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…
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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…
Thrift Store Find: Family Feud!
If there is one trivia game that hits the nostalgic nerve in me, it has to be Family Feud. I don’t mean the TV game show that is still airing today. I mean the plastic and cardboard contraption that was produced in the 1970’s based on the TV game show. That’s right, I found a…
Dungeons and Dragons 5E Cantrips – Fire Bolt
Now that I have returned to the realm of Dungeons and Dragons I find myself having to learn what has changed since I last played. For me, that means converting my mind from a mostly First Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons mindset to the newer Fifth Edition of the game. There are a lot of…
Back in the Saddle Again!
It’s been a long time coming but the day finally happened, or would it be the night finally happened? Regardless of how you want to phrase it, I sat behind the DM screen last night. For years life had simply gotten in the way of running an RPG. Not just events of my own life…
Luxray and Shinx: A Letter From Home
“I’ll meet you guys at the hotel in an hour. I have to make a stop at the Pokemon Center.””No problem bro. Don’t take too long or Mike will eat all the good snacks!”I know my friends tease me a bit about my insistence on visiting every Pokemon Center as soon as we enter a…
Banette: A Ghostly Tale
“How did I get here,” thought the small stuffed toy to itself. Quickly followed by another thought, “how am I alive?”. . . . .The doll had become self-aware at some point but it could not fathom when it had happened. It had a series of thoughts and emotions that it believed were happy yet…
Pokemon Stories: El Dorado
Pokemon Stories: Feral Sunflora Sunflora is an interesting Pokemon. They are well known for their love of sunlight and water. While they are typically seen to be a fun and loving Pokemon there are always exceptions to every group. In my travels I have unearthed numerous accounts of these creatures. Some have been passed down…
I have a New Appreciation for the Minigun in Fallout3
I’ve been spending the last week or so exploring Point Lookout in the latest DLC for Fallout 3. I have to say that this bit of DLC is very impressive and added several hours of fun to the game. Considering Fallout 3 is a game with an infinite amount of hours of fun I don’t…
Going Back In Time With Fallout
After spending so much time playing with Fallout 3 and all of the current DLC I couldn’t help but begin to feel a little bit nostalgic about the original game from 1997. I still remember the original spiral bound instruction manual that came with the game. I remember loading that game up in my old…