I’ve just posted my “Last Night on Earth” session reports/review on gleemax, copying it over from boardgamegeek. I’m getting back into the swing of not only playing games regularly (after the disruption of Christmas), but also of writing about them. Gleemax is still a disaster. If it doesn’t get a patch before the end of January, I’d say that whoever was responsible for commissioning it should … Continue reading Zombies, Gaming and Gleemax
No surprise here: Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You?Created by BuddyTV I’ve just finished watching season 3 of BSG. Interesting show, and picked up a bit towards the end. I’m going to be very annoyed if the writer’s strike causes the show to not be completed. Continue reading BSG
The network was back up today, so I spent most of today in at work, mainly dealing with annoying things that were left over from last year. One of them I really should have done at the end of last year, but in the business of end of term, it got left behind. Oh well. Perc will forgive me, I think. My good friend Jess, … Continue reading Work, ASL, and Miles Vorkosigan
I went back to work today, after the Christmas holiday. My major contribution today was helping Jess carry in the boxes the new laptops were in. I found my power supply on my work computer had died (we replaced it), and that the network was offline for repairs… which killed most of the useful work I could do. So, at lunchtime, we came to a … Continue reading I am Legend
This is what I like to see. 🙂 Continue reading A good moment.
Well, an amazing last over for the India vs Australia test match. Three wickets to Michael Clarke, a part-time spinner, and an record-equalling victory to Australia. I only saw the last over on tv (busy playing poker), but I’ve had the radio on all day, so it’s been exciting. Umpiring was atrocious. Steve Bucknor needs to retire. Not sure about Mark Benson either… However, some … Continue reading Cricket
Picture this: I’m playing facebook poker, and my hole cards are a 10-5 of clubs. I buyinto the hand because I’m one of the blinds. Normally, I’d fold on such a hand. The flop: 5 Hearts, 5 Spades, 10 Diamonds. Oh, that’s good. I raise a little. Most people stay in with me. The turn: 10 Hearts. Oh, wow. I can’t lose now. I raise a little … Continue reading Poker story
At my birthday, a few people were playing the boardgame Zombies. Now, much as I like Zombies, the actual game tends to the tedious. However, there’s a new game that takes the same theme – Zombie attack – and does it much better. The name of the game? Last Night On Earth. LNOE is a scenario game that it comes with five scenarios of Zombies attacking … Continue reading Last Night on Earth
Well, I’m playing a noble. And, as normal, a human noble. (The alien races in Star Wars don’t appeal to me at all… they never have for role-playing purposes). I’ve been toying the idea of this well-born military nut, who hasn’t been able tostay in the regular (imperial?) navy due to his problems with accepting commands from above that he doesn’t agree with. As I … Continue reading Dawn of Defiance… character musings
I’ve been a bit lax in posting recently, partly due to the weather (it’s been hot, and I’ve been exhausted), and also because I just haven’t been in the mood for writing anything recently! (I’ve gotten tremendously behind on writing session reports on BoardGameGeek, for instance…) I’ve just been working my way through some Jack McDevitt books. McDevitt is a really good science-fiction writer, whose … Continue reading Long time, no posts
