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The image above is what happened a couple of weeks back when we tried to play BLACKBEARD for the first time. This week at Gameshark.com I'm confessing to the video game crowd about one of board gaming's most shameful, embarassing, and saddening situations- when a game goes off the rails and completely tanks.  You risk losing your credibility as a game selector, you risk ruining everybody's night, and at worse you could be branded a Fun Murderer. FYI- "Mr. Blackberry" in the story is none other than F:AT's very own Robert Martin. ...

   Just some babbling on my part about a week+ loaded with gaming, my travels to one of Maryland's bastions for fine gaming (and tasty beer), the people I met along the way, and possibly some little mini-reviews of the stuff I got to play for the first time.  

Some of you who remember the early days of the Ameritrash "movement" on BGG probably remember me offering little quality commentary or insight, but a vast quantity of unwanted opinions, insults, pictures of bombs, chicks, off topic off color youtube videos and other worthless drivel.   When the Fortress: Ameritrash blog was started, I was one of the original eight - the bunch that came together and decided to start the blog that eventually became this website.  This column, and the columns to follow, explain why until my blackbeard review, you haven't seen much of me on this site.  What...

    I'm cooking up a little content for us on what's been a slow week, but in the meantime, I thought everyone would like a gander at Mike's contribution on Boardgame News.  He, BGN owner W. Eric Martin, and Ryan Bretsch participate in a great Roundtable discussion about "Gateway Games", what that even means, and whether such a term is even good for the hobby.   Head on...

The scene: Me with a foam orange gun pointed at my mouth. "People are always asking me if I know Malloc" Malloc: "Three minutes. This is it Trashfest 2008 ground zero. Would you like to say a few words to mark the occasion?" Me: "i.. ann.. iinn.. fff.. nnyin..." Me: "With a Cash n' Gun barrel between your teeth, you speak only in vowels" Me: "I can't think of anything. For a second I totally forgot about Malloc and Trashfest and I wonder...