Here's a whirlwhind tour of the pop music of 1994: https://www.sporcle.com/gam…

Is the hapless victim dropping a big sandwich then, I assume?

Where does that put Macklemore? Starting off with "Thrift Shop" and following it up a bit later with "Same Love" at least says he *thinks* he's self-aware…

I can't tell whether there's any hint of irony or self-awareness in what Mr. Ice is saying here. Given "Cool As Ice", I'll say no.

Of those, I've played Alien Frontiers a couple dozen times and Kingsburg a couple times, none of the others. I prefer Frontiers - I feel like I have a bigger role in my fate, with the decisions of how to manipulate the dice more interesting. That said, there is a bit of a downtime problem in 3- and 4-player Frontiers,…

I am notorious in my group for messing up red and blue arrows. In our first session of the game, I walked away from a nuclear reactor on the ship I was supposed to disable, and ended up, like, looking out the window a whole lot. 100+ plays later, I'm not much better.

The persistent characters with the Space Alert expansion are a lot of fun. Everyone in my group sort of found a groove as to what their favorite skills are, so we were able to level up just those.

We've got a friend over for part of the weekend who loves board games, so we're likely playing some Rune Age, Dominion, and/or Alien Frontiers.

My wife told me that she wants to play "tons of board games" tonight, so I wonder what we'll play? Maybe the new game I've been designing, Simply Adorable Slugfest (a play on Pokemon and its descendants), maybe a big game like Mage Knight, or maybe even some Summoner Wars.

Fun fact: Kitty Carlisle was a TTTT panelist in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s!

Dude, when I get home I'm gonna hack into like thirty databases.

While the song is well done and clever, the video didn't live up to its potential. I feel like Al and team could have done more with the "cheesy local ad" concept, twisting it somehow. (I felt the same way about The Black Keys' "Fever" video - I was waiting for something to ever change in their video in the style of a…

"in case you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be blown very quickly through a massive series of pneumatic tubes"

The obligatory Sporcle quiz on 1995 Alternative hits: https://www.sporcle.com/gam…

Is there a word for a mix of embarrassment and jealousy?

Somehow, my dad's Spotify can access the entire Mandatory Fun album while mine cannot. It shows up for him on a search for "Weird Al", but not for me. This has happened with other albums ahead of time for him too. Is there some weird black market Spotify with advance access?

I played Venture Forth only once, as a pre-publication game with the designer at GenCon, and I didn't like it much then. I didn't even remember it was Greek mythology-ish!

I've heard from some people that Kemet is like Cyclades but better, but figured, "But I've already got Cyclades!" But since I want to burn that Pegasus every time I see it, maybe that is a sensible next step.

Tonight, I'm having a friend over, and we may go for Ascending Empires or Cyclades. Or both! Cyclades is a fun but ultimately frustrating game. It's a fantastic piece of gaming, with a lot of simmering conflict, tough bidding wars, and plenty of special abilities at people's disposal (but equal opportunity for…

Is that guy on the right of the image a toothless Dr. Teeth?