http://disqus.com/people/9c7f4e3bf99b530d5552f769bb96a060/enThu, 31 Jan 2008 20:48:46 -0000http://laughingsquid.disqus.com/bernal_heights_hill_soap_box_derby_2007_photos/#comment-1809742Man! You go to fun stuff, and you take great pictures. Thanks Scott - this looks like it was a hoot!Justin HallTue, 30 Oct 2007 03:04:07 -0000http://dria.disqus.com/games_games_games/#comment-1567957All these suggestions sound awesome. Puerto Rico is some dense strategy and resource management. I tend to like those kind of games, but they take a lot of setup and patience. Then the strategery begins!<br><br>If you want a deeply demanding data-tracking boardgame challenge, check out Arkham Horror: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham_Horror" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkham_Horror</a><br><br>Usually about eighty minutes before all 1-8 players are ready to take their turns. There's mechanical artificial intelligence, hundreds of cardboard chits, 1920s horror and role-playing. The game is cooperative - everyone is on the same team, facing down terrible eldar gods from the great beyond, etc. It's a deep hoot.<br><br>Also, along those lines, Talisman: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman_%2528board_game%2529" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman_%28board_...</a> - this is another game that feels so complicated it should have been a computer game. But then you play it for a short while and it's so rich that you can have these hilarious competitive potion flinging contests with other players, etc.Justin HallThu, 31 Jan 2008 20:48:46 -0000