I’m not sure what sort of a game “Grubbers” is, but I am glad there is a “Super Grubbers.”
–Geoff
Melville actually dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne, so they were in fact quite good pals. It’s true, however, that Hawthorne just kept getting more successful (The Scarlet Letter sold a veritable butt-load of copies, pushing Hawthorne eventually to an official post as consul) while Melville sank deeper and deeper into obscurity.
In a side note, I’ve been putting far more thought than I should into just exactly how one would play a game of Dukes and Wenches. Pox Around seems pretty straightforward, once you find somebody with a pox, which wasn’t too hard in the 18th century, really. But just how would the Duke-Wench dynamic play itself out within a structured set of rules?
I don’t know, but maybe you do! Have an idea for what the objective and rules for Dukes and Wenches might be? Send it in and if it’s awesome we’ll put it up and maybe even play a round or two come the next big Frederickfest!
– Count Dolby von Luckner
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Abe Lincoln, now transformed to Funky Flaveraham Lincoln, is about to face off against the Thoremerson. Meanwhile, Newton and Frederick are on their search for the Dark Romantics whose combined Yearning will eat away at the Thoremerson’s power source. But who to choose? The ballots come in today in Episode 153: Can’t Tell the Players Without a Scorecard!
– The Count and Geoff
I think Frederick is underestimating the fighting prowess of Cocker Spaniels and ham sandwiches, especially the fighting prowess of a Cocker Spaniel that wants a ham sandwich.
In non-sandwich news, the Philadelphia Eagles played a home opener that was incredible. Now they just need to get back on top of the NFC East where they belong.
–Geoff