Tabletop Games to Play During Family Dinner

September 21, 2020

My wife, two kids, and I love playing board games together as a family. One of our favorite times to play is during dinner. It’s a natural setting since we’re already gathered around our dining table. In the fast paced modern world, it can be tough to find a lot of time to sit together as a family and enjoy each other’s company. We tried the suggestions for asking the…

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The Game That Brought You Into The Hobby: Magic The Gathering

September 15, 2020

I blame my mother. My mother gave me my first Magic: The Gathering card; I believe it was a Prodigal Sorcerer. She had seen some younger coworkers playing the game in the break room at Burger King. The fantasy theme and illustrations must have caught her eye enough to ask for a card to give to her middle school age son. This must have been 1994. My first exposure to…

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The Game That Brought You Into The Hobby: Pandemic

September 14, 2020

Right now, it’s 2020 and we are living through the COVID-19 pandemic. Back in 2008, the only pandemic we had to worry about was the cooperative board game designed by Matt Leacock. I played a lot of the role playing game Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in middle school. For a little while I dabbled in the strategy game BattleTech. The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering ruled my gaming life…

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Gamewright Makes the Right Games (Part Two)

April 14, 2020

Gamewright is a board game publisher that has been making high quality family games since 1994. Their games encourage learning and having fun. Each one is strongly themed to capture the imaginations of kids and adults, and usually contain plenty of humor or goofy components (especially the artwork). The rules are always easy to follow and include a note from the publisher about the theme and/or narrative behind the game,…

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Gamewright Makes the Right Games (Part One)

April 14, 2020

Gamewright is a board game publisher that has been making high quality family games since 1994. Their games encourage learning and having fun. Each one is strongly themed to capture the imaginations of kids and adults, and usually contain plenty of humor or goofy components (especially the artwork). The rules are always easy to follow and include a note from the publisher about the theme and/or narrative behind the game,…

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Board Games to Entertain and Enlighten During the Coronavirus Pandemic

March 18, 2020

As any parent reading this is well aware, schools across the United States are shutting down to slow the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Social distancing is now a new byword. While kids likely view this as an early start to an extended spring break, their parents worry about their education and maintaining some sort of curriculum. While nothing will fully replace a proper school setting and professional teachers, I…

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One True Fan

January 27, 2020

I’m a fan of many varied things. I love Star Wars (even as I rail against it). I read most everything Stephen King and Warren Ellis write. I still follow some of my oldest favorite bands. And I try to keep up with the NFL (even if my predictions can be way off). A new thought struck me this football season. There’s something unique about being a fan of a…

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RD Fitness Dare: Bruce Lee Workouts

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January 13, 2020

In case you missed it, the Rampant Discourse staff announced a Fitness Dare to challenge ourselves to get more physically fit in 2020. The first component of my plan is to follow through on the DDP Yoga workout schedule. The other component is to incorporate some exercise routines inspired by the late, great Bruce Lee. Given my proclivity for all things Bruce Lee, it should come as no surprise that…

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Reading Challenge Results for 2019

January 9, 2020

Welcome to the recap of my Goodreads reading challenge results for 2019. That’s right, winter has arrived, so it’s time to curl up and enjoy a good book while staying nice and warm. Hopefully this long read will provide new books to seek out for yourself, or inspire you to spend more time reading. Perhaps you might even stop watching movies just long enough to write your own book… I…

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RD Fitness Dare: DDP Yoga

January 6, 2020

In case you missed it, the Rampant Discourse staff announced a Fitness Dare to challenge ourselves to get more physically fit in 2020. One component of my plan is to work on some exercises inspired by Bruce Lee. The other part is to incorporate the yoga program developed by multiple time WWE Champion Diamond Dallas Page, called, coincidentally enough, DDP Yoga. DDP created DDP Yoga after he ruptured his L4…

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