Games

June 24th, 2010

This is a fun game from TripAdvisor / TravelPod.  It starts out pretty easy but gets much harder.  I made it to Level 10! Go here to play the game: http://www.tripadvisor.com/TIQGame It looks like there’s different settings so you can play a US-only version if that might help your score. -Nick

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March 5th, 2010

I had a chance to see my first NHL game this week.  On Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks played the New Jersey Devils at the HP Pavilion.  Fresh off the Olympic hockey finale, we were ready for more icy action.  We even got an up-close-and-personal view of Sharkie the mascot as he gave a bag [...]

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January 5th, 2010

It’s the classic Uno card game, with a couple alternative rules that make it much more fun and interesting. Matching cards can be played out of turn.  If someone plays a red 5, and you also have a red 5, you can add it to the pile right away.  Everyone in between the original red-5-player [...]

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September 16th, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to play the CashFlow board game with a group of Bay Area real estate investors.  CashFlow is a game designed by Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) to teach basic financial and bookkeeping skills.  It’s something of a cross between Monopoly and Life, with the object of the game being [...]

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