LEGO Animal Crossing Sets
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Posted on February 28th, 2025 by
As you may or may not know, I love Animal Crossing. Pac-Man may be my number one favorite game of all time, but I think Animal Crossing may be my second favorite. So you know that’s a lot! A little over a year ago, they started releasing Animal Crossing LEGO sets, and I finally got a couple of them so I thought I’d share with you all here.
Unplugged: Dungeons & Dragons 2024
Posted on February 22nd, 2025 by
Whether it is streamers, or pop culture icons (I suppose some are both) the role-playing hobby continues to make inroads to mainstream culture. Leading the pack is Dungeons and Dragons. With this week’s release of the new Monster Manual, D&D has just finished a refresh of their 2014 “5th Edition” ruleset. This new, “D&D 2024” edition is fully backwards compatible with the 2024 rules but has smoothed out some rough edges and attempts to provide a more helpful presentation of the material. In brief, the game has punched up the fun aspects for players, provided more concrete advice for new players, and souped up the monsters to provide more variety and more challenging monsters. While there is no dire need for anyone to change over from the 2014 rules (you can even run players running characters from each edition at the same time), new players should certainly start with the 2024 rules and hard-core players will probably see advantages in going with the new, adjusted rules.
Catch Pokémon in McDonald’s Happy Meals!
Posted on February 21st, 2025 by
Pokémon are back in McDonald’s Happy Meals, but this time it’s more of a focus on the card game. I picked one up the other day so let’s see what’s inside.
Sonic the Hedgehog Valentines
Posted on January 31st, 2025 by
First we had Mario valentines, then Animal Crossing, and now Sonic the Hedgehog! I found some of those elementary school style valentines at the store with Sonic, so I decided to get them and check them out.
Cary is Looking Forward in 2025!
Posted on January 24th, 2025 by
Around this time, I like to make a list of games that are releasing in the coming year that I’m looking forward to. Of course, this isn’t a full complete list, as there will assuredly be titles announced throughout the year that I may get as well. But anyway, here’s what I know now, for the most part, so let’s take a look at what games I’m looking forward to in 2025!
Cary’s Best Games of 2024 Awards Show!
Posted on January 17th, 2025 by
It’s time for my “Best Video Games of 2024 Awards Show!” Keep in mind that this is my list only and no other outside opinions contributed. And if a game isn’t on this list, it either just didn’t appeal to me as much or I haven’t had a chance to play it yet. Ok with that out of the way, let’s begin!
Zero to Dance Hero (Switch)
Posted on December 30th, 2024 by
Learn Hip Hop style dance moves step by step in Zero to Dance Hero. It’s a motion controlled dance game on Switch, and you can even pick instructors from the Fitness Boxing games (I think they’re made by the same folks).
Minecraft Gingerbread House
Posted on December 24th, 2024 by
When I went to the Five and Below store a while back, I saw a Minecraft Gingerbread House kit for only 4 bucks or so. I picked up a couple of them. One for my nephew and twin nieces to do, since my nephew loves Minecraft (what kid doesn’t?). And I picked up another one to do with my other brother’s stepson when we would do Christmas at my mom’s house. So I thought I’d share that with you and show you what it looked like.
Holiday Heroscape in Action
Posted on December 19th, 2024 by
Our local high school has the occasional evening of open boardgaming in the cafeteria. Students and teachers (and select <ahem> boardgamers, such as myself) are free to drop in and play some games on hand or bring their own. There were two gaming events in November and December. The first was just a night of fun while the second was pitched as a “decompression” time just before finals hit in earnest. Attendance was pretty good on both nights and one of the main attractions was the Heroscape setup I brought along. Heroscape is an excellent miniatures combat game that is great for family play. While the name “miniatures combat game” would normally imply a rules-heavy game of thick rulebooks, slow moving, somewhat tedious combat. (A miniatures wargame player would want to defend the genre by pointing out the huge strategic depth available within a game.) In contrast, Heroscape provides a game where a wide diversity of miniatures clash together across colorful hexagonal landscape. The bad news is that the game has been out of print for years, but the great news is that Renegade Games has just rereleased a whole new line of Heroscape content so it is a great time for new gamers to jump in.
Mario Kart 8 Toys in McDonald’s Happy Meals
Posted on December 13th, 2024 by
In November McDonald’s had Mario Kart 8 toys in their Happy Meals. So I thought I’d show you what they had and which ones I got. So Let’s-A-Go!
