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
I’ve posted my review of the Doctor Who RPG on RPG Geek. Enjoy! Continue reading Review of the Doctor Who Roleplaying game
One thing about Christmas and New Year’s Day being on a Friday: it wasn’t long before we started gaming in the new year (decade?) New Year’s Day’s evening saw our regular Greyhawk campaign session being played. Some of us (like me) were lacking in sleep, but there were a few things that were particularly good about the session, not least the discovery of a portal … Continue reading 2010 begins (with gaming)!
On the way home from Jeremy and Venetia’s place in Melbourne on Boxing Day after a very pleasant lunch, I stopped into Minotaur Books to use a voucher I’d been given for my birthday by Jess (thanks, Jess!) A few moments later, I had a couple of new books by one of my favourite science fiction author, Jack McDevitt – Infinity Beach and Moonfall. (Alas, … Continue reading A couple of books
What do you do on New Year’s Eve? It shouldn’t be much surprise to anyone that I spent a lot of it playing boardgames. Indeed, as the clock ticked over to 2010, Rich and I were playing a game of Agricola! So… for NYE, I got in games of… Carcassonne Ticket to Ride: 1910 Age of Empires III: the Age of Discovery Ad Astra Power … Continue reading My New Year’s Eve
I’ve just bought the new Doctor Who RPG. It’s a very nice package indeed. Player’s Guide, Gamesmaster’s Guide, two short adventures (and a lot of adventure seeds), plus other stuff. You can play as the Doctor, as the Doctor’s companions, as aliens, as another Timelord, as members of Unit or Torchwood… it’s a nice basic system which seems to handle everything very well. Action Resolution … Continue reading Doctor Who RPG
It’s almost Christmas. I’ve been spending my time playing Diablo II, Civilization IV, reading books (latest Laurell K Hamilton, Divine Misdemeanours and the latest Kylie Chan, Earth to Hell) and watching DVDs (the “new” Outer Limits, season 1; Sanctuary, season 1, and Atlantis seasons 4 & 5). Monday night, I went over to Randy’s and played Ad Astra and Agricola. Both were fun, although I mucked up … Continue reading pre-Christmas musings
I’m having a bit of trouble sleeping, so I’ve just been playing Diablo II… at long last. I tend to come to computer games a few years (decades?) after they were first released. I really am not a big computer game player. This is despite being a big gamer otherwise, and a computer programmer in real life. Well, occasional computer programmer. My work today was … Continue reading Diablo II
