Guise Knights

By the by, I’ve been checking out a new “geek-centric” podcast. Go on over to www.touchingthemonolith.com and have a listen. It’s new and fun. Can’t wait to hear what the guys do next.

So this morning my latest Think Geek purchase arrived in the mail. Ah, the joys of unwrapping new swag! Woot! It’s l00t! Who knew that 3 t-shirts would be so heralded. It made me think about the time my dad called me from GenCon.

I was born and raised in Indianapolis. Most of my family still lives there, including my father. Some years ago, Dad went from high caliber systems analysis geekery to the life of a limo driver. Apparently there are geeks out there who enjoy taking a stretch with wet bar to GenCon. My dad had a few clients in the area and called me during his down time.

“So, you know about geeks. Can I ask you something?” Dad asked. (more…)

So a couple of weeks ago I sat in on a friend’s inaugural run of the Battle Star Galactica board game (also known to some as Shadows Over Caprica for its similarities to Shadows Over Camelot.) Both games are from the fine folks at Fantasy Flight.

I came into this game fond of Shadows Over Camelot, but somewhat ignorant to BSG. I didn’t watch the original series and I’ve not watched this latest iteration. I have several friends who’ve gotten sucked into it and I plan on watching it at my leisure. So when we started the game I had an interesting point of view: game I’ve never played based on a show I’ve never seen.

The Basics: (more…)