Last night’s poker recap
For poker enthusiasts only! So I entered the tournament last night with a $60 buy in. The tournament was no-limit Texas Hold'em with no re-buys. So, unlike last year's tournament, where players could routinely buy more chips if they busted, this was a "freeze-out" and when you're out, you're out. My $60 bought me $6,500 in chips and put me at a table with 8 other players. I knew going into the game that I was in the top half, perhaps even top quarter, of players. First, a healthy percentage had never played before. And second, I finished in the Read more…
Crossword puzzles on the iPhone
After “Wordplay” opened at the Grand in 2006, I subscribed to the New York Times, mostly for the crossword puzzle. Turns out I’m not very good at them. The puzzles get harder as the week goes on. Mondays are easy, Tuesdays I can ususally do, Wednesdays less frequently, and Thursday and Friday are brutal. But I got tired of having papers build up, and the subscription was too expensive for just the crosswords (I still ended up reading most of my news online anyway). Then last week I discovered the NYT Crossword puzzle app for the iPhone. It’s a subscription Read more…
My secret passion: board games from the 1960s.
Don't judge! But out of all the many wonders that the Internet has created, surely one of them is that I can play board games on their boards from the 1960s, thanks to eBay. The best of these is Acquire. In the Games Hall of Fame (yes, there is one) Acquire came out in 1962 and was released by 3M. It's technically about hotel chains on a grid-like board, but that's only a small part of the story. Like many good games, even when it's not your turn, the other player's action has a direct effect on you (as opposed Read more…
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