Comic Encounter
A page of the best gaming-related humour, both by Seattle Cosmic members and from around the Internet.
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From Usenet, 1996:
Cosmic Encounter Haiku. (One of these is by erstwhile Seattle Cosmologist, Lindsey Dubb.)
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MoreCosmicEncounterHaiku, by Seattle Cosmologist Paul David Unwin, 2001.
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FakeZobmondoQuestions, for "That Crazy 'Would You Rather' Game", from the members of Seattle Cosmic. (Please, sir, I don't want to do either of those things, sir...) [Parental discretion is advised.]
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Hoom! Maps and Walking Directions ... On the Internet, no one knows you're a hobbit.
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This satirical
Lord of the Rings Board Game is remarkably similar to Reiner Knizia's later design...
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The
Lost Tiles of Carcassonne page explains what's missing from the official expansions.
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Misadventures in Gaming is a (mostly) hilarious series of articles by Dan Bosley on the
Terminal City Gamers site.
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MistakesWereMade, by Seattle Cosmologist John Braley. Oops. (Now with answers!)
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Requiem for Boddy, by Matthew Baldwin, 2002. (You don't know who Mr. Boddy is? Get a Clue!)
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Something Awful Photoshop Phriday
Board Games (parental discretion is advised).
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Something Awful Photoshop Phriday
Board Game Reality (parental discretion is advised).
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WhichWouldYouRatherPlay: a metagame invented by Marty Hale-Evans.
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WinterPastimes: Stephen Leacock's, er, jolly look at the PartyGames of 1910.
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A
scathing review of a
certain famous strategy game. A
positive review of its sequel.
Mixed reviews at
Funagain.
