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Board games this holiday season — 7 Wonders, K2, Kingdom Builder

Jan

2013

We always get some board games over the holiday season and have some gamefests. Settlers, Ticket to Ride, Survive have been winners in past years. This year we tried 3: * “Seven Wonders”:http://www.amazon.com/Asmodee-SEV-EN01ASM-7-Wonders-Game/dp/B0043KJW5M/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1357360279&sr=1-1&keywords=seven+wonders. This was the real winner of the holiday season. It seemed crazy complex at first, but the game play is swift, there ...

I don’t really get Gamification

Apr

2012

I love games, online or board. We always have a gamefest at family get-togethers — this year’s mania was “Survive: Escape from Atlantis”:http://theludwigs.com/2011/12/survive-escape-from-atlantis-is-our-board-game-of-the-season/. And if you tracked my minutes of computer use during the week, I’m pretty sure the “game of the moment”:http://masseffect.com/ would be in the top 5-10. Games are what sucked me into ...

No time to blog, so here’s a link roundup

Jan

2012

* “Cutting the Cord on Cable”:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550304577138841278154700.html. Wish I could get there but live HD sports still keeps me stuck to cable/satellite provider. I’ve tried the streaming options and they are weak — poor selection of games/sources (I need ESPN/ABC channels + BTN + Fox Sports channels + upcoming Pac12 network), lots of stutter, not HD ...

Survive: Escape from Atlantis is our board game of the season

Dec

2011

We always pick up a new board game at the holidays, in the past Settlers of Cataan and Ticket to Ride have been huge winners. This year it is “Survive”:http://www.amazon.com/Stronghold-Games-PSISG2002-Survive-Atlantis/dp/B004LEJCM8/ref=pd_sim_t_1 which is a great game — super easy to learn, quick to play, and a great level of conflict. It has the Settlers attribute of ...

COD 1st day sales exceed $400M

Nov

2011

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sets first day sales record”:http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-sets-first-day-sales-record/1. What stunning numbers. I don’t think “Skyrim”:http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/review-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-a-magnificent-odyssey/1 will do the same but a huge week for online entertainment. There is clearly huge demand for great entertainment content, pretty much insatiable demand. And why not, these games give hours and hours of entertainment, the per-hour price ...

It’s not too early to start thinking about Father’s Day

Mar

2011

I don’t need or want any of this stuff actually but am drawn to all of it… * “Car map light”:http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20100526/flexible-map-light/. Ok who looks at maps anymore, but this is nicely designed! * “Multimeter Clock”:http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/06/24/multimeter-clock-styled-after-the-simpson-260-multimeter/. Love the reuse of old tech here. Wish I had the skill/vision to create things like this. * “Carol Kipling ...

Board game reviews — BoardGameGeek

Jan

2009

GameBrowser – Sorted By Rank | BoardGameGeek. Rich asked me where I get board game ideas, I default to BoardGameGeek. The page referenced has games by average rating, as well as a hot games list.

Christmas Board Games

Dec

2008

We always buy some board games for the Christmas period and play them in the evening. Started the practice years ago with Settlers of Catan which remains the gold standard. This year we tried: Hanging Gardens, The | BoardGameGeek. OK it seems like this could be a fun game and we started to enjoy it, ...

Rogue for iPhone: nerdgasm

Dec

2008

CrunchGear » Archive » Rogue for iPhone: nerdgasm. Installed. Late 1982, I am killing myself chasing two degrees at CMU. In the mornings I was at the business school, classmates all wearing power suits and reading the WSJ and the Financial Times during breaks. Afternoons spent in the EE department with classic geeks. After midnight ...

All over the place — Distilleries of Scotland, DC, Bullets, Games, Doghouses, Golf, Currency, and more

Dec

2008

Brett on Stuff » Distilleries of Scotland. A reason to hike Scotland WOW — stronger authentication than your bank. What does that say about the world. Running DC thru the house. An idea whose time has come again? Indie games DB. Often way better than mainstream games Guided Bullets. Why not. Thingiverse. Kind of an ...

The eyeballing game

Oct

2008

The eyeballing game. Angle bisecting and right angling are apparently my special skills. I pretty much suck at finding circle centers and making parallelograms tho.

Spore is awesome

Sep

2008

Quite addictive. And the exchange of creatures online adds a great element. Recommended. Yeah the amazon reviewers are all going apeshit over the drm on the title, but it is fun.

Games Give Free Rein to the Douchebag Within

Aug

2008

Games Without Frontiers: Games Give Free Rein to the Douchebag Within: Every time I plunge into a game, I inevitably choose the most Cro-Magnon, “Hulk smash, Hulk destroy” strategy possible. But what happens if the second self you create inside videogames turns out to be a total dick? I can relate.

Canadian movie theaters rent screen time to gamers

Aug

2008

CrunchGear » Archive » Canadian movie theaters rent screen time to gamers — not sure this will ever pencil out or how it would even work, but the idea of playing Halo or COD4 on a giant movie screen is pretty awesome.

Ohio State Historical Results

Aug

2008

BuckeyeXtra – The Columbus Dispatch : Ohio State football results. — nice new service from the Dispatch. 9-11-1 against USC all time, 0-5 in last 5 games. Let’s hope Tressel can reverse this trend as he has reversed others

Bioshock film?

May

2008

Verbinski to direct BioShock film — I will run to see this. How many films are about Ayn-Rand-ish Objectivist paradises gone horribly wrong? On the bottom of the ocean? If you haven’t played the game, you should.

National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 2008

Apr

2008

MAKE: Blog: National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 2008 — oh would this have been a blast to go to. Mousetrap had to be my all-time favorite game as a kid.

Worst Christmas Gift Ever — C-jump will teach your kids how to program

Mar

2008

C-jump will teach your kids how to program » Coolest Gadgets

Free games, indy games

Feb

2008

* ViaCrunchGear ? Archive ? It’s Wednesday, time to waste your employer’s money, play all your old NES favorites online * Top 3 indy games to watch for — and here is the IGF website Not sure any of these will reduce my COD4 playing time but still…

Wireless-enchanced DS?

Jan

2008

Just ordered Amazon.com: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin: Video Games based on the NYTimes review today. Have to wonder — when will we see a DS with wireless integration like the Kindle? I don’t buy games that often, cartridges and manuals are a pain, why can’t I just download the games wirelessly?