Game Night Guys

Curtis returns to play his LEGO game, Minotaurus. We talk about all things LEGO including Curtis’s visit to BrickCon and various LEGO things you can make like the Death Star and a VW Beetle. Check out Chris McVeigh’s LEGO photography at flickr.com/photos/powerpig Also, you can see photos of all the games we play on Flickr … Continue reading "Minotaurus"

Do you know the difference between a wappenschawing and a nurdle? It doesn’t matter if you do when you play the bluffing game, Balderdash. Things we discuss in this episode include Elayne Boosler and other 80s comediennes, people who say expresso instead of espresso, Mike’s upcoming birthday tattoo possibilities, and the dangers of binging on … Continue reading "Balderdash"

Brian is super sick this week so what better to play than Cootie, the classic “bug” building game. Topics we discuss include: Ke$ha, Brian’s trip to Chicago to see How Much Do We Love… LIVE!, The Facts of Life, our recent win of an Unloadie on Unload with Madge & Dave, and of course, our … Continue reading "Cootie"

Tonight we play a card game based on and created by the musical pantomime group Steam Powered Giraffe. We talk to one of the members, David Bennett to find out more about this group of unique & talented performers. We also play their new single Honeybee. Other side topics include Drew Droege‘s genius Chloe Sevigny … Continue reading "Steam Powered Giraffe The Card Game"

Game designer Brian Kowalski gives us a rundown of his dice throwing game Cookie Fu. This, of course, leads Mike and Brian into a discussion about cookies. C is for cookie and that’s good enough for the Game Night Guys. Photos of Brian’s Mr. Bento are on Flickr as are a ton of other people’s. … Continue reading "Cookie Fu"

This week we play Taboo, the word guessing party game. Thanks to Macy for letting us play your game. Are you listening to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour? It’s an awesome fun podcast we highly recommend. (Don’t let the NPR part scare you.)

This week we play one our of favorite games, Yahtzee. We also gab a lot. Topics discussed include: the trouble with over-the-counter medication, 80s sitcoms, Mike’s book obsession, How Much Do We Love… LIVE!, drinking games, Brian’s workplace fun days, listener game nights on our Facebook page, and reality television including RuPaul’s Drag Race and The … Continue reading "Yahtzee"

Tonight we play the word guessing game Hangman. Le_’s ki_k t_is pi_.

We invite our friends from Unload with Madge and Dave to play this week’s game, because who better to play VH1 Pop-Up Video Game than self-proclaimed PhDs in pop culture who love to sing? You can see examples of Pop-Up Video on YouTube. Big thanks to Madge & Dave for coming on the show and … Continue reading "VH1 Pop-Up Video Game"

For some reason while we play Rummikub, our inner 10-year-olds come out where everything we say is giggle-inducing. Things we crack wise about: boobs, brides, strippers, Dan Savage, jokes by jam hands, neti pots, Ben Hur, inappropriate song spurts, local drag queen Barbra Seville and listener Jennifer’s photo booth. Here are the rules for playing … Continue reading "Rummikub"