The books are closer in spirit to OG Grimms fairy tales than to the MGM happiness. The Tin Man's backstory in the book is awful - and metaphorical. So too the Wheelers. For this fan of the original books, the MGM movie was the travesty.
@boardsalive.bsky.social jist listened to your Return to Oz podcast. So many misunderstandings. In the 14 books, Dorothy is maybe ten years old. The Wheelers, Gump, Jack, etc. are all in the books. RTO is MUCH closer to the books than the MGM movie.
I got in a game of Grand Austria Hotel yesterday. It is a terrific dice drafting mid weight Euro. One of my Top tens.
With a cube tower is it basically El Grande?
For Black History Month, here's an article I wrote on golf course desegregation cases. golfblogger.com/golf-course-...
Golf Course Desegregation Cases: .The most important of the golf course desegregation cases began in 1955 with Holmes v Atlanta.
I got in a February round at Washtenaw Golf Club in Ypsilanti Michigan today. This marks the 108th straight month in which I have played at least one round in Michigan. #golf#GolfBlogger#Michigan
I played Bitoku for the first time last night. A seriously busy board makes it seem harder than it is. Not sure how I feel about it though. . #golfisnotmyonlyhobby#boardgame#analoggames#gamenight#boardgamegeek#boardgamephotos#tabletop#bitoku#devirgames
I played my first game of Everdell tonight. It was fun: a tableau builder with simple rules but lots to think about thanks to the cards. I would definitely play it again. . #golfisnotmyonlyhobby#boardgame#analoggames#gamenight#boardgamegeek#boardgamephotos#tabletop#everdell
