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A brown kitchen chair seated at a round table, covered in a yellow checked tablecloth. On the table are two glasses of wine, a slice of cake, and several face-down playing cards with the ace of spades facing up.

First Person / January/February 2020

How Euchre Healed My Family

December 12, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Jessica Myshrall

We have played through illness, arguments, divorces, and death

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Image of a Twenty-Sided Die Used for Tabletop Gaming

Send the Barbarian in First

January 23, 2018January 1, 2020 - by George Murray

Dungeons and Dragons helped me bond with my kids—and now I teach other dads to play

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illustration of man with him playing chess in the background

Arts & Culture / November 2017

Canada’s Bid to Create a World Chess Champion

October 26, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Sasha Chapin

Montreal’s Eric Hansen is a self-described Chessbrah, but he could also be the best player this country has ever had

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Photograph courtesy of UN Women/Ryan Brown

How Gamergate Pioneered the Backlash Against Diversity

September 11, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

The fight to keep women out of the new economy started with video games

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Photograph courtesy of Toronto Global Game Jam 2015

Game On

March 13, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Teddy Weinstein

The art of making a video game from scratch in a weekend

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Feature / January/February 2010

Faster, Higher, Sneakier

January 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Alex Hutchinson

Does Canada’s “Top Secret” sports technology program undermine the Olympic spirit?

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April/May 2004 / Film

Falling to Pieces

April 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Michael Betcherman

Why are so many people suddenly watching live chess?

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