Free-range thoughts about design, writing, and play
Tim Fowers’ Paperback card game is a unique crossover between word games and deck builders. I’m a big fan of both genres, so I couldn’t resist picking the physical game up after its 2014 release. I also couldn’t resist the new iOS version, so how does the game stand up as an app?
Many years ago, I was one of several redshirts who created a Star Trek drinking game. Since old friends and the Internet never forget the sins of your youth, a friend asked me this morning, “Do you have time to put together a “Drunk Debate” game before 9:00 pm EDT tonight? Please and thank you.” Ashley, this is YOUR fault.
Fitbit has a new feature this month, which is kind of a big deal. While the leading fitness wearable company does all the usual tweaks to its software, it doesn’t roll out a lot of new content. So how do Fitbit’s new Adventures measure up?
“The Man Trap” premiered on September 8, 1966, which means that Star Trek has been living long and prospering for fifty years! If you’d like to celebrate with a board game and something… green… here are five great choices.
There’s a delightful thread on the Board Game Geek website about the 6 “astronauts” who simulated a Mars mission in Hawaii for a year. At least one member of the team brought a “mountain” of board games, which begs an irresistible question: which board games would you take to Mars?