Month: May 2024

A Board Game for Murder Mystery Lovers!

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Kill Doctor Lucky: The Family Board Game of Cold-Blooded Murder

Do You like board games? Enjoy murder mysteries? Delight in the occasional zombie? Well, I’ve got a game for you! 

Whilst perusing paint and D&D minis at my local indie game shop, my hubby happened to stumble upon The Deluxe 23 3/4 Anniversary Edition of Kill Doctor Lucky. With a reversible game board, variations based on the number of people playing (the minimum, according to the makers, is 2 people), optional pet tokens (that can completely upend other player’s strategies), and one alternate variation where Dr. Lucky is a zombie who’s intent on murdering those who slayed him! Moreover, the basic rules aren’t overly complicated and can be grasped — even by those who’ve partaken of a few beers/ciders.

Seriously, this is one of the jolliest games our friends and I have played in a while and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to look beyond Monopoly in the board game universe. 

Cooking With Christie: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

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Pasta Salad without any Pasta!

Inspiration: This isn’t a world shattering recipe, though it’s using a new ingredient to me-—quinoa! All you do is substitute a cup of quinoa for pasta, then use all the same stuff: cherry tomatoes, carrots, bell pepper, finely minced celery, zucchini, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and the dressing (I cheat and use Kraft’s Zesty Italian).

Christie: I can see Tuppence subbing quinoa for pasta for the same reason I did — to help her hubby be a little healthier!