Tag: Games
30 Games in 30 Days – Day 28
“Which current flavor of the week is most likely to still be hitting the table this time next year?” Sorry this one is so late and relatively short. I have been helping my friend Dave get a new hardwood floor down, and went straight to our rum-based dinner party from there. (I know, you’re so sympathetic.) By the very nature of “flavor of the week,” don’t we think we’ve found the next great thing? So predicting which of the current round of popular games will show the most staying power is difficult.
30 Games in 30 Days – Day 27
“What game was the flavor of the week this time last year?” This is going to have to be a shorter one. I have a smoker full of pig and a bunch of folks coming over to consume said pig in about four hours. So I have to get to cleaning.
“Math is hard, let’s go shopping.”
I love being able to reference a Simpsons episode every now and then. But this one comes from a place of fear and distaste. I read this post about Math in games in the BGG blog section. My head exploded. If you don’t want to click over, I’ll summarize. Game designer Lewis Pulsipher (most notably of Britannia) said: At one of my game design talks at Origins I said that designers should avoid requiring players to do math, because so many younger people are very poor at doing math in their heads. One member of the audience let out odd
30 Games in 30 Days – Day 26
“What game produced the most painful gaming experience (through no fault of it’s own)?” Today’s question is very like the war story entry from Day 22. I suppose I should have seen that coming, since where do the war stories come from if not painful experiences? I don’t want to rehash a previous post, so I’ll stretch to find another example. But first, I think I want to talk about the game that produced the most painful gaming experience that was totally the game’s fault.
30 Games in 30 Days – Day 25
“What game do you keep around just for the benefit of a friend or two?” This could get dicey. I mean, my friends read this blog, and I don’t want them to get the wrong idea. . . HA! Like I have been hiding my feelings about games. So if I’m keeping the games around just for you, it’s because I like having you around more than I care about the games I play. Wow. That just sounds so wrong. . . hehe.
