Marxist critique of GTA IV: [link]
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
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.
Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2009 5:56:03 am PDT #1758 of 26133
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
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.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 01, 2009 5:11:42 pm PDT #1765 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Well, yes, I crushed you all, but it is only right for the Master to show the way to his pupils.
Yup, you are all classified as MY pupils.
As it is, I created two others, Laughing Snake and Death Spigot. Now, Death Spigot is INSANE. He started with a throwing star and most people barely got more than three punches in. Then he got some kind of crazy rabid wolf and no one has knocked him below half health. He is a monster!
Strange game.
Yeah, but it gets more entertaining the higher you go as all kinds of crazy powers kick in.
That's odd, it says only 3 matches for me tomorrow.
Yeah, I think 3 is the default after the 6 game start. I guess Tournaments are where it's at.
Laga - May 01, 2009 6:20:33 pm PDT #1766 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Strange game
the only way to win is not to play?
Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 01, 2009 6:24:26 pm PDT #1767 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Well, that's certainly true at the moment as we seem to have broken their servers.