31 July 2007
That's good, but it's not the answer
I recently bought a board game based on the popular-yet-ancient UK gameshow Catchphrase from a charity shop. It cost £1.49 and looks like this:
I'm not entirely sure what I expected to see when I opened the box, but I am sure it wasn't this:
Now call me Captain Overly-Sensitive, but one thing I don't want to see in a family board game is a burning cross. I've blurred out the answer so you can have a jolly time guessing which catchphrase it's supposed to represent. That art in full:
What is it? Mississippi Burning? Just remember Roy Walker's original advice and say what you see...
The answer is "Crossfire".
Was there no quality control at Paul Lamond Games? Did nobody think that an image of a burning crucifix is not the best thing to include in a family board game? What's next, Mr. Chips wearing a white hood?
Whilst posting this I noticed the other catchphrase in the photo, "Corn on the Cob". The clue features the words "corn" and "cob" written out. Setting the difficulty level a bit low there, I feel.
In the unlikely event you're curious about the game itself: It's terrible, tedious and fiddly due to poor design. One person has to leave the room and spend several minutes setting things up before each round, and a round often lasts about 2 minutes. Crap.
I'm not entirely sure what I expected to see when I opened the box, but I am sure it wasn't this:
Now call me Captain Overly-Sensitive, but one thing I don't want to see in a family board game is a burning cross. I've blurred out the answer so you can have a jolly time guessing which catchphrase it's supposed to represent. That art in full:
What is it? Mississippi Burning? Just remember Roy Walker's original advice and say what you see...
The answer is "Crossfire".
Was there no quality control at Paul Lamond Games? Did nobody think that an image of a burning crucifix is not the best thing to include in a family board game? What's next, Mr. Chips wearing a white hood?
Whilst posting this I noticed the other catchphrase in the photo, "Corn on the Cob". The clue features the words "corn" and "cob" written out. Setting the difficulty level a bit low there, I feel.
In the unlikely event you're curious about the game itself: It's terrible, tedious and fiddly due to poor design. One person has to leave the room and spend several minutes setting things up before each round, and a round often lasts about 2 minutes. Crap.
24 July 2007
So, where does the earth go after it's been drilled through?
What's that coming over the hill? Is it a sequel? Is it a sequel?
Sadly, yes. The Secret Life of Skeletor 2: Electric Boogaloo...
Sadly, yes. The Secret Life of Skeletor 2: Electric Boogaloo...
Labels: Edit / Dub, Parody, Video
15 July 2007
The three-eyed Barbirian saps your will to fight
What's the time, kids? It's 12:11pm GMT. But that also happpens to be time for a return to video reviews of electronic tat!
Worthless DVD-style bonus extra!
As I mention in the video, the interrupting phone call was some double-glazing salesman who was incredibly rude. I tried to stay polite as he arrogantly insinuated that I was lying about the status of my windows, and when I finally raised my voice slightly he simply replied "Fuck you!"
The camcorder was still rolling during the call and after some amplification you can clearly hear my blustering, what-the-fuck-is-going-on-here side of the conversation here. (Clicking noises are guinea pigs drinking, which have been amplified too.)
In other stuffs - I seem to have repeatedly failed to mention that a character based on me appears in a comic book. Issue 4 of 'Superhero University' features Dr. Ashen in 18 separate panels, so therefore must be the best comic book ever that wasn't written by Alan Moore.
Worthless DVD-style bonus extra!
As I mention in the video, the interrupting phone call was some double-glazing salesman who was incredibly rude. I tried to stay polite as he arrogantly insinuated that I was lying about the status of my windows, and when I finally raised my voice slightly he simply replied "Fuck you!"
The camcorder was still rolling during the call and after some amplification you can clearly hear my blustering, what-the-fuck-is-going-on-here side of the conversation here. (Clicking noises are guinea pigs drinking, which have been amplified too.)
In other stuffs - I seem to have repeatedly failed to mention that a character based on me appears in a comic book. Issue 4 of 'Superhero University' features Dr. Ashen in 18 separate panels, so therefore must be the best comic book ever that wasn't written by Alan Moore.
