Some time ago, I remember playing an amazing game that was tons of fun, but afterwards I couldn’t for the life of me remember what it was called. Well, I met up with it again this weekend, at the WCF retreat. It’s Catch-Phrase. Now that link points to the electronic version, since it seems the classic mechanical/paper one is out of print right now. But the concept is the same: It’s like Taboo, except with elements of hot-potato and charades thrown in. The girl who brought it said she got it for her birthday and it’s become a phenomenon on her floor.

I could believe it.

I just love games like these, where you’re investing in it creatively a little more. Bluffing games fall under the same general blanket, too, maintaining a friendly conversation to keep calm. Liars dice — great!

In a similar vein, I had a desire to try a really classic PC game that I remember from the BBS days — Lexi-Cross. Hails from 1990, and is one of the earliest games (that I’m aware of) that sets itself in a fictitious game show, a tradition that You Don’t Know Jack has proudly carried forward ever since. I snagged it off The Underdogs, but it’s running rather briskly on my machine. Once I’ve got it slowed down properly, I’ll check it out some more. It’s just astounding the stuff people did graphically before the days of scanners or drawing tablets. This is one of those early gems.

Mike

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