November 09, 2004
A Wench's Eye View of Dorkstock III: Part One
Know what's kewl? Out of the Box Games. They're the most original games I've ever played. Do all your Christmas shopping there. Seriously. And then get Apples to Apples for yourself, and play it with the family after Christmas dinner. It'll be the... Best. Christmas. Ever. I keep my copy in my car, so it's always handy.
So Marty and I arrived at Dorkstock just before lunch time and warmed up with a round each of both of the 10 Days games. I admit, the Africa one took a long time. I was educated in the public school system and couldn't find Nigeria is to save my contemptable, Aryan life. I deserve to die. Do your children a favor and at least buy them the U.S. one. ~Embarrassing quote warning!~ "I had fun while learning which states border Arkansas!" No really!
Then, some guys whose names I didn't catch -- but you will know them soon, when they get rich and famous -- let the Army of Dorkness demo their new game Cineplexity (not yet in production). It was so kewl!
The only thing I can compare it to is Apples to Apples, in that you don't really need to know anything, it takes 5 seconds to learn, and it sparks great conversation. And the occasional happy dance. You haven't lived until you've seen a 6'4" geek disco dance. (Yeah, John, I'm lookin' at you.) The only requirement is that you have seen a few movies in your lifetime. Any movies. Silent, black & white, talkies, porn, indie, camp, snuff, vehicles for Hollywood's hot-new-thing du jour. ANYTHING.
[You know, I was going to put the jist of the game here, but since it's not actually out, yet, I don't want someone to steal their idea. Not that I think any (or either) of my loyal readers would do something like that, but it'd be just my luck that it'd happen some other way, and I'd get the blame. And the lawsuit. And the opened can of whup-ass with the jaggedy edges and the cut fingers and the GLAY-VEN.]
It's interesting to note that, in the same way that "Cher" and "Giant Squid" will almost always win you the hand in Apples to Apples, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "The Passion of the Christ" are more versatile than you may be aware! Anyhoo... CINEPLEXITY. Coming this spring! Buy it! You won't be sorry!
Oh, and simultaneous with the playing of the Cineplexity was the eating of the Igor Bars. I gotta tell ya, Lori can deliver a sugar high like no other. Caramel is her plaything. Chocolate obeys her every whim. Chewy and yummy and noisy with all the orgasmic sighs and moaning and oh dear god the smacking of the lips.
Then John, Marty and I played Cloud Nine with a cool person named Jennifer, who won by being extra cautious, while the rest of us foolishly trusted our fellow players. Stupid, stupid us.
Tomorrow's exciting conclusion: Food, autographs, and less kissing of the Out Of The Box peoples' collective ass.