On The Shelf: Small World

The rise and fall of civilizations may sound like a deep topic, but with only a couple of rules, that’s exactly what Small World simulates on its aptly-named board.

Image Tax: Because Jim Lee Needs To Redesign Everything

Everyone’s up in arms about the upcoming DC reboot. One of the things everyone’s hollering about is Jim Lee pretty much redesigning everyone’s iconic superheroes. Well, this isn’t the first time he’s done it. Last year’s Mad Magazine, which is also coincidentally owned by DC, published the above poster for their Spy Vs. Spy special. Pretty nice looking – though did Jim really have to put some boobs/cleavage on White Spy…

Incidentally, it’s been 50 years since Black and White started killing each other – here’s to another 50 more.

Source: TheIdiotical.com

On The Shelf: Android

Been slacking off with the blogging for awhile – mostly because work is a pain in the ass right now, but hopefully I’ll get things normalized back here with this post.

Anyway, here’s another one for those who played Clue when they were young, but want to take it to another level. Android is the future of murder.

On The Shelf: Shadow Hunters

Having a lot players can occasionally be a problem. There aren’t many games that reach the eight-player mark that are still enjoyable. However, if you want a fun evening of party paranoia, Shadow Hunters should do the trick.

Youtubery: Following You Into The Dark

Death Cab For Cutie’s I Will Follow You Into The Dark has been one of my favorite songs ever since I first heard it. A heartfelt promise of fidelity, it just touches the romantic in my cold, dark heart. The original is pretty great, but as per any popular song, you’ll have cover versions popping all over the place. Check out some of them below:

On The Shelf: Rush n’ Crush

What’s better than winning a race? Well, wining it by blowing everyone else to smithereens! Which is exactly what Rush n’ Crush delivers.

Image Tax: Because The Name “Stark” Didn’t Start In The North

Because you want Tony Stark to be king of Westeros.

Source: Winter Is Coming, Bitches

Games: Ca$h ‘n Gun$

Have you ever seen Reservoir Dogs? Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 modern gangster flick is a classic of the genre – mostly because of he classic stand-off sequence. You just can’t beat the pure iconic imagery of it: guys in suits aiming guns at each other in a stalemate.

Well, the fun thing with board games is that you can do a lot of things with it – and one of them is to simulate that stand off. That’s where Ca$h ‘n Gun$  comes in.

On The Shelf: Twilight Struggle

“Now the trumpet summons us again, not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are – but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle…”
– John F. Kennedy

The Cold War’s long behind us, yet it still resonates in global culture. Comprising near half-a-century, it seems like it would be impossible to simulate into a board game. However, it’s been done and done well. Let me introduce Twilight Struggle!