Despite the pandemic and encouraged isolation, I've been able to play games with others. BoardGameGeek is a great site, and this tab has been sitting open for months at this point, waiting to be shared with you. #
I really like alternate rules to existing games. Here, they've put together a great-looking set of alternatives to at least Monopoly, Scrabble, Clue, and Trivial Pursuit. Perfect for so many of us being at home these days. #
I haven't played as many tabletop RPGs as I'd like to, but I really like this one page dungeon generator. Really cool idea, and what a great execution. #
I love that people make new games, because I not only love to play games, but I love to admire their creativity. I also love new games with a standard deck of cards. And I really like deck-building games. I've printed this set of instructions, and plan to play it in the next few days. #
To further cement my nerdom, I started playing my first tabletop RPG - Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. Having never played any RPG before, I can say this one has been fun - though it's quite depressing to see how pathetic my own imagination is, as we collaboratively try to tell the story. Regardless, the DM/GM of the game showed up one day with these papers, but couldn't remember where he got them. They're handy, if you come up with your own character, and need to keep notes. (Too bad the original author no longer seems to have a website.) #
This is a really simple and fun game, which teaches you geography using Google Maps. Read the clue, identify the place, get points deducted for how far you are from the right answer, and get a small bonus for answering quickly. I've played a handful of times, and will undoubtedly play it more. #
I don't know where I first learned of this list (probably Twitter), but I'll be sure to check here again at the end of this year. This year I got Jaipur (a 2010 recommendation), and I really enjoy it. Matthew Baldwin clearly is into games, and his Good Gift Games Greatest Hits has already made me add multiple games to my ever-maintained wish list. Too bad my wife doesn't enjoy games as much as I do. #
Truth be told, I wasn't always a Mac/Apple user. Our first computer at our house was actually an Amiga. Unlike Apple, they weren't able to make the crawl out of financial despair. The other day I wondered if I could actually find the old game I used to play on our Amiga back in the 80's. Thanks to this emulator, a kickstart ROM, and the Boomerang & Dominion & Shark & Gerbils & Startrek ROM, I was able to relive a moment of my childhood (although my brother claimed he doesn't recognize the game when I sent him a screen shot). That computer lived for a few more years, until we ended up with a swarthy Performa 6200CD (with a 75 MHz PowerPC, we were livin' large). #
I love the design of these cards. It doesn't look like any faces are customized apart from the usual Ace of Spades and Joker, but those designs, as well as the design of the box and card backs, I think they're gorgeous. Last time I bought cards from Theory11 (which was for a few boxes of these Sentinals), I was blown away. Those were/are gorgeous cards. And, I've said nothing of the cool laser-etched wood box you can buy as well. #
I like this collection of photos of the focal point of any deck of cards - the Ace of Spades. It'd be nice if the pictures were closer of the individual cards (and if their site weren't so appallingly slow). #
design geekingout inspiration ma.gnolia reference web2.0 clothing DIY people wantit print css typography infographics maps food foodforthought humor kids wanttoseeit toys photos recipes webgeek work language games timekiller illustration vintage music flickr cut-outs books spanish webdesign rubyonrails google mac art figurines sports photography flash movies afk posters origami lego videogames entertainment unfortunate currentevents surf beatles iphone computer flyers AFK writing quote datanerd diy 3dprinting churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints