On Sunday, I stepped off a road into a land that was previously unexplored by me: the land of computer-aided gaming. That’s a great sentence. It’s not strictly true, either. I’ve been using computers for a very long time to prepare for my games (word-processors especially.) The sense in which I’m actually using “computer-aided gaming” is this: On Sunday, for the very first time, I … Continue reading Entering the world of Computer-Aided Gaming
I’ve just got an e-mail from MilSims: “Your order has been updated to the following status. “New status: Shipped” I have a warm, fuzzy feeling. Continue reading A good e-mail…
The latest MilSims sale is on. I’ve ordered a few items… Men of Iron (GMT wargame of the middle ages) Napoleon’s Triumph (very highly regarded wargame) A couple of BattleTech books – Intersteller Players #2, Blake Documents (both for the Jihad era) Knizia’s “Formula Racing”, and the Settlers expansion, “Artisans and Benefactors”, which makes Settlers of Catan a 2 player game. Continue reading MilSims sale
This weekend saw our regular boardgame day be preempted by the Magic 2010 core set release. (Why is it called 2010 when it’s actually 2009? Apparently, because it’s less confusing once it’s being sold in 2010. It does actually make some sort of sense). I had a horrible first round, paired against a deck which just was death to small creatures – of which I had too many. Giant … Continue reading Weekend disruptions
I spent a busy weekend playing games. On Saturday, I first stopped by Good Games Ballarat and played a game of Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries with Mark; I also picked up "Naval Battles" and had a game of that with Liam, before heading over to Randy’s and our regular boardgame day. Of note from the BGD:* Rich completely dominated a game of "Age of Empires III" (yes, the … Continue reading Weekend
I’ve just bought Skin Trade, the latest Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel. Woo. Good stuff here: Edward’s back, and Anita seems to be being taken far outside of her comfort zone. Guess what I’ll be reading tonight? Continue reading Delight of delights!
Le Havre is a port city in France. Le Havre is the new game from the designer of Agricola. Guess which one I now own? Yes, alas, I don’t own a town. However, in the stakes of really cool games, Le Havre is very close to the top. The game is about developing the port city: building or buying buildings, harvesting goods and then manufacturing them into more useful … Continue reading Le Havre
What’s in the box? Continue reading I’ve got a box!
It’s been something of a busy week. I’ve been setting up all the end-of-semester reports at work, which is actually coming along nicely for once; I think I’m ahead of the deadlines. I’ve also been working on the computer room booking web interface, and that’s looking good as well. Gaming? Well, I spent last Sunday afternoon at Good Games, the new game store in Ballarat, … Continue reading It’s been a busy week…
D&D Home Page – What Class Are You? – Build A Character – D&D Compendium Continue reading Like I could have guessed already…
