I've mentioned it a few times that I think the Supremacy Mushroom cloud is one of if not the coolest gaming piece ever.  Here are some others that I think are pretty cool.  The criteria is that they have to be a piece in a boardgame (minis don't count).  Anyways....  10.  The Monopoly Battleship.  This has been an on and off piece in Monopoly games for a long time.  Everytime I was playing a Monopoly game that had this piece, I wanted it.  Nothing says power like a battleship although this looks like a stylized version of a...

The number 1 maligned game on other gaming sites is Monopoly.  I can understand where they are coming from although to say there is absolutely no decision making in Monopoly is erroneous.  There's trading, bargaining, buying, etc.  There's knowing what properties to own (the orange ones...IMHO) and what properties not to own (the blue ones).  Anyways, this isn't my point.  The number 2 maligned game on other gaming sites is probably Risk. I do not feel that Risk deserves the bad rap that it gets.  I'm a fan of classic Risk, although I haven't played it in a...

An honest-to-goodness Math Trade at F:AT. Who'd a thunk it? The TrashTalk link is for the actual games being offered and on-topic discussions if you have to. This blog is for shooting the breeze and debating the merits of CALIFORNIA vs. RELATIONSHIP TIGHTROPE.

Trip is going well. I need to sit down in the evening and upload photos. Been to Whisky museum, spent two afternoons in the National museum, and hoofed it all around town. Now have a very nice bottle of Isley 8 year old whisky. Wales played Scotland in Rugby Sunday, and beat them, lots of red shirts in town. Chatted with old men at the bar, which was fun.   Tonight going to go to a listed boardgame night upstairs in a bar (there was a link on TOS for it) and try inflicting Battlelore...