Placing tiles one by one from a pool is a cornerstone of lots of games, from dungeon crawlers to train and terrain exploration games, and much more. Carcassonne wouldn't work without tiles, nor would Betrayal at House on the Hill. Tsuro relies on tiles, as does...
A few of us humans have a problem, and it's apparently been around for thousands of years: When aliens throughout the galaxy are convicted of the most heinous of crimes, their fate is to be locked in a human brain until that human dies, simultaneously killing the...
Ever peeked at a real estate listing for a multi-million dollar mansion and marveled at how it's kinda like your own living space, just much, much bigger? That's the same experience I had driving the 2022 Infiniti QX60 SUV as the owner of a modest Mazda CX-5 compact...
You and your crew have been in space for years. R&R at nearby planets doesn't count for much, and you're all fed up with space and ready to head home. But no. Just as you think it's safe to head back, a distress call comes over the sub-space ether: The S.S. Omega...
As an automotive writer, I'm privileged to be a part of the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press Association. It's a great group that lets me connect both with lots of other auto writers but also with car manufacturers, their reps, and the PR companies that help all the...
Most of the vehicles I drive are either internal combustion engines, hybrids, or plug-in hybrids that offer some of the best features of an all-electric vehicle, but with the gas-powered engine once the battery runs outta juice. Fully electric vehicles are a bit...
There are some classic themes in the board gaming world, including road trips. Think Monopoly: You're literally just driving in circles around Atlantic City hoping to acquire and develop property before your opponents do so. Another theme that's been a part of board...
There aren't many films with a simpler premise than the new thriller Fall: Two young women climb to the top of an abandoned TV antenna in the desert and get stuck on the top, with no way down. The TV antenna in question is real, it's the 2,000-ft "B67" TV Tower in the...
I've always had a soft spot for minivans since a few decades ago when I traded in my Toyota Supra convertible for a Chrysler Town & Country. Okay, maybe that particular event didn't make me fall in love with the extraordinary flexibility and room of a minivan, but...
Planet Dave is run by Dave Taylor, who has been writing about film, cars, games, and his lifestyle for many years. He's based in Boulder, Colorado and assures readers he's only occasionally falling into a gravity well or temporal distortion field.
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