tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123329312021-02-07T09:51:30.538-05:00Welcome to Paul Darcy’s Twisted Mind Emporium. This is where I poke fun at my life as a rabid board gamer, dad, and old guy. Each post is sure to be somewhat twisted - not stirred!PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.comBlogger970125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-24728203948000301992017-03-27T08:51:00.000-04:002017-03-27T08:51:21.076-04:00

. . . the game, not the condition.I’ll admit, I’m not fond of tight spaces, but this post will be all about the game not the phobia.First off, I’m going to come right out and say it - this game is visually stunning! The tiles are just gorgeous, and it comes with fully painted minis as well.So, when you set it up and get to playing, it looks absolutely fabulous . . . the visuals, not the TV

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-77188100343555098392017-03-18T09:20:00.000-04:002017-03-18T09:20:24.861-04:00

Just to let you know I don’t really review games so much as talk about them and do play throughs of them no my YouTube channel.In the coming days and months I will be showcasing here those games I have done play throughs of, because it’s my blog and I’ll cry if I want to . . .So, as you have by now figured out, this post will be all about the board game Firefly.It’s put out by Gale Force Nine,

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Yes, the job interview is over!And . . . I think it went pretty well . . .There was no swearing, fisticuffs or hot liquids in faces . . . that’s a good sign, right?But who am I to judge, really. I mean, it’s pretty hard to make objective observations of oneself under pressure.Still, I’m just glad it’s over with . . . except for the waiting to hear back now of course. At least they told me they

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The weekend looms large . . . the sun is shining . . . spring has almost sprung, and I’m feeling a crushing mental weight like a ton of feathers squeezing my prefrontal cortex in an avian scented vice . . .. . . which makes no sense. Which, is kind of the point of today’s ramblings.Irrational fears. They suck - a lot.You see, I am currently looking for meaningful work, and it’s an elusive bitch

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So, yes, about my addiction . . .Hi, I’m Paul Darcy, and I have this little problem . . .Okay, maybe problem is overstating it, but I do collect and play quite a few modern board games.Which come with many, many, many plastic figures . . . Hey, don’t judge me! You may offend my inner 12 year old!And think about it, I could be doing drugs, or pimping or abusing small mammals . . . so this life

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So, if you’ve been hanging around here for any length of time (since 2005 - Holy Crap!) you will know I’m a Huge board game fanatic . . . My YouTube channel is called Paul Darcy’ Game Play . . . yeah, very original. And as I look back now at how it’s grown, I’m kinda blown away. As of this posting I have over 3400 subscribers and my views have exceeded 750,000 . . . yeah, absolutely frikin

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So, my latest NetFlix obsession has been the show iZombie. They recently dumped 2 seasons into their line up.It’s, at its heart, a crime drama. And just what do I think?Liking it. A Lot!If I were to compare it to my all time favourites (Buffy or Wonderfalls) I would rate it a 7/10 vs either of those shows.Now, that sounds pretty poor, but let’s not forget just how damn awesome Buffy and

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Say what!?Yeah, Buffy the Vampire Slayer had it’s 20th anniversary yesterday . . .Wow, that’s a little hard to believe. Time, once again, is messing with my grey matter.I must say I didn’t jump on the Buffy wagon until it was in its sixth season, but then I started collecting the DVD sets as they were released, and binge watched them like an addict.What can I say about this show that a million

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Holy Hell and Beelzebub’s Bong! Like, almost three years ago my little blog here was cast adrift into the void and all but abandoned. No, I haven’t died, or moved to another planet or become a monk. Without getting into any details, which will likely bore you to tears anyhow, let’s just say the past two and a half years have been a heart-wrenching struggle. Like all journeys in life,

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And that anybody happens to be me . . .Yeah, seems like this blog is now a once a month instead of the once a week I was hoping for.So, to the very few readers left reading this, I apologize . . . and my two main excuses are;1) My dad was in hospital for almost a month - he is recovering now after heart surgery.2) We have a new puppy - his name is Watson.Nuff said.Games - yes, wonderful games.

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Yes, I remember, long ago I had this blog . . . I used to write in it every week . . . then . . .Blah, blah, blah.Not going to go there with a bunch of excuses - just suffice it to say I’ve been busy.Now, on to the latest board/card game purchase.Legendary: Encounters, a deck building game - set in the Alien universe.I really, really like this deck building game. It’s a full on co-op where

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-54657705295572312382014-09-14T06:41:00.000-04:002014-09-14T06:41:17.660-04:00

Well, with the new job now and getting up at 5:00 am to prepare my bus, I’ve been pretty wiped out the last two weeks.But, I am recovering . . .And starting next week, I’ll be adding another drive onto my two drives a day by going into the big city on Saturdays again.And this, despite more driving, I am really looking forward too.It means once more I get to check out the mega-huge game store

