The Financial Game of LIFE

From IRAs to social security to emergency funds, it can be pretty difficult to figure out what you (or your kids) should be doing with your money at each stage of life. BillShrink decided to help you out with these decisions by creating The Financial Game of Life (you remember, that awesome board game where you got to pick your house and career from a deck of cards?) Spin the wheel to move onto the different life stages and see how much your savings can grow but watch out for unexpected life events!

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Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game Looks Wonderfully Complex

From the creators of the World of Warcraft and StarCraft board games comes Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game, the second board game inspired by the addictive turn-based strategy game.

Sid Meier borrowed concept for the original Civilization video game from an Avalon Hill board game of the same name, so it seems a no-brainer that the computer version get its own physical counterpart as well.

Eagle Games certainly thought so, publishing the first Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game in 2002. It was a nifty little game, with a simple rule set for basic play and an advanced set with more video game mechanics involved.

The new Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game, due out this fall from Fantasy Flight Games, has nothing to do with that version, and judging by the company's past works and the shot of the game layout above, I very much doubt there's anything simple about it.

Two to four players start the game with a city, a single scout, and an army figure. From there they will build an entire civilization, advancing its technology, forging trade relations, and waging war against their opponents.

I'm a big fan of Fantasy Flight, owning the World of Warcraft Board Game and several expansions. I've never played it, though I did spend several hours setting up the game once, only to run out of time. Hopefully Civilization is a bit easier to set up.

For more on Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game, check out the link below.

Announcing Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game [Fantasy Flight Games - thanks diedan!

PAX 09 (Part 3)

(continued from Part 1 and Part 2) PAX 09 was so amazing... it truly was the best gaming experience I've ever had despite the fact that I believe I got sick there. It still didn't damper my experience though. It is so much better than Gen Con IMO. Well, here are the rest of the PAX pics from Day 2 and Day 3. *Pics Below*

'Munchkin' Mascot

Moose & N8 playing 'Borderlands'

The 'Tru Blood' HBO show now has an energy drink. Yes. I'm serious. I'm not kidding. But there was a joke going around that the formula got mixed up with a proposed 'Lord of the Rings' energy drink and instead of turning you into a vampire, it turns you into a hobbit.

Maybe they was some truth to that rumor?!?!

'Star Wars The Old Republic' MMO character

Candid shot of Adam Sessler of 'Xplay'

Cowabunga!!!

Zombie Nurses

'Monsterpocalypse' booth (again)

'Left 4 dead 2' booth. Line too long. Couldn't justify waiting in line for that long when I could be waiting in line to play StarCraft II again (and I would play it on normal mode, of course. Not on easy... as seen here.)

'City of Heroes' Hottie

Some booths had great aesthetics

'Team Fortress 2' characters playing 'The Beatles: Rock Band'

4-player 'Super Mario Bros' for Wii

N8 playing 'Split Second'

Warhammer Online Booth *crickets chirping*

Cosplay Elf Chick

'Dragon Age: Origins' booth

Star Wars Stormtrooper

Cosplay Epic Fail

"Please feed me a sandwich"

Fantastic Custom-made Boardgame table = $2500 = Go eff yourself

'Bayonetta' Hottie Posing

'Bayonetta' about to blow Moose... away

Dice, Dice everywhere and so many games to play

Power Glove Version 2.0

Darksiders' booth let you ride a mechanized bull. Video HERE

Moose and his giant sword

Cool W.O.W. Poster

Girl who looks like a guy dressed like a girl

Moose playing 'Duck Hunt'

People playing Old Skool 10-player 'Bomberman'

Guys playing NES Contra

Cammy from Street Fighter series

"In the near future, I shall show you happiness only so I can take it away because I hate mooseses." - Platinum Angel

Practicing for 'Settler's of Catan' Tournament in Hotel Room

Yes... that is videogame toilet paper

Moose playing in the Finals!

Fuck you Platinum Angel... Moose got 1st loser!!! YES!!!

Me raping Moose and N8 during a game of 'Domaine'

Leaving PAX is so sad. Truly an occasion for mourning.

Don't forget to check out PAX 09 Part 1 and Part 2!

PAX 09 (Part 2)

(Continued from Part 1) - The second part of day 1 of PAX '09 was better than the first part. Around noon as we were walking back to the room, guess who we saw walking into The Cheesecake Factory? Freakin Morgan Webb and Blair Herter!!! They are hosts on G4tv (the videogame channel). I religiously watch Xplay on G4... so this was a big deal to me. And on top of that I just found out a few weeks ago that Blair Herter is from Lafayette, LA! I approached him and spoke to him a bit about him being from Louisiana and how surprised I was to find that out. And after a few minutes, their table was ready and he offered to buy us a round of drinks later that night if he saw us out. I couldn't believe how nice he was. But he is from Louisiana, so what do you expect?

Morgan Webb and Blair Herter

After my starstruck episode, we went back to PAX and realized it was a lot more crowded than it was when we left. Still, we walked around and made the most of it. Eventually we ended up at the Friday night concert, but it was not very enjoyable probably because there was no alcohol. And alcohol is necessary to have fun. We decided instead to head back to the boardgame room and play 'Race for the Galaxy' instead. Then we went back to the room for sleep. Looking forward to tomorrow. It'll be a long day. *pics below*

Seriously, WTF are these people dressing like?

Hotties dressing up make them even hotter

There are even mini's at PAX '09

Very well-painted mini's

Morgan Webb on 'The Beatles RockBand' (and no I'm not stalking her)

'Mass Effect 2' Booth

N8 & Moose playing 'Mass Effect 2' demo

Ratchet from 'Ratchet & Clank'

Playing Starcraft in FreePlay area

Yes, that's the $200 'Dune' boardgame available for check out

PAX Friday night concert