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SIX OF THE WORST… things about playing against the computer
As much as I love playing games with other people, sometimes* it’s not possible to have them around. Sometimes you’re stuck playing a game you love by yourself. Enter the computer player — a reasonably-sophisticated AI that can challenge you, … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic card games
Because you can’t play Gin Rummy all the time, here are SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic card games.
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Tagged apples to apples, card games, fluxx, games, gaming, gin rummy, go fish, hearts, kurt, mille bornes, monopoly deal, poker, quiddler, skip bo, spades, spite and malice, spot it, uno
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SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic board games
Do you groan when someone in your family pulls out Monopoly, knowing that you’re about to be in for three hours of hell, ending when you all give up because no one is ever going to win? Well, then, this … Continue reading
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Tagged alhambra, bananagrams, betrayal at house on the hill, board games, carcassonne, clue, game, games, gaming, life, monopoly, pandemic, risk, rivers roads and rails, scrabble, seafarers of catan, settlers of catan, sorry, tsuro
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SIX OF THE BEST… for December 2014
I was on vacation last week, so here’s a post with my two most recent “Six of the Best” columns: Six of the Best… things about classic video game systems Six of the Best… things about my first Christmas
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Tagged 2014, atari, best of, chinese food, christianity, christmas, classic video game systems, cost, ease of use, eight days of presents, family, food, gaming, gyruss, hanukkah, jewish, judaism, konami code, plug and play, presents, video games
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SIX OF THE BEST… gaming strategies my kid uses
You might think kids aren’t so great at tabletop games. Maybe they just have a strategy all their own. Read. SIX OF THE BEST… gaming strategies my kid uses
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Tagged fluxx, gaming, hoarding, parenting, scrabble, settlers of catan, strategy, ticket to ride, tsuro
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SIX OF THE BEST… casual games to distract you while someone else takes over the world
When I was younger, I remember people saying that Tetris was just an attempt for Russia to take over the US, and to someone born near the end of the Cold War, the quasi-joke made perfect sense. It makes even … Continue reading
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Tagged 2048, casual gaming, fanimutation, flappy bird, gamification, gaming, pattern matching, running, sudoku, tetris, threes
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SIX OF THE BEST… two letter plays in Words With Friends
I’ve started a new column for Nerdery Public called “Six of the Best”. The inaugural one covers Words With Friends, because why the hell not? SIX OF THE BEST… two letter plays in Words With Friends
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Tagged ar, dougie, gaming, jo, ki, mm, si, spanking reference, wo, words with friends
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