In all its glory...

The guys at THQ (the folks behind the Dawn of War videogame) have started working on their own life-sized Rhino!  For the uninitiated, the Rhino is the all purpose troop transport for nearly every chapter of the Space Marines in the Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40K universe.  Its not finished yet, but they’ve started painting and its looking awesome (check out their Flickr gallery for even more photos).  This beauty will be unveiled to the public today at Games Workshop Games Day 2008 at the Birmingham NEC!

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Board Games in Australia!

Giles Pritchard (probably best known across the world for his work on the Dice Tower and On Board Games) has announced that the Boardgames Australia forums are now up and running.

This is an announcement to say that our forums have officially opened. If you head over to www.boardgamesaustralia.org.au you will find links to information about our awards, about who we are and what we are trying to achieve, but most importantly you will also find a forum where you can share your thoughts, ask questions and talk about our awards, the boardgame hobby in general and if you are a game designer (beginning or experienced) there are forums there dedicated specifically for that!

Congrats to Giles and crew for being able to create and maintain such a large (and cool!) organization!

EDIT: The site went down as I was posting this, so you may have difficulty connecting.

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Connecting Generations is a simple trivia and move game that describes the different generations living today: WWII, Baby Boomer, Generation X, and Millennials.

But it comes at a price one usually sees for games that purport to teach you business skills: $219. Why do business people seem to think that a web site with lots of exclamation points and font changes justify charging a lot of money for a simple board game?

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