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Tag Archives: Opinions

Easily Offended

August 30, 2014by MostStrange 2 Comments

Or a better title might be: Why Don’t You Love What I Love? Today was decidedly uncomfortable. I had a good time with my wife and child, playing and cooking […]

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The internet: Destroying the generation gap since 1995

July 23, 2014by MostStrange Leave a comment

“You still play Minecraft?” The 5 year old boy from our church forgets that Minecraft wasn’t around when I was his age. His confusion mirrors that of my students. They […]

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The disappointment of Kazumi and the joy of The Last Of Us.

July 1, 2013by MostStrange Leave a comment

[Re-posted from evanritchie.blogspot.com] *** WARNING: Discussions of an explicit nature below, plus spoilers for The Last Of Us *** When approaching the world of anime and manga, there are a […]

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Comic Books!, Mini-Review, Musings, Opinions, Video Games!

The Manhattan Projects Vol. 2

May 2, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

The Manhattan Projects Vol.2 (Collects The Manhattan Projects #6-10) Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Nick Pitarra, Ryan Browne (Chapter 10) Colours: Jordie Bellaire Letters: Rus Wooton Publisher: Image Comics Whipping Boy: […]

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Battlepug Vol. 1

September 24, 2012by aaronlime 2 Comments

Battlepug Vol. 1: Blood and Drool Writer & Artist: Mike Norton Colours: Allen Passalaqua Letters: Chris Crank Cover Artists: Mike Norton and Dominic Marco Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Battler: Giant […]

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The Manhattan Projects Vol. 1

September 20, 2012by aaronlime 1 Comment

The Manhattan Projects Vol.1 (Collects The Manhattan Projects #1-5) Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Nick Pitarra Colours: Jordie Bellaire Letters: Rus Wooton Publisher: Image Comics Crazy: “Robert Oppenheimer” Do you love […]

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Comic Books!, Full Review, Opinions

FTL: In space, no one can hear you scream obscenities at the rebel scum that just tore apart your beautiful ship

September 16, 2012by aaronlime 2 Comments

FTL was just released yesterday, and I am hooked. It’s a relatively simple title and is essentially a roguelike with spaceships. You start off with a pretty basic spaceship, and […]

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Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life: So Good I Bought It Twice

September 13, 2012by aaronlime Leave a comment

I’m going to take a short break from all the board game talk to review a comic book. The Colour Edition of Scott Pilgrim Volume 1 came out last month, […]

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Runaways Volume 1: Pride & Joy

February 16, 2012by aaronlime Leave a comment

I’ve been mostly blogging about my weekly board gaming session here, but that doesn’t mean I have not been reading comics! Most recently, I got my grubby little mitts on […]

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King of Tokyo

January 6, 2012by aaronlime 3 Comments

Let the masses tremble before your mighty… mass as you control giant monsters, aliens and robot bunnies to compete for the title of KING OF TOKYO! It’s a Kaiju battle […]

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Board Games!, Full Review, Opinions

Eminent Domain

December 16, 2011by aaronlime 1 Comment

Survey distant worlds and establish peaceful colonies or assemble a mighty fleet of starships to settle them in Eminent Domain, published by Tasty Minstrel Games.   The Description Eminent Domain […]

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Everybody disco fight.

Cyclades

November 30, 2011by aaronlime 2 Comments

Petition the gods for aid in establishing your supremacy over the islands of the Cyclades in this strategy board game designed by Bruno Cathala and Hank Longadong (It’s actually Ludovic […]

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Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

Isla Dorada

November 24, 2011by aaronlime Leave a comment

(An edited version this review originally went up here. I’ve cross posted the original version onto my own blog for posterity.) Welcome to the exotic Isla Dorada! As part of […]

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Board Games!, Full Review, Opinions
You'll learn to hate those Apprentices and Militia.

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer

November 24, 2011by aaronlime 1 Comment

(An edited version of this review originally went up here. Posted below is my full-on rambling mode initial review, preserved here for posterity.) In 2008, Donald X. Vaccarino (if that […]

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Board Games!, Full Review, Opinions

EuroGameFest Canberra 20 Nov 2011

November 23, 2011by aaronlime Leave a comment

Turnout this month was very good, with almost 30 people in attendance. From when I arrived I saw Innovation, Agricola, Rattus, Trans Europa, The Sceptre of Zavandor, Glory to Rome, […]

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Board Games!, Mini-Review, Session Report

In which I direct your attention to some reviews I wrote.

November 8, 2011by aaronlime Leave a comment

One of my major interests is in games. I love video games, computer games, card games, role playing games and board games. I love playing them, I love thinking about them, […]

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