Monthly Archives: August 2016


The Living Card Guy: A Game of Secrecy

A Game of Secrecy   Recently the ever reoccurring topic of deck list secrecy was brought up again on A Game of Thrones (AGOT) LCG 2nd Edition group that I am part of. This not only spurred a lot of good conversation but also made me think about the attitudes toward […]


A Bard’s Eye View: I Was in a Music Video and it was Awesome!

I Was in a Music Video and it was Awesome!   So, back in late February, I had an amazing opportunity.  I had been back from the cruise for less than a full month and I had retired a chicken hat that I wore for the entirety of the cruise. […]


Boxed Culture: Tutoring Terminology – Mechanically Motivated

Tutoring Terminology Mechanically Motivated So this week I would like to write something for the readers who are new to the gaming world! Today we will take a look at some common terms used in gaming.  This is the first of a few lists of gaming terms I want to […]


Graphic Reviews: Ghosted

Ghosted First off, I need to apologize for the lack of review last week, I recently started working full-time again and let my fun responsibilities get away from me. And this week’s review is all fun! I’ve long been a sucker for heist stories (hence my irrepressible love for Ed […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Fishing Blues

Fishing Blues A look at the latest Atmosphere album I’ve been an Atmosphere fan since 2004 or so.  This was prior to the You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having album.  You could probably say that those first albums were the end of one era and When Life Gives […]


Digital Beard Stroking: Fun pt 2, Can’t Spell Overanalyzing without-

Fun pt 2, Can’t Spell Overanalyzing without- In my earlier article on fun, I admitted that I couldn’t figure out why some subset of games were fun.  As I’ve had some time to reflect on it and consider the myriad of other games I’ve been addicted to in the intervening […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Ne Obliviscaris

Best Show of the Year Non-Boat, Of Course   I had the pleasure of seeing Ne Obliviscaris for the first time ever and, boy, was it amazing.  Before I tell you all about their performance I will let you know about the bands that opened and a little preface to […]


Boxed Culture: A Legacy in the Making

A Legacy in the Making We recently just finished our game of Pandemic: Legacy. For those of you who don’t know Pandemic: Legacy is a special kind of game where the results of all previously played games affect the way the next game is played. Anything from destroying certain components […]


Graphic Reviews: The Nightly News

The Nightly News Ask the average person what their opinion of the news is and I’d be willing to bet that you’ll open up a can of worms that you’ll immediately regret. The idea of news as a pure, objective source of information is long in the past. Now that […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Summer Slaughter 2016

Summer Slaughter 2016 So, I fully didn’t intend to see this show.  It wasn’t that I wasn’t interested but I had some reservations due to price (though with 12 bands the price was completely reasonable) and because the show began at 2pm while I was still at work.  I was […]