Category: Games
Information on RPG Games, Board Games, Computer Games, and all other Game-ish things
Remote Gaming
The Problem: So, you have a friend that wants to game but can’t make it to the table, what should you do? Perhaps they live somewhere else, or maybe they are on vacation, or perhaps they are in a care center after having a tracheotomy? Well, no worries so long…
Bendable Computing – the future of computers
So cruising my favorite Science News site tonight I stumbled on what is being dubbed the future of computers. Especially in regards to smart phone technology I can see this coming fast, but then doesn’t all the tech come fast these days? A group has developed a flexible phone that…
Gamer Web Comics
So I am sure that many of you are familiar with the variety of web comics that are out there these days. Really any print comic can be found online as well as a large number of comics that can only be found online. Sure there are old classics that…
How to lure out a Dragon
So when an adventuring party is faced with the challenge of stealing a dragon’s horde out from under a dragon what is the best approach. I suppose this particular problem has been covered before and will likely be covered again, though I doubt too many other groups will find the…
Magic Items from Children’s Books
When reading bedtime stories to my kids I am often struck by the quantity of ideas for either game plot or magic items that I discover. Right now I am reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to my 9 year old, and Alice in Wonderland to my 6 year old….
Thunderstone – The Boardgame
So last weekend I played a new game with the kids called Thunderstone. The game is a card based game that recreates an adventuring group. While the game is plenty of fun it is also easy enough for younger kids to play. I suspect that we may not have been…
Old school dungeon mapping
So to kill some time today I was on Cafepress again cruising for new shirts to wear to this year’s Gamestorm Convention. I have already found my shirt for this year (see earlier post), but now I need a new on for my husband and our friend that comes too….
Cheeky Monkey
>Another game we added to our ever growing collection this Christmas was the Cheeky Monkey Game . This is a kids game that my in-laws picked up for my 6 year old daughter. The game is one I discovered at this last Gamestorm and was excited for us to add…
Potty Humor Card Game for kids
Do you have kids to shop for that are in elementary school?? Well, then do I have a card game for you!! I highly recommend the card game, Poo Second Edition. The basic idea is that you are a monkey throwing monkey poo at the other players. There are a…
Man vs Dice – Part 3
So what happens when your dice mutiny all together???? When that happens you sit down at the game table, clipboard of characters, maps and miscellaneous information in hand and find that you have everything but your character sheet. You dig through the gaming bag that the gaming clipboard lives in,…
