Before we begin looking at Star Trek: The Next Generation, I think we should review the cast of characters and address what Star Trek is really about…just so that I don’t have to keep repeating myself.
I honestly didn’t think that matching colored shapes would be fun. I was genuinely surprised by how deep this game is while managing not to lose its simplistic innocence. Continue Reading
About a month ago we took a trip to our local mall. We were hungry, so we decided to stop in at Wendy’s to get something to eat.
“Nice,” I said to myself, “no line.”
There was one young girl working at the counter and we quickly placed our order. She asked us to repeat some of our requests a few times, so I gathered she was new. No biggie, we’ve all been there, right?
Well, what happened next was painful to watch, and I really felt bad for her.
If a train left Pittsburgh traveling 45 miles per hour going west and another train left Hawaii traveling 65 miles per hour going east, when would they meet? Unless the train from Hawaii has wings and flies like the one in Back to the Future 3….they won’t. Oh how I hated those problems in high school…luckily, you don’t have to deal with that chapter of math when you play Ticket to Ride. Continue Reading
You know a game is successful when you see it marketed and sold in stores…and has been for over a hundred years. Othello (originally called Reversi) was invented back in the late 1800s and is very simple to play. In fact, I remember seeing this game advertised on television with the tagline, “a minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” I honestly couldn’t sum it up any better.
The below review is outdated and has been retired. To see the new review, please click on the below link:
http://www.dadsgamingaddiction.com/airlines-europe-2/
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Fasten your seatbelts and place your tray tables into their upright positions…we’re about to take a look at Airlines Europe, a board game that deals with airline companies, stocks, and quite a bit of strategy.
A week ago, I wrote a preview for an upcoming expansion to one of my favorite games of all time. Now that I’ve had a chance to play it for a few days (ever since its digital release on 3/29/12), I feel that I can safely give my impressions and sum up its features…without being too biased.
The below review is outdated and has been retired. To see the new review, please click on the below link:
http://www.dadsgamingaddiction.com/lost-cities-2/
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It’s been a while since I’ve seen an Indiana Jones-esque game. The last time I played anything remotely close to Lost Cities was the board game Fireball Island back in the late 80′s. You know, the one with the giant head that shot fireballs from its mouth down various paths on the game board? Its high production values…like the mountains, the artistic detail, etc…stays fresh in my mind to this day. Then there was Legends of the Hidden Temple on Nickelodeon back in the mid 90′s, talking totem and all. Lost Cities has a similar theme in the form of cards, expeditions, artifacts, bonus points, and adventurer / researcher playing pieces.
I was surprised to log in to Steam and find a new character available for Dungeon Defenders via DLC. I was also surprised to learn that she’s a robot with a unique set of beam defenses that have forced me to rethink my usual playing strategies. Let’s take a quick look at what she has to offer.
Welcome back to the unofficially dubbed “board game week” here on my blog, though this particular game isn’t so much of a board game as it is a card game. With the last card game I introduced (For Sale) being given the proverbial thumbs down, I was skeptical about bringing this one out so soon. It didn’t turn out to be too bad after all.
I might as well dub this week, “board game week,” because I seem to be writing about them a lot lately. Oh well, it’s my blog, I can do what I want right? Anyway, I played this particular board game about two weeks ago with my ten-year old son and wanted to review it while it was still semi-fresh in my mind.
I’ll be honest, I missed the Pokémon craze. Instead of growing up with malcontent, abused monsters that had a one word vocabulary and spent most of their time locked up in a small round ball, I grew up with overly energetic teenagers that wore different colored ninja outfits who felt the need to yell noises with every action they took during battle. They also spoke to a floating head that called itself Zordon who I’m convinced was a bit of a racist. C’mon…the African American guy is the black ranger? The Chinese girl is the yellow ranger? The Powerpuff girl as played by Amy Jo Johnson was the pink ranger? Then Rita Repulsa would throw her staff at the Earth and make whatever Battle Beast action figure she was playing with grow, forcing the Power Rangers to call upon their spirit animals to activate a fifteen minute transformer sequence, which then allowed the creators of the show to loop the main music sequence about four times.
The below review is outdated and has been retired. To see the new review, please click on the below link:
http://www.dadsgamingaddiction.com/for-sale-2/
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“I’d rather tie my shoes twenty times in a row rather than play this game again.” – Jen
This review was redone to bring it more current, here:
http://www.dadsgamingaddiction.com/say-anything-say-anything-family2/
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Spending time with the family can be difficult to do, especially when everyone has their own interests and plans. To combat this, some families have a small selection of board games at their disposal that they bring out during family night. Some couples have a set of party games that they bring out when they have friends over for the evening. When you think of board games, what immediately comes to mind? Monopoly…Risk…Scrabble…Chess…Checkers…Trouble…Sorry? You’d be surprised to learn that the market for board games is much, much greater than the small selection you might see at your local Kmart or Wal-Mart store.
Six months ago I posted a quick congratulations to two good friends of mine, Ben and Heather, on their announcement that they were expecting their first child.
It was warm that day. I may not remember the exact date and time I received the call, but I do remember that it was a warm day. Bad or unexpected news often hits you suddenly, leaving you in a state of shock that prevents your mind from thinking rationally and keeps your body from responding to even the most basic of command functions. As luck would have it, I was riding the bus home when I received the call so all I had to worry about was pulling the cord at the right moment to signal that I wished to depart. The year was 2005…and it was warm that day.