Artemis! Every six months or so, my co-worker and compatriot Jay runs a gaming mini-convention out of his home he humbly dubbed “JayCon”. The latest edition of the get-together just wrapped up yesterday, and good times were had by all. It’s a great opportunity to introduce (and be introduced to) new games, as well as… Continue reading JayCon Winter 2012 After-Action Report
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Desert Bus, Act 6
(With apologies to William Shakespeare) To bus, or not to bus. That is the question — Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous tedium, Or to take arms against a sea of terrible games, And, by opposing, end them? To quit, to sleep— No more — and by… Continue reading Desert Bus, Act 6
FNM: You Can Dance If You Want To
Art by Slawomir Maniak To be blunt, I wouldn’t have this deck idea without Magic the Gathering Online. There was a time when I scoffed at the idea of playing Magic on the Internet through a sanctioned client. I’m not talking about Duels of the Planeswalkers, the 2013 version of which I’ll review once I… Continue reading FNM: You Can Dance If You Want To
Board or Bored?
“I don’t play board games,” my lovely wife says. “They’re boring.” In the case of ‘older’ board games, the ones I and most kids grew up with, like Monopoly or Risk or Chutes’n’Ladders, I’d be inclined to agree. Chutes’n’Ladders is an extremely randomized game. Risk involves a great deal of downtime between turns, provided you’re… Continue reading Board or Bored?
Game Review: XCOM Enemy Unknown
I may be accused of cheating on this one. Not because of my “save scumming”, mind you, as there is zero shame in doing that when it comes to XCOM Enemy Unknown. I’ll get to why in a bit, but suffice it to say the reason some may not relish the idea of me writing… Continue reading Game Review: XCOM Enemy Unknown
The Legacy of Magic
Art by Greg Staples I’ve been playing Magic: the Gathering off and on since I was introduced to it in high school almost 20 years ago. Quite a few things have changed in the game since then, but nothing in the game has changed so dramatically that the old cards are strictly unplayable. In fact,… Continue reading The Legacy of Magic
Extra Life 2012 Aftermath
THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in, tweeted, and donated! Donations Raised: $162 Kitties Fragged: 413 Notable Kills: Dakhath nar Sihkag aka “Deathstroke” Khajja nar Ja’targk aka “The Machine”, “The Fang” Bakhtosh nar Kiranka aka “Redclaw” Kur aka “Human-Killer” Fighters Wrecked: 85 I’m still recovering from the weekend, I think. Regular posts resume tomorrow. Fighter… Continue reading Extra Life 2012 Aftermath
On Net Decks and Feet in Mouths
Art by Wayne Reynolds Remember the old advice “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything?” Every once in a while I speak without thinking. It’s been known to happen. My emotionality has been a problem many times in my past, and while I have a much better grip on things now,… Continue reading On Net Decks and Feet in Mouths
Operation Extra Life
*** THIS IS NOT A DRILL *** REPEAT *** THIS IS NOT A DRILL *** On 20th Oct. 2012, a very special mission will be undertaken. For the first time in almost two decades, veteran Terran Confederation pilot Josh Loomis will don his pressure suit and step into the cockpit of a fighter craft to… Continue reading Operation Extra Life
Death and Consequences
One of these soldiers is likely to die. There’s just something about a game, or story, that doesn’t pull its punches. I get a feeling for that something when I play FTL or the new XCOM. A ship exploding under my intrepid crew or a favorite soldier getting their face melted off by plasma fire… Continue reading Death and Consequences
