Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Looking back at Hive and Blokus

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When contemplating modern abstracts, two games that were huge for me and games I’m no longer that interested in are Hive and Blokus. Both of...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Thoughts on abstracts you can get in while adulting

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I wanted to write about abstracts that I like since being an adult doesn’t give me the time to pursue Go. (To be fair, having hobbies other ...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Adulting made Go to hard for me :’(

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Go was a huge milestone for me. Not only is it one of the most genuinely brilliant games ever created and incredible training for your brain...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Ninjago has turned around and kicked it’s way into our hearts

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Lego has long been a part of our household. Honestly, as a toy that our son could get into when he was three and might be still enjoying whe...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Winner’s Circle is always a winner to me

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Reiner Knizia’s Winner’s Circle is one of those games that I have not played nearly enough. It’s also a game that I don’t see ever leaving m...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Old Nathan, seemingly off the beaten path but still pure David Drake

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I first read Old Nathan more than ten years ago. At the time, I hadn’t read Manly Wade Wellman’s John the Balladeer stories. At least not mo...
Monday, June 17, 2019

Broetry is a book of poems that are bad for the wrong reasons

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During a recent bout of insomnia, I picked up Broetry which I had gotten as part of a bundle of electronic books. It is allegedly low brow ...