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'Underneath'


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.


Aims - Apr 26, 2010 4:23:00 pm PDT #6005 of 26134
Shit's all sorts of different now.

ok!


omnis_audis - Apr 26, 2010 4:51:29 pm PDT #6006 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Sweet! Maybe y'all will bee newbie enough that I won't get spanked too bad. While you are at it, look into the Orange Box. You can get it used pretty cheap. It's 4 games in one, and well worth it. And the multi-player is cool.


Volans - Apr 27, 2010 7:53:19 am PDT #6007 of 26134
move out and draw fire

Whereas my DH bitches at me whenever my friends' names pop up. I think he's just jealous.

(btw, when zone wombat is online playing Lego Star Wars, that's Mal...we saved his games under my account, for some reason)


omnis_audis - Apr 27, 2010 8:32:14 am PDT #6008 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Likely story.


Sean K - Apr 27, 2010 8:55:52 am PDT #6009 of 26134
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Y'all know you can turn that off, right? Not that I have myself, for I too enjoy seeing my friend's names pop up when I'm playing (less so when watching a movie).


Volans - Apr 27, 2010 11:18:27 am PDT #6010 of 26134
move out and draw fire

I'm keeping it on on purpose.

And LSW is totally Mal. Who can now beat me at lightsaber dueling.


omnis_audis - Apr 27, 2010 8:07:39 pm PDT #6011 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

wah! My super-tote for games is now too small. All my games fit easily when I moved to Dallas. Now, not so much. No time to get bigger tote. One game will have to leave the heard, and travel back to CA with strange non-game-things so that the others can live and travel, safely in the sealed mega-tote.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 27, 2010 9:08:52 pm PDT #6012 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

I've mentioned this elsewhere but an FYI:

If you want Halo 3 for Campaign, then by all means grab it.

However, if you want Halo 3 just for multiplayer, then grab Halo ODST. ODST comes with a second disc that is Halo 3 multiplayer but better; it contains all the downloadable maps, which DOUBLES the number of maps you have and some of the newer ones are really great.

Also, the ODST disc functions as a invite key to the Halo Reach Beta multiplayer that kicks off on May 3rd and runs for 2 to 4 weeks.

Halo Reach is especially interesting to me as it's Bungie's last Halo game. They spent the last 3 years tearing down and refining the Halo 3 engine, allowing a fivefold increase in polygon count and a substantial improvement in the networking. It apparently runs with less lag than Halo 3 and the leg there is very small (though vital in some kill or be killed instants).


Tom Scola - Apr 29, 2010 11:57:00 am PDT #6013 of 26134
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

WoTC publishes D&D for Kids

Monster Slayers: The Heroes of Hesiod captures the flavor, fun, and educational benefits of Dungeons & Dragons in a fast-paced, easy-to-learn experience for kids ages six years old and up.


Volans - May 06, 2010 7:16:31 am PDT #6014 of 26134
move out and draw fire

Check this out: A board game melding Paranoia and Illuminati with OMGWTFPOLARBEAR!!!?!!!1!!

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