The Xbox RROD-ed. Woe.
And with houseguests on the way! We clearly need an emergency Xbox loaner program.
When you look back at this, in the three seconds it'll take you to turn to dust, I think you'll find the mistake was touching my stuff.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
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.
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Volans - Apr 08, 2009 4:50:37 pm PDT #1755 of 26133
move out and draw fire
hippocampus - Apr 09, 2009 2:21:59 am PDT #1756 of 26133
not your mom's socks.
Oh noes!
Volans - Apr 22, 2009 6:56:24 am PDT #1757 of 26133
move out and draw fire
Here's how pathetic we are: We bought a second Xbox. It came with Lego Indiana Jones, which is a lot more fun than Lego Star Wars, but harder. Also came with Kung Fu Panda, which is cute.
And, we get another toaster from Harmonix (and Microsoft I guess), as the family visitors arrived home and promptly bought an Xbox and Rock Band. These are the people who were too lazy to activate the Netflix subscription we got them, but they are willing to get up off the couch for Rock Band.
We also played Wings of War (WWI and WWII versions), Kingdoms, and Carcassone.
Meanwhile, a friend of mine who plays miniature games (like Warhammer but usually more fluid) ran Mal and his kids through a miniatures game. This was the first time Mal has actually abided by the rules of engagement (like turns, and moving as far as the dice let you), so I'm hopeful he can be taught to play games.
Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2009 5:56:03 am PDT #1758 of 26133
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Marxist critique of GTA IV: [link]
Volans - May 01, 2009 8:59:43 am PDT #1759 of 26133
move out and draw fire
Yay! The Xbox is back! And it's back to Fable 2 for us, a game neatly summed up in this comic: [link]
In boardgames, we finally played Princes of Florence after letting it sit on the shelf for years. It wasn't at all what I was expecting. The wrapper is lovely, everything done in Leonardo da Vinci's handwriting (but not mirrored, alas), and the gameplay is really easy once you've been thru it once. The rule writing sucks, and needs either a tech editor or a better translation, or both.
It reminded me a lot of Agricola, as it has multiple routes to victory and nested phases of gameplay (bidding, building on a map board, completing tasks). There seems to be a trend in euro-games to mash up Tetris and shopping, and this definitely has both.
hippocampus - May 01, 2009 2:46:07 pm PDT #1760 of 26133
not your mom's socks.
"we finally played"
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"Yay! The Xbox is back!"
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please solve for x & y.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 01, 2009 3:57:14 pm PDT #1761 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
omnis_audis - May 01, 2009 4:00:28 pm PDT #1762 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Pete, I joined. Strange game. As you really don't do much but choose an opponent. BTW, you kicked my ass. Alas, you were level 4, I was level 1. Now I am level two, and must wait for tomorrow to fight 6 more rounds.
dcp - May 01, 2009 4:04:40 pm PDT #1763 of 26133
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
That's odd, it says only 3 matches for me tomorrow.
I acquired an axe and puppy. I guess that's good.
IOGameN, I think I am addicted to Flight Control on the iPod Touch.
Laga - May 01, 2009 4:50:28 pm PDT #1764 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Come! Face my wrath!
I did. You killed Lagaaaaaaaaaa but good.