Archive for the 'Games' Category

“Putt and Putt” is a new game I invented.

I think I just invented a new game. I was out at Harvard Gulch Golf Course yesterday, playing some pitch and putt golf (known to some of you as par-3 golf). I like going there for a few reasons: Close to my house Only 9 holes, so it takes 60-80 minutes to play a round [...]

The infamous "Page 56 Game" makes it to my blog

“Modern sympathies make this scene of carnage a kind of heroic tragedy, with the lions as protagonists, but it is unlikely that the artists of the king had any intention other than to aggrandize his image by piling up his kills, by showing the king of men pitting himself against and conquering the king of [...]

Atari 2600, I salute you.

One of my favorite bloggers and comedians is Todd Levin of tremble.com fame. I’ve sort of been out of touch with his blog recently, as I’ve been caught up in the world of beer bloggers (I read about 70 beer blogs these days). But Todd recently wrote a few pieces for The Morning News about [...]

Boggle 2.0

The guy who designed WeBoggle came out with a newer and somewhat more slick version of Boggle (wikipedia link) over at Wordsplay.net. In other Boggle-related news, apparently you can play the word “Poontang”. Make sure you take a look at the comments on the photo above. They made me laugh, at least.

Everyone thinks I'm an idiot when I make them play "Rock Paper Scissors"

See? It has real world applications. (via Kottke)