Robots are one of those themes that haven’t been overdone. There are plenty of choices if you’re looking for a mechanical-themed board or card game, but not so many that you’re overwhelmed. DiceBot Megafun, Gekido: Bot Bat ...
Around here we have a Stuff Etc. store. It is technically a thrift store, but unlike Goodwill or Salvation Army, the merchandise isn’t donated. Everything there is on consignment from regular people, many of who don’t have the t ...
I never used to be a fan of New York City. My first couple of experiences of the city were three-day trips for conventions. We usually stayed in the cheapest place we could find while still within a couple miles walking distance to the conv ...
After a weekend full of all things Avengers: Endgame, we needed to take it easy. No spoilers here, but our collective minds were blown at all the unexpected twists and turns of what will probably prove to be the biggest movie of our lifetim ...
It certainly didn’t take long to find a near-new copy of Fantastic Gymnastics at a local thrift store. We couldn’t escape Hasbro’s commercials for this challenging dexterity game during the holiday season. Its popularity w ...
I’ve mentioned a few times before that I spent all of 4th through 7th grade (and part of 8th) living in West Germany. My parents were stationed there in the 70’s/80’s as government-employed civilians and my brother and I, ...
Nearly every year when we visit relatives in Huntsville, Alabama, we spend a day at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. We’ve experienced a number of similar parks in other states, but this one is the most impressive and well maintained ...
There has been no lack of games about pirates. We’ve covered quite a few of them over the past few years, including El Capitan, World of Yo-Ho and Piratoons. There have been so many that we even dedicated a full article about pirate-t ...
We were early adopters of the iPad, purchasing the very first version the week it made its debut. We had long awaited a true tablet experience that wasn’t just a fold-able laptop. It was cutting edge technology of the time and continu ...
cc There’s one genre of offline gaming that I have never gotten involved in, and that’s CCG’s/TCG’s (collectible card games/trading card games). Not because I wouldn’t enjoy them – I know my personality a ...
