“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts A lot has happened since I walked out of the Westport Sheraton Chalet on a late Sunday afternoon in May of last year. I […]
This was the year I was going to do it. I was going to Gen Con. If you have kept up with this blog, you know I am not much of a convention guy, but the last couple years at Geekway to the West have accelerated a change […]
It started innocently enough. A friend of mine, Aaron, said something like, “You like going down rabbit holes, you should check out this podcast I found called Hardcore History. The host is Dan Carlin and he really likes digging deep into a subject.” He went on to explain […]
Three Pop Culture events early in my childhood helped forge the nerd I am today. First was Star Wars in the Summer of 1977. The second two were back to back. The summer of 1981 kicked off with Raiders of the Lost Ark, which I saw 13 times […]
Catch up with the story by reading the first part here (well, just to the right of here): The Spirit of Geekway to the West (Pt. 1) Day 3, Saturday Games Played: rat-a-tat Cat (was there any doubt this would get more play?), Fluch Der Mumie, Monopoly Junior, […]
Life sometimes feels remarkably like a worker placement game. Undoubtedly I am not the first to say it, nor do I think I will be the last, but it is true none the less. In a good worker placement, one of the challenges is that there is always […]
Dead of Winter, by Plaid Hat Games, remains at the top of my want to play more list. What tends to keep it from being on the game table more often though, is the set up time. A lot of my game nights are prefaced by a mad dash […]
Bounty hunter: You’re wanted, Wales. Josey Wales:Reckon I’m right popular. You a bounty hunter? Bounty hunter:A man’s got to do something for a living these days. Josey Wales: Dyin’ ain’t much of a living, boy. – The Outlaw Josey Wales Bang! The Dice Game, published by dV […]
RollandGroove: When I first got back into the gaming hobby, game complexity and depth were at a whole other level than I had previously experienced. I met Keith, our guest contributor and Valiant comic expert, and we started playing games like Arkham Horror. Through BoardGameGeek, I stumbled on […]
There are many reasons I have a fondness (read, addiction) for buying new games. It’s not just the excitement of sharing with family and friends, but the whole visceral experience that goes along with the purchase. For me, the value of the game doesn’t begin and end with […]