Gift guide 2024: last-minute treasures
By Soncirey Mitchell
and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
So, it’s less than a week until Christmas and Hanukkah and you’re looking for last-minute gifts even though you swore you’d be …
Tagged: gaming
2023 game of the year: Baldur’s Gate 3
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
I never played any Dungeons & Dragons as a kid, but I always wished I did.
When I rolled that famous 20-sided die for the …
2023 game of the year: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The mark of an incredible game is the ability to return to it in different moods and stages of life and have the experience be …
Elden Ring recaptures magic of video game discovery
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Most video game enthusiasts have a moment in their deep past where they became hooked on the medium.
For me, it was the original The …
‘The Last of Us Part II’ and the dimensions of hatred
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Hate is a hell of a thing.
It’s a destructive force, one that hurts the hater even as it does the hated. To paraphrase Prince …
What kind of puzzler are you?
By Matthew Weatherman
Reader Contributor
In these times, more and more folks are turning to their game cupboards for inspiration. Whether your quarinteam has many members or you are isolating …
Mad About Science: Video Game Achievements
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Whether you love them or hate them, video game achievements have had a remarkable impact on our modern lives – even to people that don’t …
Checkmate, mate
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Join fellow chess enthusiasts for a one-day chess tournament that harkens back nearly three decades in Sandpoint.
The Lou Domanski Chess Festival tournament will begin …
In service of the Horde
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Contributor
When my best friend, David, sat me down to try World of Warcraft in 2008, I never anticipated that it would change my life. Honestly, …
The gift of gaming
By Brenden Bobby
Special to the Reader
Holiday gifts in the age of the internet are tricky business. This article is primarily aimed at parents and grandparents who want to …
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