In my quest for interesting games I could build at home, I ran across a reference to a game similar to billiards or snooker, but played on a smaller table using sliding discs in place of balls. It looked like fun to build (and to play) so I set about building one, based on the free plans available at Wood Gears (thanks, Matthias!!!).
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| Entry | 15 February 2010, 1:33 UTC |
I've never played. I don't even know all of the rules. But I ran across a web page about it recently, and became somewhat fascinated with it. Fascinated enough, in fact, to embark on engraving my own set of tiles. Sure, anybody can go slap down $80 or $100 at Toys'r'Us for a set of plastic Mah Jongg tiles, but what fun is that?
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| Entry | 21 January 2010, 5:37 UTC |
I've been meaning to get this scanned and posted for fellow "classic computer" buffs to enjoy, and I finally got around to it today. It's the Tandy Computers 1978 catalog, containing photos and information for dozens of different computer systems and peripherals available from Tandy at that time. Enjoy.
P.S. - It's about a 656MB file, so I'd recommend a fast connection! There's a "reduced size" version which is best suited for viewing. It's about 55MB and is available here.
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| Let the Games Begin! | 4 January 2010, 14:50 UTC |
Now that winter is truly upon us, the greenhouse project is buttoned up for the winter (we ate the first couple of radishes grown in the greenhouse last week - they were delicious!), and the garden is under two feet of snow, we've been looking for something to pass the time. Some time ago, we picked up a copy of the card-based word game "Quiddler," and we still enjoy playing it. For some variety, AJ taught us how to play dominoes (Yes, they really are meant for something other than lining up to knock down! Who knew?) using the set at the coffee shop a couple of nights ago. Now I think I may have to take a stab at making a set of my own for us to use at home. Searching for other games we can enjoy playing together, the criteria for which seem to be minimal setup, straightforward rules, easily portable (or improvised, or no) playing pieces, maximum mental stimulation, minimum adrenaline levels, repeat playability, and civilized play, I've come up with the following:
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| It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a... FROG??? | 31 August 2009, 2:26 UTC |
 One of our cats, Squirt , was really concerned about something outside the window a couple of nights ago. Usually it's something like a bug, and she loses interest pretty quickly. This was different, though; she kept staring up and running back and forth trying to get a good look at whatever it was, so I finally had to go outside and investigate.
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