The Official Halloween Post

Boo!

The Jack o' Lantern is one simple and fun creative act that almost everyone has participated in at some point. Unfortunately, it seems like these days everbody and their sister is using stencils, instead of their natural brain energy. I think stencils are for the birds, personally.



The left, cyclopean pumpkin is mine. On the right is Laura's, inspired by Jack Pumpkinhead from Frank L. Baum's "Oz" books.

Spankin' New Comic

Here, hot off the proverbial presses, is a comic for you. It is extremely deep and thought provoking, so be sure to read it 20 or 30 times in order to be certain you understand it fully.

Unexplained Circumstances Comics, Episode 1

So, here's a little comic I made.

Surprisingly, it is partially based on true events from my life. Case in point, I did receive 10 dollars and did not get hit by lightning shortly afterwards. They say art imitates life, after all.

Fresh, Homemade Boardgame

Well everyone, somehow it feels like the right time for posting on Carboard Rhino. This time, I'll be displaying my latest most favorite venue for personal expression: the board game. The continuing success of strongly themed, elegant, and thoughtful German Style boardgames (or "eurogames") has fueled the argument that games are an art form. For more information in this arena, see this blog.

My latest foray into the world of game design is Meals for the Gods. It is a simple game of bidding. Here is a piture of it:

Basically, each player is serving a god. Each turn, your god desires a food from the "Menu of the Gods," determined by rolling a die. You then bid on that food. If two players both roll the same, a bidding war begins! Satisfy your god's desires 10 times and you win! Displease them 3 times in a row and you are eaten! There are other rules, too, so if you want those feel free to ask. Best of all, a few dinosaurs and jungle animals from the dollar store for gods, some six-sided dice and a 50-60 tokens of some kind (I have used plastic jewels) and you are ready to play... MEALS FOR THE GODS!