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June 19, 2018. Morale is low in the SARPA facility beneath Rochester as you proceed directly from the PowerPoint presentation about time travel to the time machine. Before that was a PowerPoint presentation about life in Florida in 2009. It … Continue reading Werewolves 64: Sears – Day 1
This is not about the controversial 1915 D.W. Griffith picture or any of the more recent films that share that title. Instead, it is about events related to the “births” of various extant sovereign nations. This island nation gained its … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Birth of a Nation
Both of the big games of the week come out on Friday, which is a bit odd I suppose. Video game release dates are fickle as you will find out at the end of this post. Mario Tennis Aces (Switch) … Continue reading New Game Releases 06/19/18
This would make more sense closer to Bastille Day, but I was reading about it last night and I want to strike while the mental iron is hot. What sartorial name was given to the class of revolution minded commoners … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The French Revolution
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: With E3 over and done, what games do you plan to buy in the next six months? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Looks to the Future
The year is 2018. The recovery following the Great Recession has been uneven, and retail outlets are under constant threat from online sales. They’re fighting back as best they can – coupons, sales, BOPIS – but one store has gone … Continue reading Werewolves 64 Signups: Sears
Lawrence Jacoby’s fascination with the Pacific islands was well known, so nobody was surprised when he left a note that said “gone to Hawai’i, back soon” on the door of his office. They were suspicious that he left two such notes. … Continue reading Wrapped in Plastic Day 6: The trail narrows, Diane.
1- Post a SFW GIF 2- Identify the source 3- ??? 4- Profit Continue reading Identify This GIF
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history! Older entries can be found here. This time we’ll be gathering details about Pikmin. With regard to sources, DidYouKnowGaming is … Continue reading Franchise Festival #16: Pikmin
Sorry for being AWOL recently. It’s been a weird week both trivia-wise and life-wise. Next week will also probably see only a couple postings. Here’s a round based on cats, but not really. The musical Cats is based on a … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Cats
Albert Rosenfeld had been hell-bent on solving the murder after his beloved boss Gordon Cole had been killed. So hell-bent that he began to forget his commitment to nonviolence when the opportunity for revenge arose. Not for long, of course. … Continue reading Wrapped in Plastic Day 5: I feel like I’m going to dream tonight. Big bad ones.
Welcome to Thursday, Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what was your favorite E3 announcement? Please also join us tomorrow in Franchise Festival as we discuss Pikmin! Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 Has Been E3’d
