I have occasionally had to call games early because it was closing time; however, never had I had to call a game because the shop was not going to be there on the morrow! Scott, Mikey, Brad and I played a game of Urban Sprawl at Guf Sturt St in Ballarat yesterday. It’s been my place of choice for gaming for the past few years. … Continue reading Urban Sprawl – Our final game at Guf Sturt St
I’m very sorry to have learnt that John Hill, the designer of the seminal game Squad Leader, has died after a heart attack. I came to Squad Leader late, and was introduced to its successor, Advanced Squad Leader first, but there’s no doubt it’s been a game that I’ve very much enjoyed playing. By a strange chance of fate, I’ve been playing a solo game … Continue reading John Hill, designer of Squad Leader, passes
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you have a lovely day. It’s a lovely day down here… And yes, that’s really where I live! Continue reading Merry Christmas!
RPG Geek is currently having a little micro-badge awarding thread based on a rather interesting topic: How many RPGs have you played or run? In the thirty-odd years I’ve been playing RPGs, I’ve not amassed a list that is extremely long; I’d normally categorize myself as a D&D specialist, although there are certainly periods when I’ve played other RPGs. The lists I created for the … Continue reading Role-playing Games I’ve played
Rise of Tiamat finally arrived here in Ballarat, and my initial impressions are very favourable. It requires even more of the DM than Hoard of the Dragon Queen, as the adventure opens up and permits a lot of expansion in addition to what is on the page. Some DMs are going to love it, others are going to hate it. The other new arrival is … Continue reading New Stuff
I’m currently fighting a cold that was creeping up on me through the past few days, so my ability to write is somewhat curtailed by my need for sleep. It’s been a pretty hectic last few days, though. On Thursday, I played Power Grid and Strasbourg with my friends at Goodgames Ballarat – I won neither game, but both were very enjoyable. Then my car’s … Continue reading A busy few days
In June 2008, I began a new Greyhawk campaign, using the newly released 4E rules. In July 2014, that campaign will end. It’s now less than a fortnight until that day. During the course of the campaign, the adventurers have delved beneath Castle Greyhawk (Zagyg), have fought the necromancers of the Shadow Forest, have discovered a strange, forgotten temple, have explored several versions of the … Continue reading Preparing my final D&D 4E session
I saw the second Captain America film this afternoon. It only came out last Thursday here in Australia, so I’m not too far behind this time. Although it may have been out for four months already in the States. J It was fine, but great? Not really. Some good character acting in there, spoiled by too much pointless action sequences. Really? I go to a … Continue reading Thoughts on Captain America: The Winter Soldier
We’re back into overcast days here in Ballarat. Thankfully, the latest of these days is matched with rain as the first three months of 2014 were exceptionally dry. I wander into a very mild form of light-influenced depression when it gets so dark. I’ll be back to normal shortly, especially if I find a project that really captures my interest. Reviewing UK3 The Gauntlet is … Continue reading Grey Days and Urban Fantasies
A package arrived from MilSims today. It contained an expansion for Twilight Imperium (3E), the new game Russian Railroads, the L5R version of Love Letter, and four Dice Bags. They’re quite pretty. So, they needed to be filled. I got all my dice together, sorted them into sets, put them into the bags… and still had dice left over. There are two to four sets … Continue reading I Game, Therefore I Have Dice
