Tampa Bay Online (Media General) pimps Pokemon and the tournament scene. (source)

The Chicago Tribune pimps Scrabble. (source)

While I generally skip college papers, this Brown Daily Herald article pimping Abe Nathanson, designer of Bananagrams, also describes other games by the designer, new and in progress. (source)

As you’ve heard, boardgames.com is up for sale at some price over $250,000. (source) Ranks first on Google when searching for board games, and as recently speculated upon by our Paper Money podcast, probably a desirable acquisition by the likes of Hasbro or a similar company.

Asia One pimps Bridge at Peking University. (source)

There’s an upcoming movie about Chess in a Brooklyn high school. (source, more info)