New Dominion: Intrigue info...

The geeks are talking. Supposedly some images of the box covers have come out and people are already translating the images. Check out the discussions here and here.

New cards include the Harem, Henchmen, and Great Hall. Judging by the excitement online, this game is gonna sell out very fast. Haven't played the original Dominion in over a month. I dunno, we just seemed to find other things to do (including playing the shit out of Boom Blox 2 - so awesome.) Maybe this weekend we'll get a chance to pull the old cards out and deal a round....

Video party games replacing board games?

So I have to admit that our little group of 4 who usually play board games three times a week have found a temporary substitute. I recently purchased Boom Blox for Wii and I don't even own a Wii... I know. What's wrong with me?

Boom Blox has a game like Jenga (pulling out blocks without knocking over towers) and reverse Jenga (throwing softballs or bowling balls at towers to knock over high scoring blocks.) Fact is, it's a stupidly ridiculous amount of fun and with 4 players it's as interactive as any board game I own. I showed it to a friend on Friday and he purchased it on Saturday.



My question is: will Wii party games replace board games as a social event? Games like Rock Band already dominate at parties now and others like Mario Party and Wii Sports are a load of fun, trust me. I think (and hope) the answer is no. There's just something about rollin' dice and playing cards that can't be replaced by a video game, no matter how good. Thoughts?

Oh, and tonight, the other half wants to play Boom Blox and I wanna play the board game Stone Age. Be interesting to see which one wins out....