I don't try to hide the fact that I'm not all that fond of the people who tend to get elected to lead our country. Our presidents seem to be less and less interested in disguising their corruption, and the wars in which we continue to find ourselves...
Monday, May 31, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Board Game Review - Mr. Jack in New York
It seems a little odd to me that a game about history's most famous serial killing psychopath is a cute deduction game that's perfect for playing with the kids. Well, one kid - it's only a two-player game. But my daughter loves it (though she loves it...
Monday, May 24, 2010
Board Game Review - Terakh
The reviews I write tend to come in one of three basic flavors. Your first flavor is the bland vanilla, and it goes something like this:This game was OK if you like this kind of thing. Here's a joke about boobs or the mentally handicapped.My second basic...
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Making Stuff
As many of you are aware, I own VixenTor Games, which makes dice towers and other gaming accessories. We're considering launching a new product line, and we need a little help. I've heard these 'give something away already' grumblings, so I'm killing...
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Board Game Review - Feudo
Regular readers may have picked up on the fact that I like games that have what polite women sometimes call 'hoochies'. The harem in Dominion: Intrigue, for instance, is one of my favorites, mostly because it features scantily clad females who have a...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Card Game Review - Tempt
I often make cheap sport of Reiner Knizia because so many of his games are overly simplified, but I must admit that when it comes to making games, fewer rules is generally better. OK, two rules is usually a little weak, but the overall idea here is that...
Monday, May 17, 2010
Board Game Review - Pocket Rockets
Every now and then, you'll see one of these silly interview questions that asks something like, 'if you were stuck on a desert island, what three games would you want to have with you?' I always thought that was kind of a stupid question - my pick is...
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Party Game Review - You Robot
So much for theme week. I was considering doing three heavy games this week, but then I got to Friday and didn't have anything else that would hurt your head. In fact, the only game I have ready to review right now is a party game for children or inebriated...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Board Game Review - EVE: Conquests
I've done theme weeks in the past, where I reviewed three games with something in common. This week's theme appears to be 'slow and complicated.' Maybe I should tack Through the Ages onto the end. Too bad I did that one already.Today's slow and complicated...
Monday, May 10, 2010
Board Game Review - Carson City
It's my opinion that games with backstories should build on those themes and bring them to life. Like, if I'm playing a spaceship game, I want it to feel like I'm flying around the dark space between planets and blowing up asteroids, and if I'm playing...
Friday, May 7, 2010
Expansion Review - D&D Scape
I used to play a whole lot of roleplaying games. I played everything from small-press rags to big-dollar productions, and I played Dungeons & Dragons more than anything else. It wasn't my favorite, really, it was just that it had more modules and...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Board Game Review - Riches & Rascals
Educational games have a long history, and most of it involves them being boring and preachy. They are usually designed to make children learn things whether they like it or not, and so actually being fun pulls a far second place to being chock full...
Monday, May 3, 2010
Board Game Review - Risk: Lord of the Rings
As I sit here in the clutches of a powerful sinus infection, my mood darkens to the point that I want to find a crappy game and piss all over it (you know, metaphorically speaking. I would never actually urinate on a game. That would reduce trade value...
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Board Game Review - Jump Gate
Publishing your own game is really hard. First you have to get past your biggest hurdle - your game probably sucks. Then, assuming your game does not suck (or you decide to publish it anyway, because you lack sense) you have to figure out how you're...
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