Counting Dubloons

We gathered last weekend to scourge the skies with Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest. This is a very approachable game and you generally get the basic mechanics after the end of the first round, but it’s also got enough variation in possible card selection to keep it interesting too. I was familiar with standard Libertalia, so …

A man, a plan, a canal = Peloponnese Island

I recently traveled to Greece and had taken to cruising Wikipedia for interesting bits of information. I will now relate them to you. Greece is located at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula.  Drilling further down, Athens lies on the Attica Peninsula, and to the west Corinth (red pin) sits at the gateway to the larger Peloponnese …

The Palace Root

Palatine Hill in Rome is a well known area featured throughout history and called “the first nucleus of the Roman Empire.” It is the centermost of the seven hills that fostered settlement near the Tiber River long ago. Palatine Hill housed an array of Palaces, starting with the Palace of Domitian in 81 CE. In fact, …

Company Time

Collected Company (CoCo) has been a decisive MTG card for over eight and a half years now. Some players extol the value of two bodies with selection at instant speed for only four mana, while others lament the value of two bodies with selection at instant speed for only four mana. The difference seems to …

What’s a Whatnow?

Many people ask me “What’s a Fatpack?” Well, more accurately, that was a question I asked many people when I started playing Magic and was offered an expansion franchise in the NSHU Fatpack League. Put simply, a Fat Pack was a product that Wizards sold which consisted of 9 (increased periodically from 6) booster packs …

Glögg So Hard!

Glögg is a traditional winter Scandinavian beverage. It is served at festive parties but also on many other occasions including birthdays, baby showers, Card Game Tournaments, Saturdays, or any other special occasion. As such, having the proper preparation and serving device is essential for anyone of Nordic Heritage; especially for one who also has Hispanic …

NSHU: Runner Sponsor?

Here’s one of our many charity cases picking up his bib for the Shamrock Half Marathon in Virginia Beach. It was quite a surprise to see the url front and center.

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