Gaming for understanding....

This is an awesome response to a child who asks about slavery.  It takes a few minutes to get into it but it is totally worth it.  Yes, yes, yes, games have educational value.

"We're not going to make it." Amazing.

(Thanks for the tip, Andrew.)

On The Horizon: Caylus with dice...

...or at least that's my impression after reading the rules of Troyes.   Of course, James over at MetaGames beat me to the punch on getting excited about this puppy.  Check out his comments and then have a look at the rules.  Very cool!  Yet another fascinating way to use dice and, despite my aversion to worker-placement games lately, this one looks like a hit.