The Arrow's Path

Board gaming has really come a long way since the days of the moldy oldies like Monopoly and Clue. I have written about this before here and here ; so, there is no need to rehash that story. What surprised me was those two posts got more views than any posts I had written on this blog in a long time. While I really don't care one dot or tiddle about getting hits, going viral, or becoming the next big social media influencer, it did surprise me. What had initially been a one-off blog post flight of fancy that I did not think anyone would care about given the nature of my blog content turned into something that apparently some people who occasionally come to this blog are interested in.   As such, I have been pondering getting into some sort of social media commentary on board gaming. There are tons of well know board game Youtubers out there like Alex from BoardGameCo , Dice Tower , Sir Thecos , and tons of other ones that are great content. I would certainly have no idea wher...

I have discovered in the last year that I love board games. I had to largely give up video games because I have been getting occasional migraines, and sometimes starting at flashing computers screens can trigger them. When I say board games, I do not the moldy oldies that everyone has played (and probably hates) like Monopoly or Clue , but a lot of the new wave of games that have been published in the last 10 years that are amazing. Many even come with Solo player modes now where you can play by yourself. There are some really amazing ones out there like Terraforming Mars and Spirit Island . I discovered a really fun one last week. It's cheap and small called Beaver Creek . It is a bit hard to find, but you can find it as of this writing on gaming sites like boardgamebliss.com or the Jungle River (I don't advocate buying from the 'Zon, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do to find some items.) This game is sort of a combination of Jenga and Pick Up Sticks . Y...