Lost in Translation 64 – Adapting Games, Wrapping Up

Welcome to Lost in Translation‘s quick – wait, not so quick – series of adapting games to television and film. The series grew, but now it’s time to wrap up. Part I – Video Games Part II – Boardgames Part … Continue reading

Lost in Translation 60 – Adapting Games, Part II

Welcome to Lost in Translation‘s quick series about the ins and outs of adapting games to television and film.* As seen since the first post, if something is popular, someone else will want to adapt it to a different medium. … Continue reading

Lost in Translation 49 – Are You Sure the Right Game Was Adapted?

The game Battleship is a venerable one, dating back to a pad-and-paper release by Milton Bradley in 1931, and even that game may have just been a codification of a game that existed before then. Milton Bradley released Battleship again in … Continue reading

Lost in Translation 31 – Board Games, or How Hasbro Hates Me

Board game adaptations aren’t new, but we’re going to see more coming over the next few years. How successful the coming movies are as adaptations will depend on how well they depict game play. Not necessarily the mechanics of the … Continue reading