http://goicon.org/blog SE Idaho Boardgamers Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:28:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I will be the first to admit that I enjoy boardgames quite a bit. It is my preferred method of entertainment. I will, however, be the last to admit that this hobby is too expensive. This is because my paradigm is governed by a little something I call the Popcorn ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=33 Last Friday, we finally got the chance to hook up with Matt and Sarah and play the Xbox game Karaoke Revolution. I didn't make the connection at first, but this game is from the same people who created Dance, Dance Revolution. More on that later. We started off our ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=32 If you are in the "I read rules for entertainment" category, this post's for you. This week I was reading a book by the infamous Cecil Adams (straightdope.com) and he took a question about house rules in the game of Monopoly. It's not one of my favorite games, but I ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=31 A few months ago, Josh was in Texas for a gaming conference in Dallas, and he decided to swing down to Austin and surprise us. While he was here, he taught us a great partner game for playing against another couple called Tichu. We took a regular deck ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=30 It's not the snoring. It's not that I don't help out around the house. It's not even the incessant stream of poor jokes. Although, I've never had her rank any of those concerns. But last weekend I realized that the complaint I hear most often from her is one I may be starting ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=29 I will expound more on my next contributor, but suffice it to say for now that he falls within the lowest degree of geek. I will let you meet him a little yourself, and enjoy his thoughts on games from someon with a more rational point of view. - Victor Monreal If ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=28 I could have entitled my inaugural post, "How to compromise a marriage or friendship in 30 minutes or less." However, that would only have applied to those among you who, like myself, subscribe to the outlandish idea of trying to win games that you play. In a Pickle is a fun ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=27 I admit it. There are probably more than just three degrees to such a universally accepted label for those who enjoy games. But this week, I have the pleasure of introducing you to three of my favorite game players. And each of them certainly bears a different degree of geekiness. Without ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=26 I'm not really a geologist. I think I've been in a room with a multitude of pretty rocks once, maybe twice, in my life. I was only there because I got lost on the way to a statistics class. But I do feel that I can be considered a gaming geologist. ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=25 My understanding of one of the marvels of the human body is that if I lose a little blood, new quantities will be produced. My understanding is even that I don't even have to lose it, per se to have more produced. The body is just constantly replenishing itself. I'm ... http://goicon.org/blog/?p=24