When Jared Pincus was only a few years old, his father, Allan Pincus, fixed up an old computer and gave it to him to play with. Allan was mesmerized by young Jared’s ability to latch onto the mouse ...

God moves the player, he in turn, the piece. But what god beyond God begins the round of dust and time and sleep and agonies? —Jorge Luis Borges, from “Chess,” 1960 The victory in March of the ...

Board games are back! They have become surprisingly popular with our screen-obsessed teens and young adults, making a great holiday or birthday gift. Playing board games is a perfect bonding activity ...