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Archive - Mar 12, 2007

My Favorite Game I Never Play

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 4:12pm

 Pirates of the Frozen North

I love WizKids' Pirates of the Spanish Main and its various expansions, even though I never actually get to play the game. Hell, I think I've officially played it twice, but that hasn't stopped me from picking up booster packs for every other expansion.

The most recent of these is Pirates of the Frozen North , which introduces a new Viking faction and corresponding Viking longships. It also has icebergs that move about the board on their own, smashing any ships they come in contact with, and the icebreaking ships needed to destroy them. I picked up a pack to honor my Swedish ancestors, but I'm more interested in snagging the recent Pirates of the Mysterious Island, which has submarines, and the upcoming Pirates at the World's Edge which ups the game's weirdness quotient even further with giant crabs and prehistoric sharks.

Revolution SF: Geek Movies Not On DVD

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 2:30am

Revolution SF has apparently run out of things to watch, because they're crawling back through the annals of time looking for classic geek movies that should be -- but aren't -- available on DVD.

The series is divided into two parts, A through K and L through Z and features cinematic suggestions from a variety of staff members, writers, critics and other geeks who love movies.

Here you fill find The Blind Swordsman's Pilgrimage, The Wizard of Speed and Time, Twilight Zone: The Movie and, umm, The Star Wars Holiday Special. Hey, they didn't say it was a list of great movies, just ones that geeks will enjoy (or enjoy hating).