Yesterday, my copy of the Valley Games edition of The Republic of Rome boardgame arrived. Like their reprints of Titan and Hannibal, it contained some really nice components, and so it ended up on my table last night as I attempted to decipher the solo game rules. The game’s rulebook could be a lot better. Some of it works, other parts of it are obscure … Continue reading The Republic of Rome
My Greyhawk heroes will be stepping into the Shadowwood on Friday evening (assuming the session doesn’t get cancelled again), where they will attempt to find the evil necromancers and corrupt druids that have been causing trouble for the good folk of Greyhawk. They’ll be accompanied by the High Priest of Pelor – one of my old PCs – and we should see a session that … Continue reading Into the Forest of Shadows
This weekend, once again (alas), was a roleplaying-free zone. To fill in the time, I played a lot of boardgames. Then, come Monday (which I don’t work on), I’ve spent the day writing session reports – both for this week and last week. A lot of session reports. I’ve just written fourteen this afternoon. A good range of games, as well. In the past fortnight, … Continue reading A lot of boardgaming
Well, A Time of War is now out of beta, so I can download the full version of the BattleTech RPG when I get around to it. (For people who want to buy it now, it’s US$15 from www.drivethrurpg.com). I don’t know when the hardcopy will be out; the next few months, I guess. The system seems somewhat fiddly; at some point I hope to run … Continue reading BattleTech – Galtor
It began back in the late 80s, when I was invited to play in a AD&D campaign run by a fellow, Bruce, from a school I’d left and my brother still attended. Thinking back all these years now, I have no idea how it happened that we all lobbed together, but there we were – Bruce as DM, myself, my brother and one other playing … Continue reading A history – of sorts – of my Greyhawk campaigns (part 1)
I’ve been typing up a bunch of recent session reports and posting them on RPG Geek. Occasionally I include a few notes as to what I’m planning as a DM or otherwise explaining the plot (which might actually help a few of my players). None of it is really top secret information. Playing once per fortnight and also having three separate role-playing campaigns does make … Continue reading D&D session reports
I was just going through a few old blogs of mine, looking to see if I had a copy of Alf’s stats, when I found an old report of the Greyhawk Ruins campaign. Adam, your halfling was called Harald. This is relevant because Alvares and Harald co-own the Green Leaf Tavern which is frequented by the PCs in our current City of Greyhawk campaign. Harald … Continue reading Adam, your halfling’s name is Harald
My latest parcel from Mind Games arrived today. It contained the deluxe edition of Twilight Struggle (with nicer counters and board, and a few new cards); the Altar of Despair expansion for Descent, and the Farmers of the Moor expansion for Agricola. I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if Randy and I relaunch our Thursday wargame activities in a couple of weeks with a game of … Continue reading Recent activities
I’ve finished writing up this weekend’s boardgame reports. The Dungeon Lords ones have been already posted, but in addition, I played… Rush n’ Crush – Fast n’ Furious – if a little deadly (first impressions) and Our second race Middle Earth Quest – Sauron, Lord of the Rings Factory Manager – More Factory Manager Agricola – Derek and Sara’s first game – nice farms, poor houses! (3 players) Ticket to Ride: … Continue reading Weekend boardgame reports
Last week, I traded for the game Dungeon Lords, the latest game from Vlaada Chvatil (Galaxy Trucker, Through the Ages, Space Alert). In it, you play a Dungeon Lord who is trying to build a dungeon, competing with the other players for resources, and hiring monsters and building traps to hold off the adventurers who try to destroy your dungeon each year. It’s a game … Continue reading Dungeon Lords – review by session report
