MM & Aims, it is indeed Burnout Revenge. Great game, that.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Pix - Apr 25, 2008 5:43:08 am PDT #114 of 26132
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Connie Neil - Apr 25, 2008 6:01:49 am PDT #115 of 26132
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Burnout Revenge sounds like it would appeal to our friend Troy, who cannot be trusted to play multi-person shooter games, as his favorite thing to do is hide around corners and frag his teammates. I remember many evenings hearing "DAMMIT, TROY!" coming from the gamers.
Miracleman - Apr 25, 2008 6:11:56 am PDT #116 of 26132
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Man...I was just browsing the SR4 site (as I had mentioned the game in an earlier post)...and now I kinda wanna play SR4.
Argh.
CaBil - Apr 25, 2008 6:21:59 am PDT #117 of 26132
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Yes, and you need to buy Arsenal , and try out the vehicle, drone and weapon accessory and mod rules!
What? I don't got royalties and I turned in my manuscript two years ago now. It would be nice if I could find out if at least one other person on the planet has read them...
Volans - Apr 25, 2008 6:24:34 am PDT #118 of 26132
move out and draw fire
Jess, you must go to travelswithchild and write up the WGTG right now! That's excellent!
Another topic: Rumors of WOTC's "fair use" rules: [link]
billytea, we should be co-located. The DH and I have only been able to play War of the Ring a couple times - the figures are irresistible for the toddler. I have managed to lose as the Fellowship, sadly.
Empress and MM, we should be co-located. There are Rock Band and gaming days every weekend at our house.
Jessica - Apr 25, 2008 6:25:51 am PDT #119 of 26132
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Jess, you must go to travelswithchild and write up the WGTG right now! That's excellent!
Oh, thank you!
Miracleman - Apr 25, 2008 6:32:18 am PDT #120 of 26132
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Empress and MM, we should be co-located. There are Rock Band and gaming days every weekend at our house.
We're sort of starting a local tradition with our friends here, but the more the merrier.
Where are youse guys again?
megan walker - Apr 25, 2008 6:49:52 am PDT #121 of 26132
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The DH and I have only been able to play War of the Ring a couple times - the figures are irresistible for the toddler. I have managed to lose as the Fellowship, sadly.
This is why we had to abandon LoTR Risk the other night. Mathilda was having too much fun with the pieces.
Rob - Apr 25, 2008 6:51:01 am PDT #122 of 26132
My brother and I played WotR via email, using Cyberboard, a number of times. I really like the way it captures the flavor of the Lord of the Rings.
Fred Pete - Apr 25, 2008 7:34:41 am PDT #123 of 26132
Ann, that's a ferret.
It's an online tabletop RPG facilitator. And I think you can configure it for a variety of games,
A friend of mine did that with the Runequest system. Came up with the greatest scenarios, including an Indiana Jones-type setting.
And agreed that Kingmaker has its issues, though I'd call it stalemate rather than balance. Grab an heir, figure out your base, and stay there.
Rail Baron is loads of fun. And inspiration for the exchange:
Player: Oh, no. I have to go to Miami.
Owner of Seaboard Airline: No. You mean MY-ami.
The only political board game I ever really played was Campaign Trail, which was from -- maybe Game Designers' Workshop? Great job of pulling the elements of a political campaign while allowing them to be combined in the most unlikely ways. (Tagline from that one: You can always get to Chicago.)