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Player of Games, #110: Chess
My father has always had a beautiful wooden chess board, as long as I can remember. When we were kids, he taught us how to play, and we...
Joe Pace
Apr 19, 2024


Player of Games, #109: By Jove
If you've never played By Jove, and chances are you haven't, your life is that much the poorer. This is a game I loved as a kid. Not...
Joe Pace
Apr 18, 2024


Player of Games, #108: Outburst
I'm a fan of games that require quick thinking and reward knowledge both arcane and banal, so it's natural that I'd enjoy Outburst. This...
Joe Pace
Apr 17, 2024


Player of Games, #107: Castles
An underrated gem from 1991, Castles was this wonderful mashup of navigating medieval politics, building a castle, and withstanding...
Joe Pace
Apr 16, 2024


Player of Games, #106: How to Train Your Dragon Sheep Launcher Game
I've mentioned before how much my kids (and me, to be honest) enjoyed the How to Train Your Dragon franchise when they were younger. They...
Joe Pace
Apr 15, 2024


Player of Games, #105: Pokémon
Pokémon cards never quite captured me the way it did the other men in my family - my brother, my nephew, my own sons. I played, mostly as...
Joe Pace
Apr 14, 2024


Player of Games, #104: Pac-Man
The concept of a game wherein the protagonist is a featureless yellow ravening maw, intent on devouring everything in its path, appeals...
Joe Pace
Apr 13, 2024


Player of Games, #103: Play-Doh Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop
Take a deep breath, folks, and then get it out of your system. Yes, this boxed beauty, whether it was a game or a toy, belongs here...
Joe Pace
Apr 12, 2024


Player of Games, #102: Candlepin Bowling
I get it, America. I do. You think what you do out there clumsily blundering into your fat-ass pins with those gaudily-painted swollen...
Joe Pace
Apr 11, 2024
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