All Entries Tagged With: "Humor"
A Funny and Satirical Novel About Gamers That I Will Not Name
From the same publishers that gave us the classic “Shatnerquake” novel, comes their latest offering ”——” Those dashes are not a typo, due to the very, ahem, adult nature of the title I am choosing not to repeat it here. So, for the purposes of this post I will use the term “The Book” to [...]
What Was Your Greatest Sacrifice For Gaming?
Gaming, whether board, role-playing or miniatures, requires a significant commitment. This commitment is often money or time, but sometimes you have to sacrifice something else for your hobby. Dates with with significant others, family responsibilities and the occasional job all suffer so that gamers might enjoy their hobby. Now is the time to prove you [...]
The Tale of Haaldaar: Master of the Grenade
Hearing other people’s gaming anecdotes is usually an exercise in location jokes that mean little for those not present. It is for this reason I rarely recount anything from my Alpha Omega home game. That said, Haaldaar my co-blogger provided some serious humor at our last game that I thought worth posting. “Alpha Omega” is [...]
The Tale of Jacques: A Study in Ignominious RPG Death
I am rerunning some”best of” posts through the holiday season. See you next year! After a week of blogging about massacres and finding non-mutant replacement gamers, I thought some humor appropriate. There are moments in a life that cannot be forgotten. Weddings, deaths, births and other life-changing moments loom in our memories like unchanging mountains. [...]
Worst Movie Monster Reveal Ever!
Every monster movie has one. After 90 minutes of lurking behind curtains and in shadows, the beast comes forth. The one moment of good lighting when the ferocious monster reveals its true form. It makes the audience believe that the heroes face a formidable foe, capable of eating them whole. I think it is the [...]
Forget the D&D Sodas–Test Your Constitution and Drink Brain Wash
Jones Soda put out a line of “Dungeons and Dragons” theme sodas. Bah! Forget that “safe for all ages” soda. I found Brain Wash a few years ago and this is truly a test of courage. This powerful brew will put hair on your chest! Even if you are female! Brain Wash Soda Pop. Trask, [...]
The Most Disturbing Events at Gen Con 2009 Award
I am a gamer and generally tolerant of whatever game you choose to play or do at a convention. That said, the two events below were so deeply disturbing, so breathtakingly bizarre that I could not let them pass into memory. I created a new yearly award for “Most Disturbing Event at Gen Con” to [...]
Review: Underground Penal Housing and Sentient Reptile Persons with Severe Acid Reflux
“Underground Penal Housing and Sentient Reptile Persons with Severe Acid Reflux” arrived today and I am thrilled to be the first reviewer. As everyone knows this is the latest release from DVOC (Don’t Violate Our Copyright, the leading game company). Breaking from previous role-playing traditions, this game focuses on maintaining balance and fairness among the [...]
Superstitious Gamers and the Strange Things They Do to Guarantee Success
Over my gaming lifetime, more than 25 years, I noticed that many gamers held some strange beliefs about luck. Some only used a specific d20 for combat rolls, even though they owned a dozen. Still others “retire” dice after a few bad rolls. Another common tool is a token, rabbit’s foot or other widget that [...]
