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		<title>Fun Uncle &gt; Creepy Uncle</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2010/06/23/fun-uncle-creepy-uncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m exaggerating when I say that, in addition to being the World&#8217;s Greatest Dad (and I&#8217;ve got the mug to prove it), I also qualify for the role of World&#8217;s Funnest Uncle**.  But as one comedian put it, there is a very thin line between &#8220;fun uncle&#8221; and &#8220;creepy uncle&#8221;&#8230; or words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Ticket to Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hadn’t thought much of the description of Ticket to Ride when I first read it (drawing cards to build train routes), but every review I read raved about it.  All but the most hardcore gamers loved this game and said they played it often with their friends and family.  It had been the top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Hera &amp; Zeus</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2006/04/26/review-hera-zeus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hera and Zeus is a two-player card game which is really hard to learn at first, but once you figure it out, it is a lot of fun to play. The gist of the game is that each player takes on one of the eponymous roles from Greek mythology. As the story goes, each of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Cartagena</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cartagena (said: car-ta-HAIN-ya) is advertised as a “prison break” game where you’re trying to get a band of pirates down a tunnel and into their awaiting sloop. That initial theme serves as a jumping off point for the artwork (which utilizes a lot of skulls and guns and other creepy pirate paraphernalia), but when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Monsters Menace America</title>
		<link>http://brianhodges.net/2006/02/01/review-monsters-menace-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsters Menace America
This was the game that introduced me to the world of “German Style Board Games.” In Monsters Menace America you take on the role of one of several classic movie monsters with slightly altered and comical names—for instance, the giant ape monster is named “Konk.” It’s the monster’s job to move around the board, which depicts the United States, and “stomp” major cities to collect health points. In addition to cities, there are other sites that you can “stomp” in order to gain Mutation Cards (which give you special powers) or Infamy Tokens (which allow you extra opportunities to attack later in the game).

monsters-boardIn addition to controlling a monster, players also control one of the four branches of the military to defend the country from your opponents’ monsters. The caveat of this is that all military forces are still, in theory, loyal to the country, so they cannot attack other units and if you happen to cross paths with your own monster, you still have to shoot it. ]]></description>
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