It’s been a while since I hunkered down with a good “traditional,” card game. Outside of losing a few games of Euchre during the summer, I haven’t sat and played Crazy Eights or Rummi for quite some time, so I was looking forward to getting into the game Tichu, from Rio Grande Games.
After some quick Wikipedia research, I find out the game looks like a variant of two Chinese card games: Choi Dai Di, which is Hong Kong slang that means “Step On the Little Guy,” (nice!); and Da Lao Er, Mandarin slang for, and I’m not making this up…”Big Penis.” With a lineage like that, this game should be big fun.
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If you’re a fan of the site at all then you’re probably at least passingly familiar with the ever-changing-rules card game Fluxx from Looney Labs. It’s been around for years and has been released in quite a many different flavor to appeal to just about any sect of nerds or gamers. In addition to the basic game there’s been decks themed around Zombies, Eco “Green”, Pirates, Monty Python, Stoners, Martians and more. In the past we’ve looked at the Martian and Pirate themed games. Now we’ve got Star Fluxx, and while it doesn’t really add anything to the Fluxx landscape it’s still worthy of the line because it appeals to those of us out there who’s interests lie in the Sci-Fi world.
But on the off chance you’ve never played/heard of Fluxx, let’s talk about exactly how the game works.
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This past weekend, my wife and I celebrated our seventh anniversary. Like any good geek couple shackled with the responsibilities of jobs, school, and parenthood, we didn’t have our hopes set too high for a night on the town or a weekend away. Instead, we celebrated the only way we knew how – by cracking open a brand new game. Lucky for us, it made our anniversary a memorable one. Why? Because Eminent Domain might just be our favorite game so far.
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Creepy clans conduct conspicuous capers causing character casualties. The torture transmitted to thyself today translates to triumphant time thereafter.
In other words, the world of Gloom is a dark, gothic place where miserable families lead miserable lives hoping for a miserable death. It’s thought that the darker and more pathetic a person’s current life is the more joyous their afterlife will be. It is up to you to drag your clan members through as many dark and depraved events as possible.
Does spending your time torturing translucent cards not sound appealing? Click on through and give me the chance to change your mind. (more…)
October is quickly drawing to a close, and before you know it we’ll be in the full swing of the holiday season. While I personally don’t enjoy the freezing weather that’s right around the corner there’s just no getting around it…. Winter Is Coming.