I gave this game a 7 on Boardgamegeek, which according to their system means Good game, usually willing to play.

“I’ll have to shoot your kneecaps off if you bastards touch my car!”

“Honey, be sure to wear clean underwear your wristband when you go out! You never know when you’ll be in an accident.”

Overall, I rated this game an 8 (out of 10) on Boardgamegeek which by their published criteria means “Very good game. I like to play. Probably I’ll suggest it, and will never turn it down.”

Yes. I skipped a week. This summer has been inordinately busy. Anyway, onward to my collected wisdom.

The world is flat. I’m about 125 pages into Thomas Friedman’s book, and much like when I read Guns, Germs and Steel, I am struck by how much of this seems like common sense that [...]