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Yup - my new office away from home this year is bright shiny yellow.After 3 weeks of intense training (I kid you not) I have a new driver’s license class (B) and a new job starting, you guessed it, the first day of school.So, that is my excuse for not posting here the last while since I’ve been very busy learning how to handle a 40 foot bus.I don’t have too many kids on my route, and I’m

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. . . the dice game. This is one of the latest small pack games I’ve bought in the last while - and it’s a good one!It plays from 3 to 8 people and takes around fifteen minutes to compete a game.Very fun, very fast, and very cut-throat - but not in a mean way.If you like chucking dice, accusing your neighbour of being an outlaw or being a deputy - then this is a great game for you and your

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Or as I refer to it - Sedition Bores!I really, really, really wanted to like this game.I got if for a very low price, almost a giveaway - like 75% off retail price!It has 50 miniatures!It has cool modular boards!It has 9 different missions with different objectives!It has so very neat game mechanics!It is pretty mediocre to awful . . . let me explain.I’ll start with the miniatures - like I said

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-80336589257461812052014-06-29T07:57:00.001-04:002014-06-29T07:57:34.776-04:00

Yup, that’s how old I’m turning . . .Believe me, I seemed only yesterday I was in diapers, then I blinked, and . . . now this!It really is hard to believe so many years have flown by. In my mind’s eye, I’m still twenty . . . but, as you may know if you read this blog, my body has other ideas about that.So, today I’m off to my good friend’s farm to play board games - all day - and yes, all board

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-27871125877739380972014-06-22T06:54:00.002-04:002014-07-27T05:27:48.593-04:00

So I got this great little card game some time ago - and finally had a chance to give it a go. It’s not really a deck builder, more a deck set collector. The idea is to collect as many victory points as you can and try to stay alive - it is a competitive game but not a really nasty take that one. For a very low price it is pretty darn good. I’ll need to take this one to gaming day soon and

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-39858807137842185892014-06-15T06:54:00.004-04:002014-06-15T06:56:50.044-04:00

Another year, another Father’s Day. Happy day to all those males who passed along their genetic material to the next generation. Being a dad has got to be one of the most rewarding, and frustrating, things ever. It’s a mixed bag of awesome, suffering, terror, agony and joy . . . all wrapped up in an enigma . . . or something. I never regret having my daughter, ever - even when she drives me

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-82744204266919360972014-06-08T07:53:00.000-04:002014-06-08T07:53:54.671-04:00

So, there is this book I’m reading - as you can see from the image.I’m quite liking it. In fact, I’m liking it a lot more than its predecessor, God Emperor of Dune.Being a long book, I’m not likely to polish it off for a couple more weeks, still I'm ahead of my goal for 2014 so I’m not worried.And I continue to avoid game buying as I’m so behind on getting video series up on my YouTube channel of

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So, with the new larger TV, I’ve taken to watching some shows I just never saw while they were on air.This catch-up viewing is related to the fact that I don’t have cable, satellite or NetFlix, nor have I had any of those forms of TV going on close to two decades now . . .No, really!I do all my TV watching via DVDs - and our local library has a ton of them, which is fine by me since DVD sets

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Yeah, not much to report this week.I mowed the lawn - it needs mowing again.I finished a book - I started another one.I . . .Okay, that is getting tedious.So, the week as you can deduce from the blog title, was pretty quiet and uneventful.I did start another YouTube gameplay series though - Tomb the board game.If you are so inclined you could check it out over on my channel - Here.And for the

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Of the ancient variety . . .So yeah, another board game enters the stockpile.This time it’s a pretty quick dice chucker of a game - and pretty awesome all in one.It plays 2-4 players, a minor drawback, but plays in less than an hour, coupled with dice rolling and card and token manipulation makes this a winner.Lots of reviews on the intertubes so I’ll just say - no - it is not like Elder Sign .

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So what is with the stupid, annoying, and fuzzy image of me that Google plus puts up every time I post here on Blogger - even though I’ve tried not to have that happen! Sorry about that chiefs . . . I will try to figure out how to not have that happen one day. On the board game front I do have another one to share - and it is really, really fun - but really, really lacking in the rules

PaulDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722063290961887153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12332931.post-70803247526190368012014-05-04T07:22:00.002-04:002014-05-04T07:22:33.369-04:00

Yeah, it usually comes sometime mid-winter, but for me it came last week in the form of yet another board game . . .Ahem . . .Well then, this game is a pure cooperative game where four surviving heroes try to undo the evil that has befallen the land by the, you guessed it, Evil Necromancer.And hooey, is this a nasty piece of cooperative gaming design.My first attempt to defeat the Evil saw the

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Holy Wow, batman!So, I picked up The Wizard’s Tower, the expansion for Castle Panic, and man does this add a truckload of complexity to the game.But, in a good way.There are tons of reviews on the intertubes, so I’ll not try to cover much here, but just say it is really cool with new awesome cards and new awesome monsters and boss monsters - oh, and a Wizards’s Tower, of course, where you can

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