'War Stories'
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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Concerned about the potential level of insanity during spring break when both kids are at home I was tasked with finding new Wii games that might keep the kids occupied. I went with Boom Blox, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Animal Crossing: City Folk. Hopefully, I have done well.
Also, Plants vs. Zombies is a damn good game. Doing a level makes for a great diversion without burning up much time.
I can't stop playing My Life as a King. D downloaded it from the wii store ages ago but I just discovered it. It's a one-player game and basically city building but I am totally addicted.
I got Arkham Asylum for my bday (from Mal), and some additional stuff for the Serenity and Supernatural RPGs.
So I may be running a SPN rpg soon.
Raq, did you ever give Warhammer 3rd Ed another shot? I didn't realize they'd even made a new edition until today. While I'm not crazy about what they've done to it, it might be fun to try with the kids.
Oh, another question: Anybody playing Aion by any chance?
Never even heard of it.
It's an online MMORPG. I guess that's sort of redundant, isn't it?
I've seen ads for Aion, but haven't played it.
Warhammer: I've played it a few times now. I still think it's really fiddly and space-dependent. You seem to spend a lot of time tapping cards and turning markers over and moving bits around. And that doesn't count the minis.
I like a lot about it. It's grungy and messy and very much not high-fantasy, and there are several creative mechanics. But I don't think I'd start kids on it before about age 10 (at the earliest).
I know what RPG stands for but what about MMO? I know the concept, I'm just wondering about the acronym.
MMO = Massively Multiplayer Online (hence the redundancy)
I'm quite familiar with the setting for Warhammer. I own both the first and second editions, but the third is a huge departure from a system standpoint. That was actually one of my favorite things about the setting. It's a bit like Call of Cthulhu in the sense that there are monsters out there, but you will seldom encounter one, and if you do your best course of action is to run like hell. No, the greatest evils you generally encounter are other people.