Sonic Whammy

My all-time favorite board game series: Heroquest. I have the whole collection, I've been so pumped ever since it came back in 2021. Others I'm a fan of: 5-Minute Dungeon and its sequel 5-Minute Mystery - They both use a timer app, given the titles, but that's a minor cop out. The loudest co-ops you'll ever play, but mega rewarding, too. Rummikub Rummy Dice - Many games of this played over the years, many sets and runs scored. Free Parking - One of a few Monopoly spinoff games released back in the 80s, you had to feed your parking meter with enough time to complete tasks and earn points. Onitama - Not a chess guy, but this has been really growing on me over the last year or so.

Yeah, that's an interesting side question: Most of the times I hear of earthquakes in the world, it's U.S./California, India/Southeast Asia, Japan. But Europe, my mind isn't recalling any. Is there a major hotspot for quakes on that continent?

I am in a situation that is very time sensitive. In March, there's a convention in my region that my daughter really wants to go to because there's a special guest there that's on her dream list. However, the following weekend, she's leaving for a week-long school trip to Europe that she's been preparing for all year. My wife has justifiably said we shouldn't do this con because she knows the stories from me about the infamous "con plague" that people often suffer from in the days following. Obviously, that's the last thing my daughter needs because she'll lose out on Europe, they won't let her go, I don't think. We made a soft agreement that if I could devise a way to make avoiding con plague for either of us (but especially for my daughter) as foolproof as possible, we'd discuss this again. With that said, I'm searching for tips and suggestions. What's the best way you've kept yourself from catching it on the con floor? And don't be afraid to go over the top with it, given the stakes.

Well, like I said, it's the moonlight thing when conventions bring me in to do it. And yes, it is very nerve racking even after 17 years. I do find myself constantly rehearsing the rules no matter how much I know them (acting as host watching old reruns helps a lot). And I'm always worried how the material is going to land with the crowd. Come to my channel in my signature, you can see a sample of my stuff (more is coming). Ah, another teacher, eh? As someone who's been doing it for 24 years now, has its ups and (sometimes soul crushing, sorry) downs. What field? I'm math.

Dream job was always one that I moonlight as now: Game Show Host Always been a fan, love to play, love even more to host. And any cons that have let me do it for the last 17 years, it is both an honor and humbling experience, because it is NOT as easy as the greats have made it look on TV.

I mean, it's all about moods at the moment, and also seeing what jives with other flavors. For me, all of these go on my PB&J's. The sour cherry is VERY awesome, you don't think it'll work but it does, get a jar from Stonewall Kitchen. I also use most of these as an ice cream topping, sometimes also with a spoonful of peanut butter to make a PB&J sundae. Only one I haven't done that with is the apple, partly because I haven't found a sugar-free kind yet, and partly because I feel it would go better with caramel instead. (Caramel apple, the REAL flavor of Fall, BTW, fight me ) Any other suggestions on where to break out the jelly?

Wait, @efaardvark, red raspberry is on my list. I should have specified red vs. black, actually forgot black raspberry is on the grocery shelf. Your preferences, what do you like?

Yep, jelly. A necessity anytime you break out the PB (unsalted crunchy, fight me), and an awesome ice cream topper. Me, not a grape guy. Lost my taste for it around 7th grade. Preferred choices: Apple, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Sour Cherry So, what are you grabbing from the shelf?

Greetings to you. Pop in and out on occasion, but always looking for someone else to talk to (sometimes through my show material).

Just got done performing at J1-Con in Atlantic City last month. They'll be moving to Philly next year, and I'll definitely be there. And in two weeks, a new one-day con is going on in Long Island, ExtravaCon. Got two games ready to go and hundreds in prizes ready to give away. And the whole family is going, which is the crazy part, my son and especially my wife helping with my shows for the first time. (My daughter is a vet at this now.)

I think I'm about 18 years late to this conversation, as I already have two, a soon-to-be 17 and a 12. For me and my wife, it was always the plan, we even talked about it a year into when we were still dating. And we got exactly what we wanted, one of each. I won't deny anything that's been said here. It's not for everyone and that's fine. It's a difficult adventure no matter what age they are (more so with one versus the other, in my case). But through it all, there's a bond there, and we find a way to come out smelling like a rose, even if we're littered with thorns in the process.

Yikes @Crevanille, insanely long list. Wonder what was behind the half of them that got pulled. From what I did see, shoutouts for Jackie Chan and Code Lyoko (and early Pokemon always wins by default, too). Me being an 80s kid, I watched my fair share of stuff. Seeing this conversation, though, made me realize that while I watched a fair share of cartoons, I'm not sure I really latched on to most of them once the theme music was over. My brother was the bigger fan of things and I just happened to be along for the ride. I WILL, however, give my nod to these couple: Q*bert, the signature show of Saturday Supercade The original trio of the Disney Afternoon: The Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Ducktales & Rescue Rangers And, the standard bearers of video game toons, The Super Mario Brothers Super Show (featuring The Legend of Zelda)

Been a big fan of the board game Heroquest since the original run in the early 90s. When the game came back in 2021, I started collecting again the following year (missed the initial crowdfunding, found out months after). And as of now, I have all the current pieces thanks to the release of the remaining Mythic Tier expansion pack: Joe Manganiello's The Crypt of Perpetual Darkness. Haven't played it yet because I haven't gotten the kids up for a round in a while, but I look forward to it, it all looks awesome.

"And neither did I."

I have been reading fanfiction almost from my beginnings on the internet. Started with Sonic fanfiction in the 90s, primarily Robert Brown & Francis Tolbert. Ultimately tried my hand at it, wrote a few chapters of a self insert Sonic fic. These days I'm mainly reading Pokemon and Street Fighter fics, I have a ff.net account where I keep my favorites from over time.