...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.


victor infante - Aug 01, 2012 6:11:48 am PDT #17086 of 26134
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Excellent! I was actually kind of hoping someone would play themselves when I threw the possibility out there!

Glad you decided to play. Once it's rolling, it's built to be flexible, so I don't think schedules will be that bgi of a problem. (And Lor dknows, there are no real stakes...)


Laga - Aug 01, 2012 8:57:00 am PDT #17087 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

BSG (Andersbot 9000)

Yes, I really was hoping we could get all the way there just so I could pull the rug out.

I fully enjoyed being an unrevealed cylon and having the accusations be baseful for a change. I found when I was human before, the more I tried to argue for my humanity, the more people thought I was a cylon. So I tried to keep my trap shut and it really worked! It's a lot harder to let the accusations slide when you're not actually a cylon.


billytea - Aug 02, 2012 4:24:27 am PDT #17088 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

One last thing I wanted to say about the game, everyone kept a brisk pace throughout, and I think the game really flowed and kept everyone's interest throughout. You finished a 39-turn game in almost exactly one month - that's faster than getting through a turn a day. Good effort, everyone.

Let's start planning game 15. I propose that Conflicted Loyalties and Cylon Fleet be on the table once more (unless the crew wants to omit either or both of them). Same policy as for the last three games re Cylon leader:

5-player: out.
7-player: in. Last player has to be a CL, if no one else has taken it already.
6-player: optional. First person to put their hand up gets to be one; no problem if no one takes the option.

But our first order of business is: who's in? We have GMs working around the clock to take your call. Post here or email me if you'd like to join in "Buffistica 15 - the Admiral's Jodhpurs".


Polter-Cow - Aug 02, 2012 5:38:39 am PDT #17089 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I'm in!


Laga - Aug 02, 2012 7:08:59 am PDT #17090 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Me too!


omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2012 9:07:46 am PDT #17091 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG

Me too.


chrismg - Aug 02, 2012 9:46:27 am PDT #17092 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Not this time, sorry.


victor infante - Aug 04, 2012 6:36:41 am PDT #17093 of 26134
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

It's HERE!!!!

Scavenger Hunt on Infinite Earths ... BEGINS!!!


victor infante - Aug 05, 2012 6:19:02 am PDT #17094 of 26134
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Players are beginning to claim their first items in SCAVENGER HUNT ON INFINITE EARTHS!

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Terribly amused that the Smush-faced wax lion went first, followed in short order by the Flying Ford Anglia, the lost papers of Nikola Tesla and the Necronomicon. More to come, but I'm already terribly excited to see the stories. And there's still room to jump in!


billytea - Aug 07, 2012 3:55:42 pm PDT #17095 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Status update on the next game (Buffistica 15 - The Admiral's Jodhpurs): we have five players confirmed. Waiting to hear from the last couple of invitees, and then we'll be on our way.