Bring Back Knightmare
One of the fun things about being married to a European is that you learn about elements of nerd culture you never knew existed. My husband first introduced me to the British show Knightmare many years ago, back when we were having a moment of television nostalgia. Airing from 1987...
Add-icted To Math?
Electronics company Casio has apparently tapped into desires I didn't even realize and made available a line of affordable calculator watches. Sporting a look and feel that evokes their 1970s and 1980s brethren, these watches are available in a few different colors and styles. For those who didn't live in...
I Miss Book Covers
When I was a schoolboy – last millennium – I remember being somewhat enthralled with book covers. These were either "official" store-bought covers, or homemade ones crafted from paper grocery bags. I'd put them on my schoolbooks, as well as my beloved paperbacks and hardcovers. I recall my now-disintegrated Advanced...
What's In The Box?
Our household has a game collection that goes back decades (and encompasses a before-times era when we were two households). It's always an interesting time-capsule treat to open a boxed game from bygone years and discover something else in there: promo pieces from past Gen Cons, bits of ephemera, scraps...
Who Goes First?
I'm always amused by the way boardgames determine who goes first. Often it's left to the dice ("roll to see who goes first"). Sometimes it's left up to the players ("figure out who goes first"). Sometimes they make a joke out of it, like with Munchkin's rules: "Decide who goes...
Finding Fantasy Settings At Puy Du Fou
I have no idea why Facebook decided to start showing me videos of French theme park Puy du Fou one day, but I'm glad it did. While I'm generally not a theme park aficionado, I've been entranced by footage of knights fighting next to rotating castles and gladiators duking it...
Become Part Of My Feature Of Habit!
One neat aspect about working at Steve Jackson Games is that it's home to a tremendous number of creative individuals – with too many ideas to be contained by just one beloved hobby. To that end, I've embarked on a personal project in my downtime: Feature of Habit. The idea...
Enter The Forbidden Corner
It would appear that Meta knows I'm a gamer. While I've been intrigued by Puy du Fou for a while now (more on that later), this morning Instagram let me know about an attraction that seems tailor made for a TTRPG fan like myself. Sometimes the algorithm gets it right!...