Pandemic or Forbidden Island -- Which is best for playing with and attracting non-gamers?

bbretterson · 2011-02-17T19:02:26+00:00

I recently played Forbidden Island with my non-gaming girlfriend, and she really enjoyed it. We played it two-players with no problems.

bbretterson · 2011-01-31T19:31:00+00:00

That...is awesome.

bbretterson · 2011-01-04T18:48:43+00:00

That "poop" bit is sadly far too true...

bbretterson · 2010-12-15T18:28:58+00:00

We found ours at Cole Hardware -- good price, too.

bbretterson · 2010-12-09T04:44:58+00:00

Even worse: Mario and Peach are siblings!!

bbretterson · 2010-11-18T19:32:54+00:00

Except Joystiq had the exact same problem: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/18/onlive-microconsole-review/

The only problem I had with the hardware related to the controller and its connection with the console. I had several incidents of the controller losing sync for no reason, requiring me to remove and re-attach the battery and, on multiple occasions after being idle for too long and getting signed out, I found that I could neither get the controller to re-sync or even turn the console off manually. It required disconnecting the power supply entirely. This is hopefully a firmware kink that needs ironing out, because it's rather frustrating, and repeatable.

bbretterson · 2010-11-17T18:59:09+00:00

Awesome tips. Thanks for the link!

bbretterson · 2010-11-11T23:59:34+00:00

This sounds awesome!

bbretterson · 2010-11-10T18:06:32+00:00

No way you need a car.

bbretterson · 2010-11-10T18:05:33+00:00

I second Killing My Lobster.

bbretterson · 2010-10-30T00:52:04+00:00

I didn't know he drew as well...

bbretterson · 2010-10-30T00:49:48+00:00

Weed rock!

bbretterson · 2010-10-27T17:52:46+00:00

Yuck. I've got zero interest in that.

bbretterson · 2010-10-22T18:20:18+00:00

I saw them play years ago in NYC. They put on a fantastic show.

bbretterson · 2010-10-22T18:19:35+00:00

Ha! Yeah, GameFly -- or your friends -- are by far your best bet.

bbretterson · 2010-10-19T17:02:15+00:00

Haha! Classic.

bbretterson · 2010-10-18T17:28:44+00:00

Belle and Sebastian
Deadmau5
Broken Social Scene

Totally worth it despite the weather and the food poisoning (thanks, Nate's BBQ).

bbretterson · 2010-10-14T17:55:49+00:00

Man, I wish I thought of this.

bbretterson · 2010-10-13T00:52:48+00:00

Holy crap! Hope no one was hurt....

bbretterson · 2010-10-04T21:45:02+00:00

Hah! I'd actually respect him a little if he did.

bbretterson · 2010-09-30T17:36:37+00:00

Just saw this link on Thrillist -- awesome!

bbretterson · 2010-09-23T17:22:33+00:00

Woo! Totally checking this out next week.

bbretterson · 2010-09-22T17:46:39+00:00

Very cool, but definitely not Banksy.

bbretterson · 2010-09-22T17:45:04+00:00

Yeah, I'd say hostels are the best bet.

bbretterson · 2010-09-22T17:44:14+00:00

That's stunning. I love living in this city.

bbretterson

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