I've now completed a couple games with the new Civ V patch (v. 1.0.1.135) and feel like I can make some informed comments.  Overall, I a...

Blogging really took a hit this year, and it's quite likely that Aili and I will just let this thing die next year.  We have a baby comi...

Sid Meier's Civilization games are all about the enjoyment of making decisions.  Yes, there's a narrative that emerges due to the ou...

I thought I had my Demigod habit kicked but apparently not.  No doubt, Demigod can be incredibly frustrating.  On a slow night, it can take ...

In this 3rd installment of my (admittedly mediocre) analysis of Gene Wolfe's The Sorcerer's House , I'm going to take a close lo...