Hanford Lemoore recently wrote about the low sales figures for the indie game Gish. in which the player controls a gelatinous blob of tar, navigating subterranean coridors and traps, dealing with monsters, etc. They actually have a Linux version (as well as Windows and MacOS X versions) and a free demo; the full game [...]

A friend is playing a strange new online game, “TaxCut Free File.” I’ve only observed for few minutes, but it doesn’t actually look like he’s having much fun. The rules seem to be incredibly complicated, and it’s not clear how the player can win. There’s been a lot of swearing at it, [...]

I’ve long enjoyed board games, such as Settler of Catan and Puerto Rico. On my trip to Oregon this past November, Torsten introduced me to two new games, Ticket to Ride and Transamerica, both of which are train games. They’re both quite fun, though currently I’m somewhat more enthusiastic about Ticket to Ride.
Unfortunately, [...]

Dan and I drove back from Oregon. Back to Atkins diet tomorrow. I’m dreading looking at the scale; I’ll be surprised if I didn’t gain five pounds. I have been able to stick to the diet very well at home, and when visiting family and friends in Colorado, but not on other [...]

Mona Lisa has gone out of business, as has West Brothers BBQ. Those were two of my favorite Eugene restaurants. Last night we tried another Italian restaurant, Ambrosia, but the wait was over 40 minutes. We finally ate at A Taste of India.
Fortunately Studio One is still here, and still [...]

Dan and I are driving up to Eugene, Oregon today to visit Richard and Torsten. I’m looking forward to some games of Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, Witch Trial, etc. Maybe we’ll have to stop by a game store so I can buy a copy of Fabrik der Traum. I also plan [...]