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posts about gaming (Quote taken from The Big Bang Theory’s Penny, upon blowing up Sheldon in Halo 3)

Papaya Farm

I’m obsessed with playing Papaya Farm on my Android phone. It’s a Farmville clone, intended to be cross-platform. It’s free. If you’re interested in giving it a try, you can go to this link and use Barcode Scanner (or your … Continue reading

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Mindgames 2010 – Day 2 (#mg2010) – My Ballot

Well, I’ve played every game that I care to play. I mean, there are seven more games that I haven’t played out of the entire group, but I have no interest in playing those. A few are solitaire puzzle games, … Continue reading

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Mindgames 2010 – Day 1

Games completed: 24 Games to complete tomorrow: 7 Games in addition to that that I want to try before I leave: 3 If you want to check out my game lists with ratings and comments, click this link: Mindgames 2010 … Continue reading

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New Year’s Weekend

Games played yesterday: Time’s Up L4D2 (XBox 360) Wasabi! Hare & Tortoise Mall of Horror ebay (electronic game) Smallworld Smallworld continues to be a favorite, though I still think of it as Vinci Lite. Pillars would have hit the table, … Continue reading

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A Test Of Your Deductive Skills

Now, first, what can you deduce from this sign? ANSWER (highlight to the right of this to see): The floor is frequently slippery. If you got it right, congratulations on your skills of deduction. I guess if you can’t make … Continue reading

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WBCs

I’m at the WBCs! So far, I like this convention. The people have been really nice and friendly. There’s a significant population of female and young gamers, which is a nice change of pace. There’s a bunch of restaurants in … Continue reading

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Why I love Penn Jillette, reason #25698

(first seen by me on GamePolitics) For my part, this is why I have trouble supporting groups like EqualityNow (though I did contribute to them during the Fannish fundraiser re: Prop 8 that was held on LJ). It’s why I … Continue reading

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I’m a Fake Life Master!

I have over 300 masterpoints! Yay! And, I got my fake Life Master (fLM) in the best way: with fake points. You see, the ACBL instituted a really stupid rule the year before I joined. The rank of Life Master … Continue reading

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The Wrong Reasons

From a Missouri news story, originally read at GamePolitics: “There is no reason an adult should have this game,” says Andy Anderson, Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force. Anderson says adults playing “animal crossing” and similar games are likely doing it … Continue reading

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We are the champions!

Last night, Eaten by Delicious (our Rock Band band) gathered at the Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana for the Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band challenge, round 1: We checked the instruments. Then, we diva’d out and insisted on … Continue reading

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