Why Do I Read Boardgamenews.com and PurplePawn.com?

I get a lot of my news from two main sources.

This is a good example of why I read BoardGameNews.com. Of late, they've branched a bit from their original focus to include op-ed pieces and columnists, but there is a lot of good information to be had.

I also read Purple Pawn for its useful content. Purple Pawn covers not only the hardcore boardgames, but also talks about chess, checkers, role-playing games, and more mainstream games. This article, for example, contains info I hadn't seen elsewhere.

Between the two sites, I have more information at my disposal than any single human being needs.

Of course, there are a few other news sites I browse, but none of them have the depth and breadth of these two.

Essen

For those of you who are paying attention, Essen Spiel (or Spiel Essen, depending on who you talk to) started yesterday. It is the world's largest game-focused convention.

It makes GenCon look tiny.

And the focus is board and card games.

Someday, I will have an opportunity to go.

In the meantime, there is continuing coverage on BoardGameNews, and the usual random splat of updates at BoardGameGeek.