Our fourth entry into our series about recent games sporting a witch theme is the brand new Approaching Dawn: The Witching Hour by WizKids. So far we’ve talked about one cooperative game (Witches of the Revolution), a historically acc ...
There are many reasons someone buys a game. They hear it is fun from a friend (or an awesome website), they may have previously enjoyed another game that uses a similar mechanic or maybe they just love the theme. With the coming of the new ...
Like many of you, my very first job was in fast food. If I recall correctly, I began working when I was 15 as Illinois had a special wage for those younger than sixteen. I think my hourly pay was $2.85 and then upped to the minimum wage of ...
Once again one of our favorite television shows was cancelled. It almost seems like the networks are taking note of what we’re recording and hitting the delete button after just a season or two (or sometimes less). We joke about how w ...
So this seems to be a good time of year to run a Kickstarter campaign. I only say so because my wallet is certainly suffering due to all the high-quality toys & games being offered right now. Sure, I have to wait a while to actually rec ...
A few weeks ago, we went out to lunch with the family of one of Madison’s good friends. We’ve known them for several years, but only as acquaintances so discussions were generally superficial. I knew they had previously lived in ...
We woke up a couple weeks ago to a funky haze and a smell that was not typical of Iowa. But I recognized the sadly familiar scene from our days of living outside of Los Angeles. It was the lingering effect of the wildfires scorching through ...
Most times when we sit down for a game night with the family we pull out a multi-hour big-box game like 878 Vikings or Haspelknecht. These allow us to really get involved in the game, forming temporary partnerships with opponents or allowin ...
Playing board games is both emotionally soothing and energizing at the same time. In a time where so many people have their faces buried in screens, it’s nice to have them looking straight at you. No doubt we play our fair share of co ...
By any chance do you or someone you know on Facebook belong to one of those subscription services? I do. A LOT of them, too. I regularly get to hear about the ingredients in the latest recipe box, makeup or the variety of clothes to pi ...
