Fan Mail!
One of my office coworkers and lunchgames regulars Randall felt that the fever chart I created for my review of Monopoly Deal was incomplete, so she sent me a corrected version. For those fresh to the site, Clover Leaf is the nickname of another of our lunchgame regulars, Christine, who seems to win every freaking game we play. She also won last week’s Chrononauts giveaway. You can see the profile of her special kind of gamer in my past article The 7 Habits of Highly Dysfunctional... Read More
Chrononauts Giveaway Results – Clover Leaf Strikes!
Greetings dear readers, I promised at the beginning of last week that I was giving away a free copy of Chrononauts to one lucky reader who entered into the contest by midnight this past Saturday. Early Sunday morning, I entered into a random list generator all of the names of those who “liked” the Dice Hate Me page on Facebook or spread some love through Twitter, and double entered those whose names were on the Dice Hate Me subscription list. For the sake of adequate... Read More
The Game Crafter – Personal Boardgame Production Made Possible
Gather around, youngsters, as I craft you a tale of days of legend. Many, many eons ago – about 30 years, give or take – if an adventurer wandered into a hobby establishment, they might find strange and wondrous treasures locked inside small, plastic bags or unmarked cardboard receptacles. As it turns out, these treasures were board and card games from small, independent publishers, often printed on inexpensive stock, heavy in theme and playability, and low on cost.... Read More
Playing in Public: Winning Friends with a Fireball to the Face
PiP campaign Facebook page. Click to view and "like" “When you want to watch your favorite sport, or go out to a bar/restaurant, do you have trouble finding friends that want to go with you? Probably not. So why is it so hard to find people to play our favorite board games with us? Wouldn’t it be better if we could find someone to game with whenever we wanted instead of having to game on the limited schedule of our game group or local board game store? ... Read More
Seven Habits of Highly Dysfunctional Boardgamers
For the most part, we boardgamers are a gregarious lot; we have to be since most boardgames require the participation of others. Many of us enjoy the social aspect of gaming, and form strong bonds while beating the crap out of each other across the dinner table. I’ve been lucky to be a part of many gaming groups over the years, and from that experience I can tell you one thing, definitively: every group includes at least one of the following seven gamers. It’s these... Read More
It’s Cthulhu Tuesday
Hello gentle readers! I have two very Lovecraftian selections for you all today: First, I’ve officially opened the Dice Hate Me store! Inside you will find the first of many designs to come, as my archivists have uncovered a rare advertisement from an obscure purveyor of fine tonics and elixirs. Yes, it’s an old ad for Miska-Tonic! It’s necrilicious. Check it out here and select your favorite – a t-shirt or tote. Buy two, they’re small! Second, in... Read More
High Noon: Lunchtime!
In my office we’re lucky enough to be able to sneak in a quick game of some sort just about every day around lunchtime. Recently, my coworkers and I have been slinging bullets at each other in the wild west card game Bang! For those unfamiliar with this charming and addictive card game, you should read more about it, and I would highly recommend picking up a copy. Unfortunately, until you play a couple of times, the rest of this article isn’t going to make much sense. One... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Cons
Ah, Summer. Tis the season of spray-on tans, silicon, shiny smiles and sparsely-clad young sprites – all crammed into hundreds of ten-foot cubicles, peddling the geekiest things on the planet. Yes, people, tis the season of the booth babe, and thus the season of the Cons. With Comic-Con kicking off its 40th year of grandiose festivities, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of some of geek culture’s greatest yearly conventions.... Read More
One of these days…
… I’m going to finish my to-do list, get off my duff and update this thing. So many ideas, reviews, columns, so little time. Read More
