Home » Tag: tabletop gaming

June 16th, 2008

Categories: Comic books, Geek living, Movies, The 7, Video games

There are many factions within the geek community, most viciously opposing and plot the death of other factions. Just try to get a Star Trek fan to agree with a Star Wars fan on anything. The truth is there is a hierarchy of geeks, and geeks in higher parts of that hierarchy are well in their power to look down on those lower in the hierarchy, the same way jocks and cheerleaders look down on all geeks. This list ranks the geekiest of geek hobbies in, well, order of geekiness. Enjoy one of these doesn’t make you a bad person. Just really, really geeky.

star_wars_geek 7. Star Wars geek

When it comes to sci-fi geekdom, Star Wars wins. It’s just huge, with every comic book, novel, action figure, and video game to collect, memorize, and horde. No other single franchise can match this insanity.

How to know if you are one: You have read anything Star Wars related outside of the 6 movies

Wastes money on: Anything Star Wars related outside of the 6 movies

anime_geek 6. Anime

Pokemon has helped turn anime into a less embarrassing hobby, as long as you are younger than 12. Once you his puberty, it’s time to hide those big-eyed cartoons and start watching South Park. But some geeks can’t break the habit. They just love the speed lines.

How to know if you are one: You understand anime

Wastes money on: Subtitle software and Japanese lessons

Continue reading…

| | | |

| Print | Subscribe | Related posts | Read comments

June 14th, 2008

Categories: Geek-Out Moment

Tabletop gaming isn’t limited to goblins and mech warriors. Baseball players can play too. Strat-o-Matic was one of the earliest and well-known fantasy baseball games, appearing in 1963 with cards of Major League players and statistics allowing gamers to envision their own seasons. Fantasy sports games became more complicated (that means better) with more statistics and are now addictive online entertainment drawing fans away from porn watching.

| | | |

| Print | Subscribe | Related posts | Post comments