Archive for January, 2012

BoBuBingo is FULL

Posted: January 25, 2012 in BoBuBingo, Uncategorized

All Cards are Claimed (…which is a first, actually…) It’s our first game in, like, two years, and all of our BoBuBingo cards have been claimed! Not bad for a re-introductory test run featuring a few packs of Topps ’12. This kind of makes me wonder what the turnout would be like with a full [...]

The Perfect Trading Card: RESULTS

Posted: January 17, 2012 in General

Survey Says… (…I’ll take what’s behind Door #2, Pat…) First of all, I’d like to thank all of you for participating in this survey. My curiosity is satisfactorily satisfied for the time being. Naturally, tastes do change, but this gives us an interesting view of what card collectors are looking for in 2012. And, hey! [...]

The Perfect Trading Card

Posted: January 13, 2012 in General

What Do You Think Makes a Perfect Trading Card? (…let’s keep this clean, kids…) As some of you may know, I am now in the trading card business. Being a trading card designer with a blog dedicated to trading cards has its perplexing angles, one no more acute than reviewing trading card designs. However, while [...]

#jabs

Posted: January 8, 2012 in #jabs
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On December 30, 2011, Jack Jablonski, a hockey player for the Benilde-St. Margaret’s Red Knights in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was the victim of a violent check by two opponent skaters. The hit, which is common for the sport of hockey, was delivered with great force from behind and forced Jack into the glass in [...]

BoBuBingo is BoBuBacko!

Posted: January 1, 2012 in BoBuBingo, Topps

Time To Dust Off The Old Bingo Cards (…hope you didn’t eat that corn…) That’s right, friends–BoBuBingo returns! Again! Ringing in the New Year with an old game just seemed like the uncreative thing to do. BoBoWhu? For those of you who either forgot or are new to this, BoBuBingo (short for Box Buster Bingo) [...]