Opinion

When it comes to chess variants there are dozens, if not hundreds. Most are roughly thought out, posted here and there on the ‘Net, and played by a small few in isolation.

Last week I drove the kids to school almost every day, as opposed to Spencer walking three blocks to school, or Katrina walking half that distance to the bus stop. Are these walkable distances? Usually.

There it sat. Plunked by the garage door as though dropped from a colossal hand. How I missed the delivery truck escaped me, but at least the driver had left my parcel. I knew what that stove-sized box held, and it excited me.

In Backlog Break, Devin Wilger goes through all the games he owns and never got around to playing. This week: A Story About My Uncle, from 2014. A Story About My Uncle is a game about failure.

It’s always good to find a game that plays well for adults, but can be played by younger players as well. Biome Builder is one of those games, and it comes with an added feature in that there is an educational aspect for younger players.

It has been a huge game of musical chairs when it comes to quarterbacks in the Canadian Football League thanks to free agency.

There are events happening that put spring on the horizon, gardeners! Stop in at the Yorkton Public Library, get a supply of great gardening books for inspiration, and then stop at the front desk and ask about the Seed Library.

It’s not as though we needed more evidence the Canadian world is a crazy place, but in Vancouver they are dealing with a measles outbreak and there are indications it can be traced to the fact more and more people are opting not to vaccinate their ki

Yorkton This Week’s editorial staff takes readers on an explorative journey around the Internet, searching out the best in videos, podcasts, webcomics, music and anything else that catches their collective eyes which might interest our readers.

“Few know the secret trails that lead to Wylemuir. Isolated upon a vast mesa, this remote and ancient land is divided by an escarpment into the Highlands and Wyldlands.