The IOGre was asked what the point of all this was... why bother with a blog?  Why write reviews?  What else, if anything, was going to be here?  Would it be regular or as whim takes it?

Yes The IOGre knows a lot of this was covered in the first posting, but he has more thoughts.  Pesky things those thoughts, If the IOGre doesnt express them, they get jumbled up inside his noggin, give him a migrane, and the next thing you know he's eaten all the sheep from the Catan games.  As the IOGre has said, he is a game fan.  Maybe he likes Ameritrash boardgmes more than Eurostyle ones... (who comes up with these labels?) prefers Savage Worlds to D&D 4th ed... but none of that matters.

He remembers what brought him to the game store in the first place.  That magical first time he realized that there were a whole bunch of people (at least he's pretty sure some of them are people) who liked some of the stuff he liked. 

Theres a certain stereotype that is applied to gamers, and comic book fans, and sci fi fans, etc... but heres the problem.  It may have had its roots in reality, but we have outgrown the cliche.  Off the top of his head the IOGre can think of  Ministers, a motorcycle-riding mechanic, police officers, teachers, women (good looking ones too), business owners, the list goes on and on.  Gaming does not define us, we define gaming. 

And that's only a portion of what we are passionate about.   Last week the IOGre covered an excellent Star Trek game, and within moments he was asked "where's the Star Wars game review?" (It's coming I promise)  Want to stir debate?  Ask these questions amongst people at your local game or comic store:

Who was the best Star Trek Captain?

Who is your favorite Doctor? (yes, yes he is...)

Marvel or DC?

How badly have the Cardinals broken your heart? *

* special bonus question for Arizona residents.

Notice no direct gaming questions were listed.  No matter what your fandom, it can still all be brought full circle.  The IOGre is as likely to discuss comics in the game shop as he is to discuss games on a mainly comics themed podcast.  One of his earliest and fondest memories is watching Star Trek in syndication with his dad, back before most of you were born.  His Grandmother buying him his first comics to read on the plane as they left for vacation.

He gets the same feelings today hanging out with his friends at the game shop, seeing movies with them, tearing open the plastic on a new game.

He got that feeling tonight when this Blog was mentioned on Nerd Nation, a popular podcast devoted to all things Nerd, be they comics, movies, games or just general geekdom.

Why does the IOGre do this?

The answer is simple really.  He does it to share that same feeling with you.