Posted in Board Games, Reviews on May 17th, 2007 No Comments »
It is 1926, and the world is still reeling from the aftermath of a civilization moving back from the brink of destruction. Leisure has become a way of life rather than a means to pass the time, and prohibition has done little to stem the flow of booze in the speakeasies of the American north […]
Posted in Board Games, Video Games, Reviews on May 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Catan represents the first of a number of announced board game to Live Arcade conversions, and as such has an enormously wide range of first reactions amongst the players. Those with a background in video games are finding a totally different style steeped in patient strategy and moderate game speed. Those with a board game […]
Posted in Board Games, Reviews on Apr 30th, 2007 1 Comment »
Paul (whose wife is still out of town) came over on Saturday night for dinner and a board game. While he and I explored the nuances (or lack thereof) in Gauntlet on Xbox Live Arcade, Jen whipped up some of he stunning spaghetti sauce. Bread was toasted and garlic-ed and some salad mix was de-bagged. […]
Posted in Movies, Culture, Reviews on Apr 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
On Saturday night the wife and I curled up in a ball to watch Shortbus, the controversial new film from John Cameron Mitchell. If you are savvy with films you might remember him as the mind behind Hedwig and the Angry Inch, but truth be told I didn’t see that and you probably didn’t either.
Shortbus […]
Posted in Video Games, Reviews on Feb 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Have you ever had english trifle? It is a desert composed of layers. Each layer is a delicacy unto its own but combined the experience is all the more exquisite, all the more sublime. In that respect, Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar is just another layer one what was already a marvelous confection and while […]
Posted in Board Games, Video Games, Reviews on Nov 28th, 2006 No Comments »
In Germany, board games are a family institution. Family game nights are the rule rather than the exception, and the demand such enculturation brings has created a board game market that dwarfs that of the United States. It would come as quite a surprise to the average North American how much games are played, discussed, […]
Posted in Video Games, Reviews on Sep 30th, 2006 No Comments »
When Electronic Arts announced that they were going to create a game out of The Godfather, groans and flippant criticisms were not far behind. It took director Frances Ford Coppola 18 years to construct his gangster trilogy, and there was deserved apprehension over the licensing of such a classic, timeless film (even if Part III […]
Posted in Video Games, Reviews on Sep 29th, 2006 No Comments »
Turn based strategy games are a peculiar and declining breed of game. Supplanted by their more immediately gratifying real time cousin, turn based games still hold some popularity due to the immense capacity for micromanagement and deep and perhaps convoluted strategic decisions. For the most part, turn based strategy is dominated by real world themes […]