I woke up last night at about 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep for some reason. So I got up and played my first game of AH with the Dunwich Horror expansion. It didn’t take much time. So then I got online and wrote up the session report: A Tragedy in Seven Acts. That took more time than the game! It’s more story-telling in … Continue reading Sleepless in Arkham
Oh. It appears I’ve just been awarded another microbadge for writing 5 reviews on BGG. I’m now a “copper reviewer”. How many do I need before the next one? My good, dear friend Randy (said in a Londo Mollari accent) is also becoming notorious as a writer of Starship Trooper session reports on bgg. Cool! Someone even started a thread about them… http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/165094 Oh, and … Continue reading A fifth microbadge?
Well, I now have my fourth microgeekbadge at boardgamegeek. Any guesses as to what it is? (Hint: not a game) Oh, and I’ve just bought 3 days worth of no ads at bgg. (Cost me 3 GG, or my review of Curse of the Dark Pharaoh. Bliss! The site loads much faster without them!) Cheers,Merric Continue reading Fourth microgeekbadge!
Heh. I’ve been updating my wishlist and collection comments and ratings on boardgamegeek. My board game collection My board game wishlist So many games I want. So many games I have. I don’t really don’t have time to play them all, although I try. I’ve got a game of War of the Ring this Friday, then a game of Die Macher lined up for the … Continue reading Wishlists and collection
Lots of boardgames, mostly. Runebound (solo) – quite a few games recently. Not the best solo game, but I’m getting used to the game this way. Arkham Horror (solo) – a lot of games recently. Probably one of the best solo games out there, although Arkham is destroyed a lot. 🙂 War of the Ring – two games down, one more coming up. Great wargame … Continue reading What I’m playing…
Madness! I’m on page 5 of the most active session reporters to bgg (of 64 pages) with 18 session reports. Continue reading BoardGameGeek
Last weekend was fun. I met with several friends and played a lot of games. Paradise! The weekend began on Friday afternoon withthe Living Greyhawk adventure War of the Dust. The adventure involved wilderness adventuring, dungeon-crawling, some role-playing, and a bunch of combat. My players love the combat part. What really distinguished this adventure from the others were the way that the terrain played a … Continue reading A weekend of gaming
There’s an interesting thread on the Wizards boards discussing the relationship between Luck and Skill in the D&D Miniatures skirmish game and how it compares to other games like Magic. Continue reading Luck versus Skill
