Monthly Archives: May 2016


Digital Beard Stroking: Paradox of Change

Paradox of Change Humans are paradoxical.  Many of our characteristics exist in direct opposition to others.  We drift down a very narrow path between two extremes in many different contexts.  Freedom vs Security. Comfort vs Excitement. Light and Dark. Good and Evil. Pepsi and Coke.  One of the precarious balances […]


Boxed Culture: Gamers Teaching Gaming – Happy Ending

Gamers Teaching Gaming Happy Ending It is back again! Gamers Teaching Gaming I mean not the last thing that happens in a seedy message parlor… ooooh I see why they were saying it was an inappropriate title now. Well, live and learn. Today, in our final Gamers Teaching Gaming segment, we are […]


Graphic Reviews: Birthright

Birthright Ask any kid and I would guarantee that they’ve fantasized at least once about being the hero who saves the day. Even the most ordinary kid in the world imagines how great it would be if they were somehow dragged into another world, a place which depended on them […]


A Bard’s Eye View: Soilwork/Fear Factory

Soilwork and Fear Factory 24 April 2016 Fear Factory is one of those early bands for me. I remember hearing Obsolete in 1999 just after it came out and absolutely falling in love with it. Fear Factory catches a lot of flak in the metal community for some of their […]


The Living Card Guy: Git Gud in 5 Easy Steps!

Git Gud in 5 Easy Steps! Less than a month ago I picked up A Game Of Thrones: The Card Game. I was impressed by the mechanics and I do like A Song of Ice and Fire series on which Game of Thrones is based, so it was an easy buy. […]


Boxed Culture: Similar Mechanics, Different Games – Agricola vs Caverna

Similar Mechanics, Different Games Agricola Vs. Caverna A long time ago I did a segment on games with similar mechanics that while superficially similar turn out to be very different experiences. Feel free to check out the first segment here. Today I want to continue where I left off and talk about Agricola […]


Graphic Reviews: Civil War

Civil War So often when you think of superhero battles, you think of good versus evil, hero versus villain. However, when superhero stories really start getting interesting is when the definition of good and evil become more blurred. Both Marvel and DC have played with this to an extent but […]


A Bard’s Eye View:The Impossible Kid

The Impossible Kid and the Not so Impossible Review Experiencing one of the greatest hip hop albums ever created I’m sure by now you’re aware that I listen to a lot of music.  I don’t know how many people read this or pay attention to it but I know that […]