Monday, February 28, 2022

Harry Turtledove is like Doctor Who only with less Daleks

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  I’m going to make a wonderfully broad statement. There are two flavors of alternate history stories: ones that ask wouldn’t it be fun if X...
Friday, February 25, 2022

Ukiyo: Clever use of familiar ideas

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  Ukiyo is an 18-card tile laying game that brings absolutely nothing new to the table but it packages all its familiar ideas really well. M...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Next on my delayed movie watching…

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  Since I’m relatively caught up with the MCU, I decided to branch out into the DC movies and watch Birds of Prey. Because apparently, left ...
Monday, February 21, 2022

Creative Kids R&Ws part three

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  Yup. Still working my way through these. Looking at them as a gamer and as a substitute teacher. Block Craft Despite the obvious reference...
Friday, February 18, 2022

Sometimes, I like to have the computer do the housework

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  There are games that I play online and really enjoy but really wonder if I’d enjoy them in analog, having to actually do all the busy work...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Should Mario Party Superstars be this much fun?

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  Mario Party Superstars reinforces to me that Nintendo has refined history and nostalgia to an exact science. Using a hundred mini-games an...
Monday, February 14, 2022

Mancala needs conflict

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  Between finding the PnP solitaire version and the port on Board Game Arena, I’ve had a chance to check out Fruit Picking. I’ve come to rea...