The Curse of the Dark Pharoah expansion for Arkham Horror speeds up the game, bringing the Ancient One out sooner, and giving the players fewer gates to close before he appears. That is especially frustrating when your Ancient One is also designed to slow the closing of gates.
The players did win, but only because the Ancient One came out quite quickly, before our terror level was too high, and because we used the gate tokens we did get to become blessed. Being blessed and a willingness to share items in the final fight is what allowed us to win.
Archive for March, 2012
Game Review: Arkham Horror Curse of the Dark Pharaoh
08
Mar
The Voice (s2 ep6)
06
Mar
Battlerounds! I like that we did six in our two hours- lots of singing and not too much time spent on people we’ll never see again.
I was really impressed with the battles. There were some amazing performances. In a couple cases, I would have chosen differently than the coaches, but I could also understand why they chose the way they did. The only choice I really disagreed with was Blake’s first- Raelynn.
I know she reminds him of his wife, but the girl can’t sing anything outside country. I don’t think she makes his team stronger at all.
This would explain a lot…
05
Mar
As a measure of what sets humans apart from other primates, cumulative knowledge seems as good as any. However, the result of this study that interests me the most has nothing to do with monkeys. It’s that the scientists saw “evidence for cumulative culture in five of eight groups” of toddlers.
That means that 37.5% of their test subjects did NOT show evidence for cumulative learning. What about them?
Were they the youngest groups? Were they groups of strangers? Did kids in those groups have autism spectrum disorders? Or is 37.5% of humanity not capable of learning from each other?
Blog Feature: The Millionaire Nurse Blog
03
Mar
My beloved Aunt is a nurse. I have worked with some wonderful nurses. Yes, nurses occupy a soft spot in my heart. I think they do a difficult job and often do not get the rewards they deserve. And that’s part of why The Millionaire Nurse Blog is one of my favorites. Dr. Dean has committed himself to sharing information about nurses and for nurses. It’s a nurse blog that cares about personal finances for all.
Besides his regular Best in Nurse Blogs feature, I love his personal finance lessons found anywhere- like in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Your Money Friday- How much for shoes?
02
Mar
It has been a while since I have done a Your Money Friday, but since my creativity and energy are running low at the moment, it seemed like a good time to bring it back.
Today’s thread is about shoes- more precisely, how much should one pay for a good pair of shoes. And to make it more interesting, this question is being posed by a man.
Based on current comments, it would seem that not only are the women on the board are used to paying for high quality shoes, professional men are as well, especially for dress shoes.
Why We Need Sex Ed (or Are Conservative Men Really that Stupid?)
01
Mar
There is an apparent belief among conservative men that female birth control (ie the pill) works the same way as a condom. (See here and here.) Guys, I know you want your wives to be virgins, but I’m also pretty certain you want the women you sleep with before/outside of marriage to not get pregnant. So, let me explain how the pill works, in language you can understand- it’s like Cialis for daily use.
One pill, every day. Cost and quantity do not scale with sexual activity. Taking the pill does not make a woman a slut or a prostitute.