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How researchers learned the rules of an ancient Roman board game
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (65+ words) A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence. How researchers learned the rules of an ancient Roman board game A team of researchers…...
Dungeons & Dragons, long played for fun, is being explored for therapeutic potential
1+ week, 3+ day ago (771+ words) Dungeons & Dragons is known as a niche role-playing game. But now game masters are exploring whether it can also be therapeutic, for conditions ranging from anxiety to PTSD. Dungeons & Dragons is a classic role-playing game. Players create characters and go…...
HTDE: Forks and Ice Masters : Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
1+ week, 5+ day ago (189+ words) This week: Mike and Ian talk with an Olympic Ice Master, help a listener who keeps meeting people with their same name, and get to the bottom of a mysterious survey glitch.You can email your burning questions to'howto@npr....
December board game update
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) Planet Money & Exploding Kittens are teaming up to make a game. It needs to be fun and also about economics. This turns out to be hard. You can help. This is a short update on the Planet Money Board Game…...
The chess federation accuses a former champion of harassing a rival who died
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, right, concentrates during a February 2015 game against U.S. grandmaster Lewon Aronjan during the Zurich Chess Challenge. Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP hide caption Chess's international governing body said Tuesday that it filed a complaint against former…...
Planet Money team is getting into the board game business
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (86+ words) Planet Money thought it was the perfect team to get into the board game business, since many games are all about economics. But making a game that's fun and teaches people about economics turns out to be hard. Planet Money…...
Chess body investigating ex-world champion who accused Daniel Naroditsky of cheating
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (586+ words) The International Chess Federation is investigating a Russian grandmaster for allegations of cheating he levied at fellow elite players, including 29-year-old U.S. grandmaster and YouTube sensation Daniel Naroditsky, who died earlier this week. The world governing body for chess, known as…...
The economic role of reseller bots in the ticket market
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (554+ words) Ticketmaster's CEO made waves with a recent comment that event tickets are underpriced. Economics 101 backs him up. So why do ticket prices seem so out of control? WAILIN WONG, BYLINE: Lauren Wayne can tell when the ticket reselling bots show…...
Eric Lu is the first American winner of the Chopin Competition in 55 years
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (231+ words) American Eric Lu is the newest winner of the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition held in Warsaw, Poland. The classical music world has crowned a new virtuoso, and he's from Massachusetts. (SOUNDBITE OF ERIC LU'S PERFORMANCE OF CHOPIN'S "POLONAISE-FANTAISIE IN…...
Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky remembered for his impact on the chess world
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (273+ words) Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died at the age of 29. NPR's A Martinez talks with reporter David Cox about the impact Naroditsky had on the chess world. Daniel Naroditsky earned the title of chess grand master at the age of…...