Monthly Archives July 2014

Legendary vs. DC Deck-building Game vs. Sentinels of the Multiverse: A Comparison

By Alex Hamilton on in Card Games, Review

  From about 2006 to 2012 I was largely absent from the gaming scene. I was primarily a CCGer and there just wasn’t much that interested me at the time. Besides, I was busy paying bills, getting married, and doing … Continue reading

Game Review: Dixit

By Alex Hamilton on in Board Games, Review

There’s no doubt that, between my wife and I, I’m the more left-brained and strategy-focused of us. Mrs. Blogadin, being a graphic designer, is absolutely the more right-brained in our marriage. Any game, therefore, where I find myself having severely … Continue reading

I Acquired Firefly Because of my Personal Prime Directive

By Alex Hamilton on in Nerd Culture

The other day I jumped into the second half of a D&D adventure being streamed on Twitch by Wizards of the Coast staffers. While waiting for the event to actually start, folks were chatting up the new starter set and … Continue reading

The Doubleclicks Warm The Valley With Geekery, Guitar, And A Cat Keyboard

By Alex Hamilton on in Nerd Culture, News, Review

I’m not a fan of reading, and Jane Austen is one of my least favorite authors ever. What I am a fan of is ladies, and I was such a big fan of one of them that I asked her … Continue reading

Remembering a Valley Radio Icon

By Alex Hamilton on in News

Long time valley radio icon Chuck Artigue passed away on Friday, July 4th. He served as General Manager for KDKB, KUPD, KSLX, and KDUS until retiring in October of 2013. Prior to that he was also affiliated with KTAR and KPNX, … Continue reading

Women aren’t e-Sporting (and that might be okay)

By Alex Hamilton on in Uncategorized

A couple days ago the inter-world caught wind of an e-Sports tournament in Finland sanctioned by the South Korean-based IeSF limiting registration to either males or females for specific games (apparently only Starcraft 2 was deemed fit for both sexes). … Continue reading

Happy Independence Day, America!

By Alex Hamilton on in Uncategorized

Let’s face it – America’s got problems. Economic problems, workforce problems, education problems, immigration problems, healthcare problems…the list goes on. For all its problems and challenges, though, America is still a damn fine place to be. We all have the … Continue reading

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