September 2009

  • Arkham Horror: A Lovecraft Board Game

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    For one reason or another, Internet culture has latched onto the stories of author H.P. Lovecraft as a source of cultural humor, specifically his end-all monster, Cthulu. This modern upswing in interest in Lovecraft's iconic horror stories has resulted in a number of fun bits of entertainment ephemera. One of the most extensive is a board game called Arkham Horror, a cooperative adventure in which a series of strange characters have to race against time and battle an army of horrible monsters to stop an ancient nightmare from rising in the modern world.

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  • The Party Games of ArmorGroup

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    If you happen to be an employee of ArmorGroup, the private security company contracted to guard the U.S. embassay in Kabul, you like to play party games at Camp Sullivan, half-naked around a bonfire where fellow employees stand around urinate on themselves and each other for fun. What's more, you like to take vodka shots out of the other guards' buttcracks, and engage in sexually perverse hazing activities, humiliating and subjecting new recruits to these bizarre games, whether they want to be included, or not.

    ArmorGroup's party games are now being closely examined by the State Department, Congress and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Secretary Clinton received a letter detailing the misconduct and abuses of Afghan nationals by the security personnel of ArmorGroup from Danielle Brian, Executive Director of Project on Government Oversight. Read more

  • Pandemic: A Cooperative Board Game

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    While there's nothing quite like some friendly competition around the table, sometimes it's better for everyone to be on the same team for a while. Instead of being player vs. player, it's players vs. rules, a gaming situation in which the only way to win is to communicate with your friends. One of the best co-op board games out today is a relatively new title called Pandemic.

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