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A Wednesday tradition. What technology company known for its gaming oriented graphics chips has suspended all autonomous vehicle testing in the wake a of fatal accident involving a self driving Uber vehicle? Whose turn as Dr. Smolder Bravestone earned him … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events
Welcome to the *CG thread, where we talk all manner of Card Games – Collectible, Trading, Living, and otherwise! Feel free to chat amongst yourselves about the card games you’re playing or anything card game-related that strikes your fancy. There … Continue reading The CCG Thread – Offering the Handshake
Hey folks! In this installment of the AVoCADo GamesCast, Wolfman Jew, Andy Tuttle, and I play a game where we come up with challenges for video game characters to complete and then decide which character would be the best at … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episode #34: The Video Game Olympics
Enjoy the following groovy round of trivia. Who is the man pictured here? In addition to the accomplishments alluded to in the image, he was also one of the people who subdued Robert Kennedy’s assassin. A 1965 work of conceptual … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: The 1960s
Effects of Long-term Exposure to the Avocado roll 1d12 1. Paranoiac hyper-vigilance: reduced sleep requirement/accelerated aging process, shifty eyes, constant perspiration 2. Rapid onset full-body hair loss 3. Total color blindness: visual acuity increased by several megapixels 4. Sallow, sickly … Continue reading The Tabletop RPG Thread Rolls a d12
Please generally do not post unless playing and alive (If you’d like to watch and discuss the game, make a post here and I’ll get you a link to the graveyard: https://the-avocado.org/2018/03/23/werewolf-57-society-signups/ It is the year 1989. People disappear all the time … Continue reading Werewolf 57: Society – Day 1
Why Norway? Why not? It’s no joke: In 1947 five Norwegians, a Swede, and a parrot traveled nearly 7000 miles from Peru to the Tuamotu Archipelago in a balsa wood raft. What was the name of the raft? Name this … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Norway
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s your favorite pet/support animal in games? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Remembers Man’s Best Friend
You eat cold pizza and leftover brownies for breakfast. It’s so good that you take awhile to realize a bunch of people are dead. But hey, more food for the rest of you. PTA Sharon (Spookyfriend) has died. She was … Continue reading Werewolves 56: Zone Z, Finale
Here’s a round inspired by and celebrating the success of John Oliver’s genuinely nice children’s book / epic Mike Pence troll, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. Marlon Brando was nominated twice (and won once) during the 1990s … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
If you’re sick of trivia the only treatment is hair of the dog. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as “mad cow disease”, is caused not by bacteria or viruses but instead by a kind of misfolded protein known as a … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Diseases
It is the year 1989. You live in Beverly Hills, California. You go to high school, and you try to live as normal a life as you can amongst some of the wealthiest (and whitest) people in the country. Despite … Continue reading Werewolf 57: Society Signups
In honor of the sturm und drang generated over at Learned League by a couple of tasty questions this week, let’s chow down on some fast food trivia. Who was the first actor to play Ronald McDonald? Rain or shine, … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Fast Food
Welcome to the newest installment of Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss esteemed series in gaming history. Previous entries can be found here. This week we’ll be looking at Shantae, a series of platformers that has only seen four … Continue reading Franchise Festival #4: Shantae
Red was a simple man. He just wanted to have his family back, so he could kill and eat them again. Was that so much to ask from a place where the impossible was commonplace? His last thought, before being … Continue reading Werewolves 56: Zone Z, Day 4
Spring has Sprung and the air is filled with GIFs. (Your Sprung-ness may vary.) 1- Post a SFW gif 2- Identify the source 3-??? 4- Profit Continue reading Identify This Gif
Let’s trod the boards and answer some theater questions. Accused murderers Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner were the inspiration for two of the main characters in a long running musical. Name either character. The montage below shows three different actors … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Theater
Good morning Avocadoans, What are you playing and what do you think of it? As a bonus prompt, what is a game that you were eagerly anticipating but was never released? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Got Lost Somewhere Along The Way
It’s a weird night. You hear a lot of scuttling around as you try to sleep, and towards midnight you hear an unearthly wailing that just will not quit. Some of you wonder if Alaska always had this much Spanish … Continue reading Werewolves 56: Zone Z, Day 3
Welcome to the *CG thread, where we talk all manner of Card Games – Collectible, Trading, Living, and otherwise! Feel free to chat amongst yourselves about the card games you’re playing or anything card game-related that strikes your fancy. People … Continue reading The CCG Thread – Life Could Be A Stream
Back to traditional Wednesday fare this week. What state saw the first death attributed to an autonomous vehicle when an Uber-operated car struck a pedestrian? Who has Donald Trump appointed to replace Gary Cohn as Director of the National Economic … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Current Events
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