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 on top of it...
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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 first time, I was...
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 as exhilarating as the...
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 Legend of Zelda on...
‘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 Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke,...
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 in solitude, puzzles are...
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 really play games. Achievements,...
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 at 9 a.m., Saturday,...
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, when I created my...
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 make a splash at...
