Big Box Games, includes a baby photo

In a BoardGameGeek review of Runewars was this photo. I assume the point was to show that the game comes in a really big box. The best part of the photo is the string of comments. Enjoy!

Runewars baby photo


Oh, and speaking of big box games, there seems to be a general belief that games in big boxes are better games, and worth the $100 that some of them cost. A game called "Planet Steam" seems to be using this mentality to sell itself. Supposedly the game is absolutely fabulous, and is reasonably well made, but the box is much, much bigger than needed for the components provided, and the price is higher than any other traditional board game on the market.

CTRL-ALT-DEL comic - in-store mmorpg

I love the online comic Ctrl-Alt-Del. The main character is a bit of a slacker who worked in, and now owns, an indie video game store. He recently came up with an idea to boost customer loyalty. Today's strip made me snort little chunks of Fritos. Here's the beginning (or close enough, anyway) of the current story arc:
in-store mmorpg