Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

If role-playing games such as Ultimate Werewolf are your kind of thing, you pro-bably already know about the Gamekeeper. For the rest of us, it's a wonderful find, filled with unusual, complex board and card games that make Risk look like Go Fish. Don't despair, though: If you just want to have fun without all the strategizing, there's a nice selection of kids' games too, including the captivating Chateau Roque-fort, and chess-like Hive.