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May 15, 2008
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Ward Batty - The World
This section contains the columns of Ward Batty.
About Ward Batty:
Ward Batty has been gaming with the same weekly group for over 20 years under the mistaken belief there's a pension coming. His "day-job" is publisher of Comic Shop News which began in 1987. He has numerous years in comics and game retail as well dating back to 1982. What does all this mean? He's old. Currently he is writing a monthly column about the boardgame business for the trade magazine Comics & Game Retailer and does reviews, columns and profiles for Scrye, Knucklebones and Games International magazines. He also hosts over 30 public gaming events in the Atlanta area (his wife counted them all up recently) including the Atlanta Game Fest and Games Day Atlanta. Ward also maintains Media Watch and the Convention Calendar and Club
Information for Boardgamenews.com.
Ward lives in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States.
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HeadlinesSeptember 1, 2006 - Ward Batty: The Life & Times of Alan R. MoonApril 5, 2006 - Ward Batty - The World: Thinking “Globally” January 14, 2006 - Ward Batty: Hot for the Entertaible January 1, 2006 - Ward Batty: Janus Time |
Articles
Ward Batty: The Life & Times of Alan R. Moon
By Ward Batty
An extremely-edited version of this appeared in Knucklebones magazine #2 almost a year ago. I’ve wanted to do something with the full version of this for some time, so I’ve decided to offer it up to Boardgamenews.com readers as a holiday gift, as it were. I hope you enjoy it.
Ward Batty - The World: Thinking “Globally”
By Ward Batty
I get more “million-dollar” ideas than I know what to do with, so sometimes I just give them away. This is one of those times.
Ward Batty: Hot for the Entertaible
The Entertaible system that Philips rolled out at the CES has generated a lot of media buzz as well as discussions online from the boardgame community. Many seem skeptical. Not me. Here’s why.
Ward Batty: Janus Time
First, I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I thought I’d take an opportunity to look back at a few of my favorite games of 2005 and ahead to a few promising-looking releases that I, at least, won’t get to try until sometime down the road in 2006.































