I am a Freelance Writer, Game Zealot, and Random Variable
First things first, this has nothing to do with the movie or our grand tradition of checking if the little fella sees his shadow as a predictor for the amount of Winter left (is he accounting for global warming?). Really, it’s just a starting date and I think […]
“All the fun of football without the inflated egos and deflated balls” 1st & Goal is a card and dice based football game by R&R Games for two to four players that does a fantastic job of giving you experience of coaching a team without getting bogged down […]
This blog entry is the result and response of previous discussions on the topic in two podcasts, BoardGames and Brew (episode 6 – 31:51) and Dukes of Dice (episode 22 – 1:20:05). I started to post in the Dukes of Dice Guild and found that my thoughts warranted a […]
I put myself on a self-imposed gaming acquisition ban this year during the holiday. My parents wouldn’t allow me to buy anything new from around Thanksgiving to Christmas. Their reasoning was because nobody knew what the elves were making and I obeyed because I didn’t want to incur […]
Alright, the last day of the year isn’t that Apocalyptic, but there was a New Year’s Eve in 1991 that was pretty damn awesome…I think, anyways. As we start to think about the year that was, and look forward to the year that will be, I wanted to […]
(With utmost apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a meeple was stirring, mystic or mouse, The dice bags were hung by the table with care, In hopes that 5th Edition soon would be there; Gamers all […]
Click here to listen to me talk about the game on The Dukes of Dice Podcast: King of Charity. I was fortunate enough to get in a charity auction bidding war with a gentlemen by the name of J. Thomas Lowell, for a chance to be a Duke […]
Someday My Prince Will Come by Miles Davis is one of the best morning records ever. From the opening title track, Davis’s interpretation of the composition from Snow White waltzes you melodiously into the morning. It reminds you that you are going to have a wonderful day, whether […]
I really like games heavy with theme. Not having a lot of time to devote to RPG’s, finding a game that compacts much of that experience into 90-120 minutes is a real win for me. Robinson Crusoe is one of those games. You are swept away as part […]
“Home where my thought’s escaping, home where my music’s playing, home where my love lies waiting silently for me.” – Simon & Garfunkel It’s a cold, rainy morning. The first of several forecast days. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, really. I’m at the time of year where the […]
