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10 Mar, 2010

Episode 022: Tichu

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Not often do you find a game that is so universally loved by your gaming group and family that you actually wear copies of it out.  I found this game in Tichu.  I grew up as early as 8 years old playing Pinochle, so I have a long-time attraction towards trick-taking games.  I had read [...]

05 Mar, 2010

World Of Wifecraft

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While I’ve never played World of Warcraft (the closest I’ve gotten was the Leroy Jenkins video) I thought this was worth sharing.  What if the addicting MMORPG were a real-life game with the goal of being a better husband?

I have a few designers that are my favorites.  Friedmann Friesse has always been innovative and interesting (Power Grid, Funny Friends, Fast Flowing Forest Fellers).  Vlaada Chvatil is easily my favorite designer of late (Dungeon Lords, Space Alert, Galaxy Trucker).  The great thing about gaming is that there are always new people to experience games [...]

19 Jan, 2010

BGG.con 2009 Final wrap up part

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Here’s the final part of the three part series about our BGG.con 2009 experience.  WE just got back froma  weekend of gaming and I played a whole bunch of new stuff, so you’ll be hearing from me a lot very soon.  In the “REad the rest of the entry” area I’v also re-embedded the other [...]

11 Jan, 2010

D&D Players, Watch This

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I’ve never really played D&D, but as a gamer, I’ve definitely seen it played, and have been involved in a few of the typical conversations (read:  arguments) that surround a typical run-through.  If you’ve played the game, or are like me and know what’s involved, then you have to watch this movie.
While the film didn’t [...]


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