Joe Pace
Player of Games, #31: Ladder Ball
There's a lot of fun to be had out there in the yard on a summer's day. Early afternoon, the sun just past its apogee, the fire burning...
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Joe Pace
Jan 30
Player of Games, #30: Strolling Bowling
Sometimes, the simplest things can bring us joy. It's the attraction of darts, say, or blackjack, or Jim Carrey. As a college literature...
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Joe Pace
Jan 29
Player of Games, #29: Doom
I didn't waste a whole lot of time in college. There were only so many hours in the day, and between studies, plotting to take over the...
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Joe Pace
Jan 28
Player of Games. #28: Chutes and Ladders (Marvel)
Some board games are sufficiently iconic and generic that they invite cross-branding. Think Monopoly, Clue, Trivial Pursuit. There are...
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Joe Pace
Jan 27
Player of Games, #27: Transport Tycoon Deluxe
I've always been a sucker for games that involve world-building and creative resource management. Isn't that just about the nerdiest...
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Joe Pace
Jan 26
Player of Games, #26: Scattergories
In my family there's something we simply call "The Alphabet Game". It's pretty simple: pick a category, the more defined the better, and...
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Joe Pace
Jan 25
Player of Games, #25: Alligator
This creatively-titled diversion is emblematic of the "when will it blow up in my face?" genre, such as the coronary-inducing Perfection,...
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Joe Pace
Jan 24
Player of Games, #24: Snoopy's Doghouse Game
I'm a Peanuts fan from way back. I suppose I should qualify that to some extent - I'm a Snoopy and Woodstock fan. Mostly Woodstock. That...
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Joe Pace
Jan 23
Player of Games, #23: President Forever 2008 + Primaries
With the New Hampshire Presidential Primary being held today (sort of), we turn our attention to what I consider the most comprehensive...
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Joe Pace
Jan 22
Player of Games, #22: Go For It!
It hurts my soul that board games released on 1986 are listed online as "rare and vintage!". I mean, it's only been what, ten or fifteen...
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Joe Pace
Jan 21
Player of Games, #21: FIFA 23
Maybe a year or two ago my eldest son started getting into soccer. Football, I guess you'd call it. He chose Aston Villa in the English...
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Joe Pace
Jan 20
Player of Games, #20: Theatre of Magic
I am not much of a pinball player. I mean, there was a time we had one in the basement at the house growing up, a vintage job without...
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