It is in the past again. This year we played only the diceless Stalker roleplaying game. We also planned to play the last part of Babylon5 game started two years ago, but sadly it got cancelled at the last minute. The card gaming got more airtime! So the gaming continued with Bang! and Bilekuosi, with a new addition of a wonderful game called Cards Against Humanity. Based on the cards and amount played. We really are horrible people!
Well, it didn’t. The project is insane, but still slowly progressing. Here is a collage of pictures (360 °) of current status of the project. Oh, I have my both children now roaming the region with me, as I turned the world into an inhouse server.
Just a reminder, that every block is mined first, and then placed by hand one by one.
HearthStone is the new game Blizzard is working on hard. A virtual collectible card game based on different classes and skills of Azeroth heros, with possibility to use real money for faster advancement int the game.
And as being a closed beta tester, I say it is turning into a fine game indeed. It has truly a World of Warcraft feel in it: graphics, sounds, and atmosphere, without dragging the MMORPG parts into the game at all.
For a casual player, it feels best played against your real life friends, than random world players. It remains to be seen will there wether be any crossover with the parent game like: pets, vanity items, even titles – or not?
Now that the Christmas Happy Holidays is behind and the New Year approaches fast, it is time for Boardgame Frenzines!
For Tokyo city annihiliation and testosterone rushes I recommend King of Tokyo – we did play it five times in a row, and the only reason to stop playing, was the need to go to sleep. It’s versatile, easy on rules, and can be played with your kids!
The another game I have had the priviledge to try out is the very time consuming (one hour to set up, five hours to play through – well, first game to everybody), semi-roleplaying (characters have a backstories), story driven horror game (there are clues to be followed, you dimwits!) of the roaring 20s: Mansions of Madness! Cleverly done game. Combat is unpredictable – your character is not a single attribute pony trick. