So one of the casualties of my new-found fatherhood has been my ability to easily round folks up to play games. People tend to like to congregate in the evening right around the time babies insist on going to bed. To make matters worse, I now have all this extra free time to read about […]
With babygeddon almost upon me, I have found it increasingly difficult to find the time to gather people and play games. There are just too many trips to Babies Я Us that need to take place and so I am left looking at a wall of board games and trying to figure out which ones […]
Dear Nine year old Leeman, shut up, put down those Battle Beasts for five minutes and heed my tidings from the future. No, I’m not here to give you stock tips nor do I possess a dog-eared sports almanac but I do have wonders to share. You know that board game you inherited from your […]
“Mommy Mommy!” “What is it, little Andreas?” “I want to play a game!” “What kind of game, my darling?” “One where I can help develop the postal infrastructure of 16th century Bavaria!” “…” While such a conversation may or may not have taken place in the Seyfarth household, it should have because the end result […]
Since Bill Watterson coined the term “Calvinball” it has acted as a remarkable reference point for chaotic games where the rules constantly change and the players are kept on their toes. I have played a handful of games where planning was impossible and flexibility was the key to victory although the victory itself seemed so […]
I have a confession to make: I killed Neil Gaiman. Well, technically a robot killed Neil Gaiman with a giant laser but I still feel largely responsible. The whole affair has me really shaken up. I mean, it wasn’t just Colonel Gaiman; I lost Captain Pratchett, Lieutenant McMaster-Bujold, and my top Marksman, HP Lovecraft. They […]
Full disclosure: There is only one Hobbit movie and it was put together by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass. That being said, Mr. Jackson has made a valiant attempt. While Martin Freeman is no Orson Bean, he does a remarkable job being ever so British and disarmingly charming. In fact, Mr. Freeman may have cranked […]
Dig, if you will, a picture of a mincing Mark Hamill, looking like Philip Seymour Hoffman in Boogie Nights, hammering chopsticks into someone’s leg. Hold that image in your mind and continue reading when you’re ready. Now let’s sit down and talk a little about Sushi Girl, a Dark Crime…Drama? Comedy? Thriller? It’s hard to […]