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SnoutCast #82: “Four Tabletop Games”

Curtis Chen
September 13, 2011
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In which we discuss at least four tabletop games. Underpromise and overdeliver! (All game titles below link to BoardGameGeek.com .) [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:58 – “recreational”01:34 – swearing up a storm03:35 – LEON!05:23 – Dominion (deck-building…

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An Unscientific Sampling

Curtis Chen
September 11, 2011
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I have never actually used FaceTime on my iPad to talk with anybody. But clearly, I’m not as social as some of my Twitter friends (and their families): Facebook, on the other hand, is 50/50: That is all.

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Phobos Cruise Crazy”

Curtis Chen
September 9, 2011
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And now, a follow-up to my earlier story “To Cruise Or Not To Cruise,” which was commissioned by one of my very generous Write-a-Thon sponsors in hopes of convincing his girlfriend to go on a particular cruise with him. She,…

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geeky movies overshare

How I Spent My Labor Day

Curtis Chen
September 6, 2011
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DeeAnn and I had some tough decisions to make yesterday. I wanted to make a day of it at the movies; she got to pick where we’d see the second show and, based on that, which show would be the…

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SnoutCast #81: “Where’s The Game?”

Curtis Chen
September 6, 2011
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In which we once again recruit Rich Bragg to answer a listener query. [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:58 – “itinerant”01:23 – listener Jessica asked about traveling for Games02:45 – Rich‘s credentials: he’s played puzzle hunts in 13…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Lightning in a Bottle”

Curtis Chen
September 2, 2011
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This week’s story is based on an idea suggested by Write-a-Thon sponsor Larry and set in the same world as “Fools for Love,” and both DeeAnn and Adam liked it. So that’s all good. Read “Lightning in a Bottle” at…

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