Magic, The Gathering : Othello Edition

I love people who are creative enough to come up with stuff like these Magic cards in an Othello edition. I always have a million ideas for games, but lack the attention span to make a complete and consistent set of rules for them, as well as the resources to make the necessary materials. (I usually get stuck in that limbo of "I'll make a video game - no, a card game! No, a video game! No, a board game....")

Not this guy -- visit the link to check out his Othello card (he is a Hero/Villain card, depending on what other character cards are in play), or maybe his Desdemona (power 1 / defense 1, not a strong character...) And this is only one of a number of sets! Very impressive.

The question has come up before, but it's always fun to ask again - does anybody know any Shakespeare card games? Stuff like this - where players could use their knowledge of the subject as well as learning more about the subject during the game - is the best. Not just talking about some other game's rules where the cards have been decorated with Shakespeare images.

Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series

I'm trying to figure out what exactly this is. There's going to be movie versions of Shakespeare plays shown nationwide? At a movie theatre near me? That could be cool. I wonder what movies ...

"...the series will kick off in June with The Merry Wives of Windsor followed by Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2 in August and closing in September with Henry VIII. "

...Oh. Not really sure how this is going to play to a nationwide US audience. Why those in that combination? They couldn't squeeze in a tragedy, or a better known comedy?

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110602006410/en/Shakespeare%E2%80%99s-Classic-Works-U.S.-Movie-Theaters-Nationwide

Oh What The .... Again?

I know that Roland Emmerich's new movie Anonymous is coming soon and will tell us that Oxford wrote Shakespeare.

But save a little bit of your scorn, oh ye Geeks, because apparently that's not the only authorship movie in town. Be on the lookout in 2012 for a *Marlowe* movie?!

This information comes from a press release by the author of The Shakespeare Conspiracy, Ted Bacino:

The second movie, based on his book, The Shakespeare Conspiracy, by Ted Bacino, is scheduled for release in early 2012 and credits Marlowe with the writings. It is being produced by the Motion Picture Hall of Fame and Borone Films.

I don't know much else we'll hear about what could be a vanity/indie project, but I figured it was worth a mention. 'Tis the season for Authorship debate, I guess.