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I have to admit that I get more of a kick out of reading the cards, as does my spawn, so we often drift off into the land of what if hilarity and never finishing the current game, but then, isn’t that the point of a game? I mean, communicating with your alien spawn and both of you actually enjoying and engaging? If you would like to experience that mindset, then these games are for you also.

You can get the board game version, but don’t forget to grab the Trivia Challenge version for the pc while you’re at it. You’ll find a combination of survival situations and trivia in two different gameplay modes: short or full, both of which includes a round of ten multiple-choice questions with 4 possible answers. (The full game has an extra challenge round – but only if you’ve got the right answer more often than wrong in the previous round!

Both have the same multiple choice answers to a question that knowing the answer to could be the difference between life and death. Both have a lot of interesting and thought (or laughter) provoking scenarios to put forth. And both will be sure to get you debating (arguing) over the provided answer. I mean, do you think you could escape from the trunk of your car? This game will tell you how. Do you know how to survive a shark attack? I’m going to send a copy to my niece going to school in Australia…because she just may find herself needing to know how… insert deity here forbid!

How great is your survival instinct? Mine’s pretty top notch let me tell you…so why not put yours to the test with this addicting game.

Silly. Fun. Addicting. Somewhat random. Yup.

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Rule your own Dominion – or someone else will July 26, 2010 10:35

This addicting medieval board game was selected by Mensa for a reason!

A bunch of reasons actually…its fun, its fast, it’s a strategy game that makes you think, and its always a different game each time you play. What more can you ask for really?

You, Mr. Monarch, start out with a ten card deck (which is your kingdom), and then build up your deck as you play. Now unlike other card games where you have to constantly buy and build new decks (think Yu-Gi-Oh, and Pokémon), Dominion is a standalone game where you use your deck’s cash cards to randomly purchase various cards from those available in the game piles and then reshuffle and discard as you attempt to build up your kingdom.

Just remember your ABCs of Dominion and you can’t loose, maybe:

Action cards are to there to be played wisely

Buy into victory as you put your treasure cards to good use

Cleanup by discarding the deadweight and exchanging for new and improved goodies

Although Dominion has only been around for a couple of years, it’s already won numerous awards. There are also numerous expansion packs available to boost the variety of playing scenarios available to you and make the game last a bit longer than the usual 30 minutes or so it normally takes. I am especially excited about the Alchemy add-on that’s due out this year – I have the feeling that it’s going to be really fun trashing my opponents with use of the cards it will provide!

Lord over the minions, stock your treasury, fend off the competition, and above all, balance your deck!

So don’t forget to check out the Dominion board game, you’ll enjoy it!

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Rummy – The game of conquistadors July 25, 2010 10:34

Now when I say Rummy, I am not specifically talking about the addicting game of Gin Rummy…although now that I’ve mentioned it I’m itching to play!

But before I forget, I just want to say thank you to the Conquistadors for bringing Rummy to the rest of the world. Note that there is of course, the obligatory arguments over the history of rummy, but suffice it to say, this addicting game…in any of its variants, has been around for a long, long time and will be around for another few hundred years or more.

Gin rummy was a favourite growing up, but there was also different versions we’d play, like Indian Rummy, dummy rummy, Mah Jong (yup, it’s a variant of rummy), Ten pennies, Uno…there are so many different versions that I can’t name them all.

All you need to know is that there’s sure to be a variation of the card game that you’ll love. You can play with 2, 4, or 6 people and just pick the version that’s best with the number of people who want to be defeated by your awesome skills in Rummy.

If you aren’t familiar with Rummy, pick up a deck of cards, or better yet, pick up a game copy, and just start playing it. The rules of Rummy are found everywhere, but you can make up your own if you don’t like how its played. That way, you’re always sure to win. Kidding.

Although…there are so many different ways to play Rummy that you definitely could get away with it….

Hola

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