According to the conclusions of a new study published in BioMed Central’s open-access journal BMC Medicine, it would appear that playing chess, solving math problems or puzzles, and handcrafting items can avert dementia in seniors, or at least slow down its progression.
Studies such this one are extremely impo... |
30 March 2012
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Archon is one of those games lost in the web of times past. It inspired plenty of other developers and helped give birth to brand-new releases, but even though bits and pieces of it can still be found in current titles, its name is lost in the endless history and few remember it. However, the concept behind the title... |
9 October 2009
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Chess sets have always been one of modders' most common choices because of their functionality and artistic potential, while sculptors and pretty much all sorts of artists have at least given a thought or two to how to create breathtaking chess pieces. From the traditional wood up to glass and metal, chess piece... |
30 June 2009
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Microsoft has made two of its most popular casual game titles available on Facebook and MySpace. The Redmond company is attempting to increase its presence among social networking communities, and in this regard is taking advantage of the world's top players. The “Hexic” and “Chess” games... |
4 March 2009
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When it comes to chess, most people see themselves as falling into the category labeled “I have some skill, I may even beat my neighbors or my little niece, but I'm not really a grandmaster.” The last part is perhaps even more true, when it comes to maths. Well, to prove this to you beyond doubt, her... |
1 December 2008
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Tagua is a generic boardgame for KDE, and it has been released a few days ago as an alpha version, with the codename "Clinks". The boardgame was formerly known as Kboard, and it includes games like Chess, Shogi and more. It is based on a powerful plugin system which allows games to share the same history, graphical f... |
10 September 2007
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One of the most challenging and brain teasing games ever invented will come to mobile phones in a new and upgraded version. Advanced 3D Chess manages to bring an intense feeling of real gameplay for those who enjoy challenging games and this old one in particular.The graphics and view angle matter less when playing c... |
18 July 2007
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If you like brain-tickling games but had enough of chess head-to-head combats, you're probably going to love this. How about replacing the common chessboard with a board that comes with printed hieroglyphs instead of the usual numbers from 1 to 8.Instead of the traditional chess pieces, you get lasers and Egypti... |
7 May 2007
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It is believed that chess was first played in India about 1400 years ago. It was known as "Shatranj", probably the oldest fun strategy game (Yes, waaay before Blizzard's Warcraft). If it hadn't been any fun, it wouldn't have been played today, right? Right. Anyway, for some humans, chess may seem compl... |
30 April 2007
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