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Pandemic: Legacy: A Boardgame With Spoilers (No Spoilers Here)

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

Tonight we’ll try to save the world again, but it’s getting tougher and tougher. Matt, Satoko, Becky, and I will once again race against time to prevent the spread of four deadly diseases, as the world crumbles around us. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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mega-Mega-MEGA CIV ((…iv…iv…iv…))

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

On Saturday I participated in a gaming…event, one could say. A game of Mega-Civilization (MC). We had nine players and were there for 14 hours (though only 12 was actual gameplay time.) This could have been a nightmare for me, … Continue reading →

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Master of None

Posted on November 13, 2015 by

Fall time is TV time, when you want nothing more than sit on your butt in front of the TV. And a show just dropped on Netflix that is a great addition to the season. Master of None is a … Continue reading →

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Burgle Bros.: Get In. Get the Loot. Get Out.

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

A while back I backed some board games on Kickstarter, just for the hell of it. Some of those choices were good, many not so good. These days I don’t even look at KS anymore. But the final one came … Continue reading →

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Dave Finally Watches: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by

While visiting in Champaign I looked through pal Dave T’s DVD collection. He had a bunch of things I haven’t seen and want to, and it was hard for me to make a decision. I finally settled on Edge of … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

Posted on August 11, 2015 by

Last night we finished the BBC adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. It was very well done, and I recommend it. I read the book several years ago and remembered little to nothing about it, so … Continue reading →

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Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

Posted on July 27, 2015 by

I’m not a good reader. I’m simultaneously too slow and too fast, taking forever to miss important details. I’m not attentive and I don’t get “lost” in books; I’m constantly being taken out of them. I’ve all but stopped reading … Continue reading →

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The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

For many comics nerds, Gone and Forgotten was essential back in early oughts (and its current incarnation still is.) A lot of people have done the “look at these wacky old comics” thing (myself included) and almost all of them … Continue reading →

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