I’m always on the lookout for games to play with my young children, while avoiding the dross that is so readily available in mass-market stores. Fortunately, there are piles of excellent games for children, but many times they are smaller, unnoticeable affairs. The Crazy Mixed Up Zoo Game (SimplyFun, 2006 – Peter Sarrett & Michael…
Month: October 2006
Three Games for Halloween
Halloween is Tonight! These Three games are my top picks for gaming on Halloween.I present this list in alphabetical order so as not to give any one game more weight than another.Arkham HorrorIn the past couple years, I was introduced by some friends to the Cthulhu mythos, which for the uninitiated, is a literary universe…
The Baddest Halloween Costume in Town!
My good friend Paul, who blogs here as DaDrainer, won a Halloween costume contest. See the pics inside to find out why.Look at the cute couple, ready for a night on the town! I’ve known Paul for many years and he is a wizard when it comes to special effects makeup.Paul has done some truly…
SimplyFun: Plext
As soon as I saw Plext (SimplyFun, 2005 – Alvin Madden) and read the rules, I knew that my wife would enjoy it. Word games are fascinating to us as a couple, and ones that allow players to work with a set of letters, rather than be constrained by using solely the letters given with…
SimplyFun: Simply Catan
When I first heard about Simply Catan (SimplyFun Games, 2006 – Klaus Teuber), I had a hard time imagining how Settlers of Catan could get any simpler. Then I realized that I was a person who enjoyed Cities and Knights of Catan, + Seafarers + Fisherman + whatever latest flavor of the month was, and…
Pay Per Post Blogging, Who is it Good For?
We’ve all heard of the new companies that have appeared that offer money to bloggers to write articles for their advertisers. What you may not know is who is getting the better end of the deal.In pay-per-post blogging, an advertiser is looking to generate buzz on the net about their product. Every mention of a…
Breeding with Jolly: The Modest Zigzagoons
This is the second breeding article in the series. This time I am looking at three Zigzagoons who share the same nature and similar starting scores.I recently hatched three Zigzagoons that all share the same nature; modest.A Pokemon with the Modest nature is likely to have a higher Special Attack than normal but it comes…
SimplyFun: Walk the Dogs
Of all the SimplyFun games, Walk the Dogs (Simply Fun, 2005 – Alan R. Moon and Aaron Weissblum) is certainly the most striking. The reason is simple – the game comes with sixty-three rubber dogs. The cries of “how cute!” and “Wow, look at the dogs!” ring out every time I bring the game to…
Re-usable Code: Linked Lists
One of the most useful ways to store data is the linked list.Read on and explore a very basic framework that you can use to easily add them to your program.We begin with the h file. Please note, this code is written with wxwidgets in mind but the only change required to use this code…
Who’s On First for the Next Generation
Remember the old Abbot and Costello routine, “Who’s on first?” Well, this is an updated version.George: Condi! Nice to see you. What’s happening?Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.George: Great. Lay it on me.Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.George: That’s what I want to know.Condi: That’s what…
TWiT is NOT Going Away
Leo has just come out and said that TWiT is NOT going away.The following is from Leo LaPorte’s BlogI had no idea what a storm my little sentence would generate. Hey, I was tired, dispirited, and trying to figure out how to do a show without any contributors. I really didn’t mean to scare you!…
If Digg is sold, what happens to Diggnation?
One aspect of Digg is Diggnation, the podcast hosted by Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose. In all of the stories about the possible sale of Digg no one is talking about the driving force behind Digg, which is Diggnation.Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht are clearly the spokesmen for Digg. Whether they were hired or not…