A continuation of sorts!<\/p>\n
Musical: Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/strong> Video Game: Portal Ico is a different matter. I played Ico when I was still just getting into games and it took me by complete surprise. It was the first game I ever consumed over a weekend, playing it because I didn\u2019t want to do anything else. It\u2019s probably the first game that showed me the emotional power that the medium was capable of.<\/p>\n Radio Show: This American Life<\/strong> Board Game: Settlers of Catan<\/strong> A continuation of sorts! Musical: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Honorable Mention: Rent Hedwig is the only musical that I\u2019ve seen twice in the same run. It\u2019s one of the first musicals that I went to with my future wife, it starred Anthony Rapp in it, and it\u2019s the primary reason that Katie works in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[62,56,61,29,25],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-year26","tag-board-games","tag-favorite","tag-radio","tag-theatre","tag-video-games","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scott-n-katie.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Honorable Mention: Rent
Hedwig is the only musical that I\u2019ve seen twice in the same run. It\u2019s one of the first musicals that I went to with my future wife, it starred Anthony Rapp in it, and it\u2019s the primary reason that Katie works in the theatre. The songs rock, the story is funny and sad, and it\u2019s a one-man show that never quite feels like the typical one-man show. I doubt I\u2019ve listened to the soundtrack as much as I\u2019ve listened to Rent, but no two live performances of Hedwig are the same; it manages to capture the absolute joy of live theatre.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Honorable Mention: Ico
The mark of a truly great game for me is the feeling of regret that I have when I realize that I will never again get to experience it for the first time. Portal is a game where I would gladly watch someone else play it, just so I can vicariously experience it again for the first time. It is a brilliantly designed puzzle game that just happens to be controlled as if it were a FPS. It has a superb storyline and witty dialogue. The companion cube and the end credits song are already iconic in gaming canon. It\u2019s hard to overstate my satisfaction. Portal exceeded all of my already high expectations.<\/p>\n
Honorable Mention: Wait Wait\u2026Don\u2019t Tell Me
It\u2019s a smaller pool to pick from, as there aren\u2019t all that many radio shows, but I\u2019d be hard pressed to find any other 60-minute aural experience that beats This American Life. The show manages to continually find stories that are interesting and thought-provoking and I look forward to hearing each week\u2019s podcast when I go to work on Monday. Wait Wait is a bit lighter, but it keeps me updated on major news, as well as being consistently good for a laugh. I\u2019m not a big podcast person, but these two shows have a permanent spot on my list.<\/p>\n
Honorable Mentions: Power Grid, Category 5
Neither of these are really daring picks, but in the long run, I think I\u2019d take Settlers over other games I\u2019ve played. It\u2019s relatively easy to teach to new players, is a great gateway game for players who haven\u2019t played many Eurogames before, and has a great balance between luck and skill involved. The fact that it forces direct player interaction through trading is icing. Power Grid and Category 5 are on opposite sides of Settlers; Power Grid is a bit more hardcore and Category 5 is a bit lighter. I love the critical decision-making in Power Grid, especially as decisions in earlier phases can have large impacts in later phases. And I love the tension in Category 5 as you attempt to read the minds of your fellow players just before you flip over your numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"