Thanks for coming over, slammer2012! We had a blast playing Rock Band and Mario Kart with you. Thank you for lending us Mario Kart.

If you are in Ann Arbor/Southeast Michigan this holiday and are reading this message, you are invited for board games and hanging out this Boxing Day (December 26), noon to 7pm. We will provide soup or sandwiches or chili or something like that, and will have lemonade, iced tea, and/or kool aid on hand. We will probably make some popcorn, too. ( Read more... )

This meme comes from jkahane, pointed out to me by an email from cornellbox.

Here's a meme working from the newly published Hobby Games: The 100 Best edited by James Lowder and published by Green Ronin Publishing.
( Clicky clicky to see how much of a board game freak I am. )

A week ago, I took a mental health day and went to Michicon. I made illyaa deal with both kids' soccer games, and my parents, who came to one of them, to boot. Actually, he volunteered to let me go. I left about 7:15 am, got to Troy about 8:05, had time to go get water and pumpkin seeds at the nearby drug store, and still get there quite early ( Read more... )

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/1363713#1363713

And also the Looney Labs Academy

I had a cool idea for a tournament at the next U Con: a racing games tournament.

My first thought was a trio of related games: Top Race, Daytona 500, and Detroit-Cleveland Grand Prix. Play one game (3 races) of each, take each player's total ending cash divided by the cash of all players at the end of the game for a rating score, and add the ( Read more... )

I have a long weekend coming up on January 12-15, since my employer has no school on January 12 or 15 for report writing and MLK, Jr. day. I really would like to go somewhere with illyaa, and we really could use some time away together. But I have a hard time envisioning three or four days somewhere with him without something to hold our mutual ( Read more... )

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I found this picture on the U Con game convention web site. I have been hosting "Kid U Con" there for the last two years. This image is from 2004, the first year we hosted open gaming for the under-10 set. The blond girl is my older daughter, S. She's now 7.5 and plays Wizard, Ticket to Ride, and even RoboRally (but only when we don't have *too ( Read more... )

Well I have a part time job. Unfortunately it's REALLY part time. Two hours per week, teaching Baby Signs level II at First Steps Ann Arbor. I will teach toddlers and their parents/caregivers how to sign the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, numbers up to 30, animals, colors, and other miscellaneous concepts starting in January. I am ( Read more... )