Spielboy Issue 5

  X-mas 2004
  Free T-Shirts
  Spielboy Log
  Editor's Game Log

  What do they do?
  Down the Crapper!
  Boardgamer's Dictionary
  Heiß or Häßlich
  Beat This Caption
  Session Report Generator
  Who Goes First?

  Separated at Birth
  Do I Offend?
  Boardgame Geek Hierarchy
  Online Retailer Comparison

  Mackenzie Rose

  Headshots
  Found Porn
  Mass Instruction
  Chits & Ass
  Mail Bag

  Health & Beauty
  Spielboy Cribs
  Spielboy Recipes

  The Back Page
  Advertise

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Title	Issue	Description
Features
German Dicktionary	1	Our in-house translator provides a list of must-know phrases to get you by in Essen.
Size Matters	1	Some say size doesn't matter. Spielboy disagrees.
Licensed to Ill	1	If you can't afford 22" chrome rims, maybe you can afford one of these.
That Guy	1	If you look around the table and can't pick him out, maybe you are that guy.
The Gamer's Code	1	A guy's guide to being a good gamer. Learn it. Live it. Add to it.
Prison Gaming	2	Hidden scoring, finding non-violent opponents, and avoiding ass-rape. What it's like for gamers on the inside.
The Mad Bladder	2	Wanna play a monster game but don't have a monster bladder? Try adult diapers.
Conventional Wisdom	2	What to do when you are at a game con in a town you don't know? Strip clubbing of course!
Settling the Religious Question	2	Spielboy takes a look at the Canaan and Zarahemla editions of the Settlers franshise.
Hookin' Up is Hard to Do	2	Here's a way to turn you from tongue-tied into velvet tongued.
What's Your Handicap?	3	Non-severe disabilities are no game for those who suffer with them day to day. Spielboy wants you to suffer a little, too.
The Tipping Point	3	Sometimes you have to grease the wheels to make the deals.
The Name Game	4	Some people take great care in naming their cars; some in naming their knobs; these folks named their companies.
2003 Spud Des Jahres	3	Winners of Spielboy's coveted awards have finally been announced!
Picking Up the (Missing) Pieces	4	Spielboy tested the customer service departments of over 40 games companies. Here's a compiled list of results.
2003 Year in Review	3	2003 brought us Saddam on a platter, France on its knees, and Paris Hilton. It also brought lots of game news.
Icon Believe It!	4	Cryptic game box graphics explained.
Talk Like A Boardgamer	3	Every hobby has its own vernacular. Spielboy attempts to pull back the veil on the boardgamer lexicon.
Scheiss n' Dice	4	German fascination with feces permeates the modern Eurogame culture.

Cribs
Portrait of an Artist	2	Game designer and artist Aaron Weissblum shows Spielboy around his house and the studio where all the magic happens.
There's No Place Like Hell	1	Game designer Frank Branham, who brought the world Warhamster Rally, Dia de los Muertos, and Nodwick, invites the Spielboy camera crew into his home. This first edition of Spielboy Cribs is at times scary and at times downright pleasant, like unsafe sex.

Recipes
Killer MeatBalls	2	Mrs. Fager, wife of The HellGame designer Anders Fager, has the world by the balls and proves it with this recipe.
Balloon Wine	1	Earlene Glenn, mother of Spiel des Jahre nominee Stephen Glenn, serves up a cure for those hot days, Balloon Wine.
Hot Wings	3	Heinrich Glumpler's cool new Essen release Feurio! is a perfect compliment to his recipe for hotwings.

Weapons of Mass Instruction
Cheat to Win	1	Some people play games just for fun. Here's how to play them to win. Cheating to win.
Kniziafusion	2	A flurry of recent Knizia rethemings and reprints have confused even Knizia fans. Here's some help figuring out where all these games came from.
Triangular Numbers	1	Triangular numbers have started popping up all over the place. What the hell are they?
Stupid Ra Trick	3	Passing out the sun tiles was never so easy with this quick and dirty formula.
Industria Factory Value Guide	3	Provides a quick way of looking at the value of factories in Michael Schacht's new game, Industria.
Connell-like sequences in Logistico	4	Logistico's progressive cost table is based on a common but unknown sequence.

Pictorials
Princess of Florence	1	Spielboy's first Game Girl Genevieve Maes models with Mare Nostrum and the Grey Owl crokinole board.
Girl Gone Wildlife	2	Tera Cooley takes it off for Headquarter, SpinBall, and Pounce!
Bonobo Beach Bum	3	Lindsey loves Kogge, Bonobo Beach, and Pitch Car.

Spielboy Nuggets

		Rejected Puerto Rico Roles
		Least-popular adjectives in Counter game reviews
		Least Pleasant Aspects of Essen
		Things People Never Do At GenCon
		Reasons Girl Gamer Association was formed
		What part of "Please Play Faster" do you not understand?
		Movies that went straight to video
		Leading cause of death among meeples
		Unsold t-shirts at last game con
		Puerto Rico Strategies That Fail
		Least chosen player piece color
		Rejected game themes
		Worst-Selling Girl Scout Cookies
		Least popular starting player selection methods
		Reasons you didn't win
		Popular Jobs in Game Publishing Industry
		The only train games Winsome hasn't done yet
		Rejected reprints
		Least-Popular US Baby Names
		Top accomplishments listed on resumes
		Acceptable gestures after winning a WBC tourney
		Spiel des Jahres Jury Members
		Rejected Kniziathon names
		Rejected domain names before Spielboy.com
		Worst Settlers of Catan licensed products
		Gifts for that gamer you hate
		Why did I pay $24.95 for this shit?
		Why Wasn't I Invited to the Gathering This Year?
		Suggestive Game Titles
		Original meaning of Puffin Billy
		Least Popular E-breviations Used On BSW
		Best boardgame innuendo
		Knizia theme or NPR story?