Arkham Horror

I love to play games. I don't mean the kind where you mess with people's heads; I mean the kind where you sit around with a bunch of other folks and everyone has fun rolling dice or playing cards or whatever. I play my share of computer games; World of Warcraft and Skyrim are my current pastimes. That's mainly as a substitute for face-to-face interaction, not in place of it.

Once a month, I have a game night at my place, on the third Wednesday of the month. I used to host a Munchkin game on that night; that evolved into playing Argothald. I'd like to play other games, but that would mean playing more often, which means finding more gamers.

Or perhaps I can make them. This is the first of a series of reviews of games I enjoy. If one of them sounds interesting to you, let me know and we'll see what we can arrange.

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Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Archived review

I have a weakness for certain franchises; for example, Stars Wars and Lord of the Rings. So I could not help but pick up Lord of the Rings: War in the North by Snowblind for the PS3. I've played it for about three hours, and already I feel it belongs in this topic: Finished playing. The plot…

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Still looking for…

I'm writing a biography of Isaac Bonewits (with the support of Phaedra Bonewits, Deborah Lipp, and Arthur Lipp-Bonewits). I continue to search for people who knew Isaac Bonewits. I know I've posted these requests before, but sometimes persistence pays off.Please let me know if you know how to get in touch with any of the following people.…

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DragonAge II: Mark of the Assassin DLC – Archived review

This is the one with a character voiced and "faced" by Felicia Day. I rate this as very good. The environments were all new, the story was well-told, the characters were well-voiced and wittily-written. ("This is why you should not waste your last minute monologing.") The game took me about 10 hours to run on Casual difficulty.…

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Still unbled

I tried to donate blood again tonight. Once again, my iron level was too low. It's in the normal range, but for blood donations they have a narrower range of acceptance. I got some tips from the phlebotomist and I'll give it another try. However, it's occurred to me that maybe blood donations are simply not the…

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