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Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
Munchkin and variants - Very fun group game
Munchkin is a similar game to Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, and yugioh. The main difference is
there is no deck building (all decks are exactly the same). Even if you are worried because many
people consider these games "evil" I do not think Munchkin is wrong in the way it is designed,
it pretty much makes fun of everything and does not tie into the evil aspects of those game.
the only caution I give it some of the cards can be slightly inappropriate espeically to young
childen as it has enemies like "the Flasher" and abilities like "Cleavage Stun" (of coarse you
cannot have with the "flatness" ability).
The goal of this game is to get to 10 points (unless changed by another card). Points are gained
by killing enemies, Level cards, or by selling items. You have to work together with peers in
order to kill enemies too tough for you to handle by yourself. Also you can play cards to try to
help yourself or hurt a peer. If you cannot win the "bad stuff" happens which can be losing items
to "you die" which you lose most everything.
It is fun to work together or to kill someone or a group of people working together; basically
do whatever is in your best interest at that time. It is a very unbalanced way to play with
friends or even someone you hate! What other game encourages cheating as every deck has a cheat
card? Each variation has its one genera it makes fun of. It is even allowed to mix games to get
one crazy game with all sort of mix-ups.
More information at BoardGameGeek.com (Munchkin, Star Munchkin, Super Munchkin, Munchkin Fu)
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Settlets of the Catan - Fun group game
The idea of this game is to be the first person to reach 10 points. The way this is obtained
is through building settlements which can be upgrated to outposts (1 and 2 points ea). You
start off with two settlements and receive resourses based upon the hexagons your places
are located. You also receive extra points from other things like longest road, and largest
army.
What Makes this game fun is that you have to work together to trade resources with other
players to get what you need to build as it is doubtful to get all the resources you need
yourself. It is a fun way to interect with peers and try not to make too many enimies. This
game also ties in a bandit which can prevent someone from getting valuable resources and
other things.
What makes this game truly fun is it is entirely random (well, close enough) every game.
The pieces are places differently each game with the values changing each time too. Plus,
the resources are controlled by two dice which mean a "good" spot could potentially be barren
(it happened to me but I am not too bitter).
More information at BoardGameGeek.
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Sunday, August 1st, 2004A Walk to Remember - Definate See
This is definately now one of my favorite movies. I had heard it was a good movie but never got
around to watching it until a month ago or so. It is a chick-flic but I still like it.
The movie is about a guy who hangs out with the cool crowd and he has to act all big and bad
around his friends. He evantually gets in trouble and must tutor kids and act in the school
play as a result. In doing so he ends up spending a lot of time with a nerdy girl of whom he
has always made fun. Of coarse he gets his act together and changes (wait, the popular guy
changes instead of bringing the popular girl down? Is this a moral movie?!?!).
I liked this movie a lot. It has good morals and a Christian theme throughout the movie.
It even plays Christian music (Jars of Clay, Switchfoot, etc.). It does have a tragic
ending. It is one of a few movies that I have actually walked away feeling good that I
watched. I would classify it as a romance/drama (I can't remember if it was a comedy or not).
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The Village - highly recommended
I saw the movie The Village today and I was very surprised. I actually liked it a lot. It isn't
what I expected at all. I knew it was a type of suspense movie so I didn't think I'd like it. Also, it
was produced by the same author of Signs which I didn't really like either.
The movie takes place in a village of people back in a Little House on the Prairie era or
so. There are beasts called "those we do not talk about" of whom these people are terrified.
They spend their whole life in their compound in safety of these beasts as long as they offer
sacrifices to them, stay out of the woods outside their compound, and do not show "the bad
color."
I jumped a few times but I also scare easy (probably why I do not like suspense movies). It has
a very cool and unexpected ending. It is weird like Signs but this time in a good way.
Also, it is very clean and supports good morals (based on the Christian philosophy of the time).
It is a suspense/comedy/romance I guess.
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