There is a new Pokemon game in town and I’m not talking about the impending release of Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. What I am talking about is Pokemon Masters, a game available on Android and iOS. It is produced by DeNA and the Pokemon Company. Much like previous spin-off games this one takes a…
Month: September 2019
Consent in Gaming
Recently Monte Cook Games released a free ebook titled Consent in Gaming. This free ebook is designed for modern gamers, I say that because a lot has changed since the 1970’s and the original brown books. In the early days of Dungeons and Dragons the game was predominantly played by men, or boys. There was…
Pokemon – Looking Back at Generation One
In 1996 Game Freak started a world-wide phenomenom when it released Pokemon Red and Green version for the Nintendo Gameboy. With the game finding instant success in Japan it was soon internationalized as Pokemon Red and Blue. This set of games spawned a franchise that would endure for decades and expand into card games, books,…
Manhunt – The Electric Computer Detective Game
Manhunt, the electric computer detective game! This evening my wife and I were looking for something to do. Inspired by a recent binge watching of Mindhunter on Netflix, I decided to pull this classic from 1972 out of the closet. After pulling out the game board, getting the computer ready, and deciding on whether to…