In the interest of full disclosure, here are the companies that undermined your editor’s objectivity this month.

• Tanga.com sent Ben a free game, Simply Catan, after he privately hailed them in their quest to distribute obscure boardgames across the globe, but he hasn’t played it yet.
• ABC gave Ben and Meghann a free car ride to and from their studios. There was a huge pile of toffee chews and Werther’s originals in the door. They were delicious.

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