Daily Archives: July 21, 2013

Food, Movie, Photo-A-Day

Snikt! I’m ‪Wolverine‬. If You’re Smart You’ll Take the ‪Pez‬.

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Photo-A-Day #3026

In my most recent Loot Crate I got a Pez dispenser with Wolverine’s head on it. This coming weekend the new movie The Wolverine is coming out and I’ll be seeing it with my pal Mike. Over the past few years Mike and I have gone on a series of Man-Dates to Red Robin. Well, we are going back again and this time we’re being sponsored by Red Robin directly in the form of a $50 gift card so we can try out some Wolverine inspired items. We’re also going to be tweeting and posting photos to Instagram plus we’re giving away 2 $25 gift cards as well!

When I opened the Pez dispenser I discovered that you can visit the Pez factory and it is close to us (relatively) in Orange, CT. I think we need to do a family adventure there sometime. It would be fun for the kids, and of course, me.

Skylanders, Toys

Skylanders Monopoly is Out!

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Skylanders Monopoly

The other day I got a package from my Skylanders contacts. The package was way too long and thin to be a Skylanders figure or even a super early copy of Swap Force (Coming out in October). No, this was a low tech Skylanders game, this was Skylanders™ Monopoly®. This board game combines the classic risk-taking and deal-making of Monopoly gameplay with the fun and excitement of the Skylanders™ world as players vie for control of the most coveted real estate in Skylands. Produced by USAopoly, under license from Hasbro, and in conjunction with Activision, this cherished board game with a Skylanders twist allows fans to buy, sell and trade 22 newly discovered Skylands locations and rule supreme.

I have not gotten to play the game yet. We’re contemplating introducing Eva to Monopoly, a source of contention between my wife and I, she still has battle scars from playing as a kid. I always found it a fun game to play. Allison was the first to notice that the colors on the game board, Brown, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Purple and Yellow corresponded to the color schemes of the Skylanders figures elemental colors almost perfectly. We’ll eventually get to play this as a family but I wanted to show it to you and this little video I made.

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