Friday, February 26, 2010

Birthday Gift Suggestions

I know you're excited about my impending birthday.
Here's a list of what you could get me.
Make sure you post in comments you're getting it so I don't get doubles. Then again, I wouldn't mind extra CliC glasses frames.
CliC Glasses Fram

Young Einstein Soundtrack


Transformers chess

Align Center
Ibanez RG2228GK
Transparent Umbrella

1 - Star Wars chess


While it's safe to say that most SW fans would rather watch holograms of monsters rendered in claymation strom a Dejarik board, the franchise's Earthly chess offerings come close to compensating.
There've been abundant physical chess sets produced through the years, usually pitting The Rebel Alliance against The Galactic Empire, but the most entertaining version may actually run closer to Dejarik than you think.
The "Star Wars Chess" video game released for PC and Sega CD in 1994 provided fans with hilariously violent animated confrontations between everyone from Boba Fett and R2-D2 to lowly Stormtroopers and Sand People.
If you've ever longed to watch an astromech murder a Mandalorian without the use of thrusters that defy the laws of physics, this is the chess game for you.

2 - Star Trek Tri-Dimensional Chess


Spending most of their time living, working and fighting in three dimensional space, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (and other vessels) had the highly logical notion of playing a more complex variation of our mundane Earth game.
No official version of the game has cropped up care of the usual toy/game producing suspects, but enterprising (haw!) nerds have made workable versions and rules available online.
Maybe it'll catch on if J.J. Abrams includes the game in his next "Trek" film?