Last month, Jason Dinger did a giveaway on Twitter for a couple copies of Coal Baron: The Great Card Game, one of his favorite card games, and I won one of the copies! Thanks, Jason! How awesome is the board-game community! Prior to this giveaway, I had only vaguely heard of Coal Baron and didn’t even realize there …
This profile on Imperial Outpost Games is part of an ongoing series about Friendly Local Game Stores I’ve visited. Imperial Outpost Games is one of several friendly local game stores in the Phoenix area. It’s located in Glendale, Arizona, and has been open since 1998. It’s quite a distance from where I live, so it’s …
It’s been two weeks since Consimworld (I had an LA trip in between since so I apologize for the write-up delay), and all I want to do is play more wargames! Consimworld, short for conflict simulation, is a wargame convention that lasts for eight days in Tempe, Arizona. You need eight days, because some of …
I had heard about High Society from folks online because of its gorgeous artwork. Then the game went on sale for $10.99 from Book Depository (with free shipping!), and I immediately snatched up a copy without knowing anything about the game. And folks, I have no regrets! High Society is a bidding card game from …
On Jan. 1, 2018, my buddy Greg and I started a new podcast called Hooked On Geek. Every Monday morning since then, with the exception of June 4, a new Hooked On Geek episode came out. I had a great time doing it, but unfortunately, the time commitment was taking its toll on me, and this …
I got the chance to go to BGG Spring in Dallas for the first time at the end of May. My lovely friends from Phoenix, Ohio and Atlanta wanted to meet up somewhere in between all of them, and we all stayed at an airbnb near DFW Airport. I had an amazing time with these guys, …
There’s a misconception among a few people (namely some men I’ve dated) that I’m horrible at math. But in reality, I’m actually pretty decent at math; I just can’t for the life of me do it in my head. Give me some writing utensils and/or my cell phone, and I’ll be able to calculate things …
I first encountered No Motherland Without last October at GMT Weekend and immediately fell in love with the game. Game designer Dan Bullock was there, and I had the pleasure of gaming with him and a few other folks I met that weekend. I was drawn to No Motherland Without because it’s a card-driven game …
Last weekend, some friends and I went to the sixth-annual ZapCon Arcade and Pinball Convention at the Mesa Convention Center. It was my first time attending, though they had been telling me for years that I should come check it out. And it did not disappoint! My memories of playing pinball growing up were limited …
Last week, I mentioned to a friend that I was “just heading to L.A.” for the weekend, and he sarcastically responded, “Oh, is that it? No big deal.” To me, it’s just hopping home, the city where I grew up, for the weekend, but there are probably some of you who haven’t been, so I’m …