 in one go.

Of course, compared to an average $5.4 million salary, that’s not a big deal.

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Chessbase reports on an Iranian Chess tournament held in commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It’s called a “Men’s” tournament, so how come there’s a section on women’s results?

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The Financial Times quotes an apology from The Sunday Times: Apparently, the Sunday Times included a CD-ROM insert with the game Scrabble in it, but a version of Scrabble that uses the full, official Collins Scrabble dictionary, including cuss words.

They plan to offer a filter for download to red-faced families who were offended by the computer’s word play.

How come my newspaper never includes board games on CD in it?

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From the world of electronic games today, there is news of controversy over the Nintendo DS game Imagination is the Only Escape. Apparently, the game is set during World War II and places players in the role of a French Jewish child who uses his imagination to escape the horrors of the Holocaust surrounding him. The New York Times suggests that Nintendo will refuse to distribute the game in the United States because of it’s difficult theme. Wired argues that the game may have educational benefits, while 1UP proposes that The New York Times is overreacting. Gameplanet focuses on conflict between the developer and publisher.

Contrast this to the critical success of indie RPG Grey Ranks wherein players assume the role of teen fighters in the Warsaw Uprising. Respected podcaster Paul Tevis selected Grey Ranks as his top new roleplaying game of 2007. On RPG.net, one review recommends the game for its “deep character focus” and another says, “If you want to experience some deep, heartbreaking stories with your friends, then look no further than Grey Ranks.” The podcast The Voice of the Revolution also reviews the game in episode 12. Grey Ranks is available for purchase at Indie Press Revolution in print or PDF format.

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Kadon Enterprises has released Diamond Star, an abstract game with some neat-looking illusion creating tiles.

Check out the rest of Kadon’s March news items.

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