I don’t find this particularly exciting, so I’m not sure why I’m writing about it.  This probably has more to deal with the fact that I noticed the odd trend, and I want to share it with you.  As you mill over the new logos of three companies, take notice of how similar their new fonts are.  While you’re doing that, I think of a way to spice this blog entry up…

Okay… I’ve had moments to think.  Howzabout we try this:

A HANDFUL OF… TERRIBLE BOARD GAMES FOR KIDS

1. Hot Dog in a Hallway – It’s similar to Hungry, Hungry Hippos, except you shoot Tic Tac-sized plastic hot dogs down a motorized hallway playset that has moving walls like in the movie Labyrinth.  Whoever gets the most hot dogs down their hallway wins!
2. Last Call – It’s like the game of Life, except your goal is score someone’s number before the clock hits 2:00 am!
3. Happy Endings – It’s like Candyland, except you’re on the interstate freeway system, looking for illicit massage parlors.  Don’t get stuck in the Lot Lizard pit!
   
4. Bed Bugs – It’s like – oh… yeah, this exists.
   
5. Othello – It’s like Reversi, except you change the name because:

The name was selected as a reference to the Shakespearean play Othello, the Moor of Venice, referencing the conflict between the Moor Othello and Iago, who describes himself as “two-faced” and more controversially, to the unfolding drama between Othello, who is black, and Desdemona, who is white. The green color of the board is inspired by the image of the general Othello, valiantly leading his battle in a green field  [or because jealousy is the green-eyed monster – Ed.]. It can also be likened to a jealousy competition (jealousy being the central theme in Shakespeare’s play), since players engulf the pieces of the opponent, thereby turning them to their possession (via Wikipedia)…

Well, that saves me the hassle of Photoshopping those games!