Unfortunately, due to funding difficulties, the Mind Sports Zine has not been updated since April 2001. Thank you for your interest.
Stratego®: Classic, fantasy and online too
There is a lot more to this favorite than meets the eye. Added 6 March 2001
Othello®: A world champion's story
An in-depth interview with Takeshi Murakami, and a close look at the decisive moment for the title. Updated 19 February 2001
 Tantrix©: Julia Schwarz - Tantrix World Champion
An in-depth interview by Paul Smith. Added 29 January 2001
Risk®: Where are the Tournaments?
The lack of Risk events on the tournament scene surprised reporter Gareth Reagan. Added 6 December 2000
 Othello®: News in Brief
Swedish and Israeli championships. Japan's Takeshi Murakami beats Brian Rose (USA) in the World Othello Championship final. Latest developments in the Othello world, thanks to Aubrey de Grey and the Othello mailing list. Updated 10 November 2000
Monopoly®: World Champs
Yutaka Okada bankrupts all at the World Championship in Toronto. Updated 24 October 2000
MSO 4 GIPF World Championship:
The game's inventor provides a colourful report on the First World Championship which took place at MSO 4. Added 15 September 2000
MSO 4 Feature: Boku
Two syllables, two rules. John 'The Mazeman' Knoderer speaks to the two winners and learns more about this intriguing game. Added 26 August 2000
Continuo: Rules Changes
Some changes have been proposed for next year's world championship. Added 24 August 2000
MSO 4: Rummikub
Surrey-based Harri Bungay, aged 13, has challenged the UK's top games experts to become the youngest ever Rummikub champion. Added 23 August 2000
Trax™: World Championships...
Info about this intriguing proprietary game and its champions.
 GIPF®: The 3rd GIPF Open
GIPF inventor Kris Burm introduces
you to most of the top players and outlines the action in one of the game's top
events.
Twixt: Title tactics
The deciding game from the MSO World
championship, annotated by the winner.
Abalone:
New Rules?
Top Abalone players at the MSO have petitioned
for a rule change that would take effect for world title games. The drastic
suggestion comes in the wake of fears that the game is drawn from the current
starting position.
SCRABBLE is a registered trademark. All
intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A. by
Hasbro Inc., in Canada by Hasbro Canada Inc. and throughout the rest of the
world by J.W. Spear & Sons, PLC of Leicester LE3 2WT, England, a subsidiary
of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro or Hasbro Canada.
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FLASH! Othello
Cambridge International tournament rescheduled to 17/18 March 2001.
FLASH! Millennium Poll
Cast your vote for the best games inventor of the millennium.
FLASH! Gipf
Blow to
GIPF Project
News in Brief
All the news from the world of Proprietary Games. Updated 13 November 2000
Scrabble:
MSO's wordsmith
Philip Nelkon covers the World of Scrabble, including puzzles and word lists.
Articles
Games you may have missed ...
Paul Smith brings you news on Magic, Diplomacy, Gipf, Monopoly, Rummikub, Settlers of Catan, Stratego and Zatre.
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PROPRIETARY GAMES is the MSO heading for commercially owned
games and includes: Scrabble®, Other Board Games (Abalone®, Diplomacy®,
Entropy®, Gipf®, Lines of Action®, Mastermind®,
Othello®, Rummikub®, Settlers of Catan®, Stratego®, Twixt®, Zatre®) and Other Card Games (Magic - the Gathering®, Continuo®). |
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