Being a woodworker(insert gay/penis joke here), I sometimes like to tool around in my workshop. The fact that I am a gamer as well brings me inspiration at times. I decided about a week before Christmas that I was going to make some game related items for my gaming group. I wanted to keep it pretty basic based on my limited amount of time. I came up with these items:

A Mario Mushroom container

Pair of rosewood dice

Pacman!

Set of Tetris fridge magnets

And a Companion Cube

I think someone out there might have some better pictures. They were fun to make and allowed me to combine my favorite hobbies. The companion cube was the most difficult one of the bunch. I actually messed one up before figuring it out. I have some other ideas in mind. When my family leaves town I will probably get back to work. I am always open to suggestions as well so if you have any interesting ideas, I might try them out.

I don't know if you have heard but there is a name for a gamer like me. I am not hardcore by any stretch of the term but I am too into games to only be casual. I am in my 30's and I don't have time to play every game I want to. It is also possible that I won't finish the games I do play. I heard the term "mid-core" to describe gamers like me a while ago but it doesn't sit well with me. In case you haven't heard the term, http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/06/are-you-a-mid-core-gamer/.
The article also links to a post on 8bitrocket that goes much deeper into the subject and also has a "mid-core gamer manifesto". I agree with the basics but there are quite a few points they make that don't fit my style. But really, is this the best name we could come up with? I may not be clever enough to come up with a name but at least I can recognize one that is bad. It just sounds like someone with no imagination was trying too hard to coin a phrase. It may not catch on but maybe the Dtoid community can come up with something better. Maybe the name really isn't that important but this is not something I want to be labeled as. For now I will simply refer to myself as a gamer. Perhaps simplicity will win out over cleverness.


Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. - Rumi