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The NewVenture YouTube Channel includes three main playlists:
- Peg Pastimes: I present a little history and background information about each game in the collection, as well full instructions and some bits of strategy to help you play (and win).
- NewVenture Games: I share stories about the inspiration and development of my original game designs, teach you how to play them, and brag a little about how great they are.
- Game Stuff: These are videos about table-top games in general. I cover history, research, game collecting and the hobby itself, as well as sharing insights into the creative and production process.
A New Set of Ancient Egyptian Strategy Games
For the board game historian and collector… or a casual family game night. As a major resource for historical strategy board games, we’re pleased to announce the introduction of our new set of five ancient board games dating back to the age of the pharaohs in Egypt....
Peg Pastimes – The Book About the History of Table-Top Games
Board games, card games, dexterity games, party games… the world of table-top games has grown to a multi-billion-dollar industry. But the phenomenon of table-top recreation is as old as history itself. The new Peg Pastimes...
The Table-Top Game Trend is Thousands of Years Old
“Wherever humans traveled—for trade, for conquest, or simply for survival—they took their games with them.” The historic board games they played offer insights into their cultures, what was important to them, and how they spent their precious free time. Above all,...
Celebrating 500 subs AND a new video space!
Many thanks (at least 500) to our subscribers for joining our YouTube viewer audience. I'm happy to hear that you're all enjoying the content and learning about these historic and vintage games!
5 NewVenture Games for Summer Fun without Screen Time
Parents: Do you already feel like surrendering the screen time battle this summer? Don’t give up yet! At NewVenture Games, we hand craft experiences the family can share without staring at a screen. Games for poolside, for a picnic table, and even play-and-pass while...
Why do they call it “Watermelon Chess”? Xi Gua Qi is a great little game of entrapment for two.
The game Xi Gua Qi comes from eastern China, although variants can be found in many lands. It's been around for centuries, and continues to be played today. It deserves the attention.
The 5,000-year-old Royal Game of UR!
Nearly 100 years ago, a British archeologist uncovered four game boards in the digs at the ancient city of Ur. These remain the oldest such sets ever found, and for decades researchers speculated on how the game might have...
How To Play an ancient game resurrected in 1901 and re-named “The Man In The Moon.”
The McLoughlin Brothers publishing company prospered in the late 1800s printing mostly children's books and puzzles. Their outstanding print quality and colorful art were the company's hallmarks. They began in to produce...
How To Play Jarmo – A Mongolian game from Poland. (Yes, you read that right!)
When the Mongolian Empire reached northwestern Europe in the late 13th century, they brought this game with them. It was carried on by the Polish and other eastern European peoples. It's a challenging battle game wherein the...
How To Play Grasshopper! – It’s about getting from here to there.
A little over 200 years ago, this little game began to catch on in the U.K. It was not a new concept, historically, but an extremely convenient adaptation of game pieces that nearly everyone - or at least every English pub -...
Choko – Take the initiative in this game from the Gambia!
It looks like a simple place, jump, and capture game, doesn't it? But the game Choko from the Republic of the Gambia in West Africa includes an interesting twist. In the drop phase (placement) you'll encounter a rule called...
Play a classic board game from India: Aadu Puli Attam
From India, the source of many of the games we play, comes this centuries-old classic board game: Aadu Puli Attam. It's Tigers versus Goats - a popular theme in the predator versus prey genre.