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June 08:
Wanna play King for a day?

Citadels* is a medieval-themed role-playing card game where players seek to be the first to complete a grand city of their own by secretly taking the roles of either the King, Magician, Architect, Thief, Bishop, etc. and using the powers of such offices to win the game. The funny thing is that all players get to play a different role in each turn so you can be the King in one round and Thief the next, and so on. (Ooh, Erap must've had his own set, eh?)

A game of Medieval cities, nobles, and intrigue.

*Arn and I have yet to play it though. We only got to "inspect" it at CQ the other day.

They sure don't make games like they used to. Today, an RPG -- in card game or computer form -- could last just a few hours, thus providing instant satisfaction. Back in high school, games would last for days because completing an action could take at least 15 minutes per player, what with all those dies and charts. Cumbersome as they were, I'm beginning to appreciate their crude, DIY quality now.

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Interesting -- statistics show that as a group, boys:

ï Score lower in all grades on standardized reading and writing tests than girls
ï Are more likely than girls to be placed in remedial classes or held back a grade
ï Rank lower in their class and earn fewer honors than girls
ï Get into fights twice as often, and commit suicide four times more often than girls.

Precisely why Jon Sciezska has come up with Guys Read, a literacy program for boys.

(via Butas na Chucks)

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Please go and visit Sunshine who I know from my Mayrics-going days! This blog world is getting smaller by the minute.