Ben again, coming to you live and direct, from 20 minutes into the future....Playing Gods is tootling along (sounds very British, doesn't it?), selling copies here and there. Last Friday I got a wonderful call from the folks at EvolveFISH, who have been carrying my...
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One Week After USA Today,,,
About a week ago, USA Today (online only) had a short piece about Playing Gods. The item was fairly even handed, though I noted that the professor of religion who's quoted as saying the game is "too stupid to go far" is a guy named Carl Raschke. I'd never heard of...
Mom Who Cut off Child’s Arms on God’s Command Released
Dena Schlosser, the Texas mother who in 2004 cut off her ten-month-old daughter's arms with a kitchen knife as a sacrifice to God, was released from a state mental hospital. She will be released into outpatient treatment in Decmber 2008.
The Genie’s Out of the Bottle…
Well well.According to my father, who knows these things, there is an old Chinese curse that says, "May you live in interesting times." The last week or so since my last blog entry about Playing Gods have certainly been interesting times.It started last Thursday or...
Hallelujah! Can I get a witness?
Hallelujah! Can I get a witness?After what seems to be an eternity of delays by Customs officials (not to mention $1,300 in bullshit extra fees, but I'll get into that at a later date), the final shipment of Playing Gods: The Board Game of Divine Domination finally...
The Gods Are Not Smiling Upon Me…
Wednesday Oct. 22Got some devastating news on Monday: After weeks effort and preparation trying to get 24 Playing Gods games to the big board game convention in Essen Germany, (dozens of phone calls and e-mails, checking prices and freight options, hassles, worry,...
Playing Gods Games Detained, Likely Tortured by Bush Gov’t
October 12, 2008Another week, another crisis of some sort. The latest news (read: 4 days ago) is that the Playing Gods shipment is STLL being inspected by Customs. How long does it take to look at a damn container? Can't they just X-ray the cartons? I thought they...
October 8, 2008: Religious Intolerance :
The Vatican issued a statement defending Pope Pius XII, a candidate for sainthood, for not doing enough to save millions of Jews from genocide during the Holocaust.
Another attempted scam, and high-seas buggery
Wednesday, October 1:Another day, another crisis of some sort... On the GOOD NEWS front, I have been informed that the shipment of Playing Gods has arrived in port; on BAD NEWS front, I have been informed that the shipment has been on "manifest hold" at Customs and...
Playing Gods shipment arriving soon; Moosekiller Mom god?
September 23: Not a lot to update; A few days ago I had a Playing Gods launch party in Albuquerque. It was pretty well attended for an invitation-only gig, lots of people got to play the game and have fun. I'm still trying to get a definitive answer about when the...