Just completed a home office after the oldest moved out. This is the centerpiece - and it ain't what it used to be, but she's still got it where it counts. Or something.

No, I'm not old enough for the 1st Edition AD&D books to be mine ... quite yet, anyway. They were my older…

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I’m kicking myself for not thinking of this one earlier, but baby + video games might be a problem. This morning, I was speaking to a friend of mine with a 15-month old son, and asked how much gaming he has gotten in since the birth. “Um… I played Mario Galaxy for about fifteen minutes once.”

Crap.

Somewhere in the caverns of my mind, I was aware that the PlayStation and Wii…

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Father's Day used to mean a neck tie, a steak dinner and some quality time with the old man. Today's dad grew up not wearing a necktie and swears off too much red meat. So that leaves quality time. For those Dad's who grew up playing the  Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), we have the ultimate Techlife 8-bit gift this Father's Day;…

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Mornin' folks!

Not sure how many amongst us were gaming back in the 90's, but for those of us who were, you may remember the name Gabriel Knight.

Well here's an awesome little treat for anyone who does, courtesy of Jane Jensen (the game's creator):  A video chat reunion with some of the cast of Gabriel Knight…

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It's been pretty hard to keep a gaming table going steadily with everyone's family, work, and vacation schedules. This last Saturday, I finally made it to a D&D Meetup at Game Empire. You get to spend a few hours at home character crunching, show up for a Saturday and play a 3 - 4 hour adventure (or three). How sweet is that? I feel like I now finally have a permanent fix for my D&D… Continue

BoardGameGeek (aka BGG) is running a con here in Dallas the weekend of (19-Nov through 22-Nov).

I'll be there, and the sprout will be there visiting a bit (he's not quite old enough to join in on the fun, but it's only a matter of time ;)!