Meredith was kind enough to let me go out and buy a few new Wii games to last me for the next year. One of the games that I tried tonight is called “Boom Blox.” It is a game about knocking blocks over. It is much fun. You are trying to accomplish a goal (knock over all the blocks, knock over some of the blocks, etc.), and you are usually trying to do it in the least number of throws (although sometimes the goal is maximize points). So, it is a puzzle game with a kick-butt physics engine where (and this is important) you still get to knock things down!

My game criteria has boiled down to:
– it must be easy to learn
– it must be entertaining
– it must be able to be played in 10-15 minutes (if I choose)

Boom Blox meets all these criteria nicely, and throws in the bonus of knocking things over (including the cute animal-esque things that cheer you on. Not that I tried knocking one over or anything.).