After a long night of playing games that challenge the mind, we usually like to end things with something a little silly. While we love thinky games like Alan’s Adventureland, Old West Empresario and Lost Ruins of Arnak, sometimes we need a game that puts fun first. With the arrival of late Spring, we’ve seen an influx of chipmunks in o ...
Right about 10 years ago today, I played my first Pokémon game, Pokémon Platinum. I was only 8 years old and the Nintendo DS was my first gaming system. Pokémon Platinum is the third game in the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum series, and takes place in the Sinnoh region. It is by far my favorite game, as I have a special connection to it. Since then, I bec ...
It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it is exciting. This is the third or fourth time we’ve found a vintage game at thrift which wasn’t in the BoardGameGeek database. Often it is a regional release like Py or educational (Attorney Power) or both. This week’s find is Sum Fun! by a defunct publisher called Educational Fun ...
Since the girls were babies, we have paid the fees to keep their passports active. It ensures we are ready to take a family cruise, visit beautiful places like Turks & Caicos or even be able to cross over into Canada while visiting the northernmost states. While adult passports are good for a whopping ten years, you have to renew children& ...
Thinking back to my youth, there are a number of games that stand out in my memory. We played a lot of cards including Spades, Hearts and Euchre. I remember my parents teaching me Pinochle and it was where I honed the card-counting skills that I learned from Spades and Hearts. Fierce battles of Risk with my brothers are also a highlight. While visi ...
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