Cards Against Humanity
If you’re like me and choose to surround yourself with horrifically broken people that the term “friend” can only loosely be applied to, Cards Against Humanity is perfect for you. The more twisted the company you play it in, the better. The gist is that one black card with a phrase on it is played per round, and each player completes the phrase with one of the white cards in their hand. This can lead to some bizarre non-sequiturs and some images you’ll wish had never been conjured, but the end result is a hilarious game for adults with a dark sense of humour.
And if you’re a student like me and therefore penniless, the entire set is available on the site in PDF format for free printing, so you could just as easily make your own set and have the team-building exercise of making all your friends cut out the cards into the bargain!
(Although, seriously: this is not a game for the young or faint of heart. A thick skin and dark sense of humour are essential to playing this game. If you’ve got those, though, you’ll have a blast).
Field Guide to Kanto
I like books. I like books with nice art in them even more. I like books with nice art of Pokémon in them even more-er. So this is a perfect gift for someone like me. Filled to the brim with illustrations of the original 151 in a gorgeous traditional Japanese watercolour style (provided by the ever-so-talented Kari Fry), the Field Guide is more than just an artbook. It also contains a detailed description of every Pokémon, written in the style of a real wildlife guide, including information such as habitat, behaviour and elemental affinity.
Add to this a detailed map of the Kanto region and some other useful info such as a Generation 1-era type matchup table, it’s an amazing item for people like me whose first major gaming experience as a young ‘un were the original Generation 1 games.
DECLAN – Gift Certificate and Collectibles
ANTHONY – Action Figures and Books
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Gift Certificate -BoardGamer.ie
In the last year or so I’ve really gotten into board and card games, everything from Munchkin to Sentinels, Settlers of Catan to Zombie Dice and the best part is a lot of my friends play these games with me. The bad part is that we can’t always agree on the game to play with very different taste and opinions on what makes a good game! It’s even worse at home when I suggest cracking open a board game and the family all rush to the ancient Buckaroo I got when I was six(teen) while I’m standing there staring at the board for Ticket to Ride and my plastic train car pieces! Shopping for a geek/gamer isn’t easy and it can be pretty expensive too but with a voucher, you set the amount and there is no better place for me to spend it than on a new game that I want rather than get one people think I might want.
That’s why the gift certificate is perfect and viable option when it comes to a geeky Christmas! To pick up a Gift Certificate for BoardGamer.ie click below! If you know what game you want then you could just as easily point your loved ones in the direction and the team over at BG even off gift wrapping!
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TARDIS Mug – Available in Sub-City
Fan of Doctor Who? Well DVD Boxsets and memorabilia/cosplay accessories can be pretty expensive but you don’t need to splash out and spend big bucks to show off your Whovian love! No you can combine it with another favourite pasttime and in my case that’s drinking coffee and what better way to do that than with a TARDIS mug! Serving me hot beverages but also reminding me of my favourite Time Lord, companions and their many adventures, it even comes with a lid to help keep the heat in… and anyone who knows me knows that I usually have to finish half full mugs of ice cold tea… well not with this awesome little time travelling mug!
ANTHONY – Action Figures and Books
Editor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can’t find me writing, I’m probably in the kitchen!
