This week’s HBO: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel pimps elementary school Chess players in Brownsville, TX.

The Ashville NC Citizen-Times pimps Bridge, in an article that describes how a new player overcame her fears about learning the game to becoming a tournament player. (source)

The San Jose Mercury News pimps Magic the Gathering players. (source)

The Washington Post pimps Dominic Crapuchettes and Satish Pillamarri, co-creators of Wits And Wagers and North Star Games. (source)

The Sacramento Bee pimps FFG’s RuneWars. (source)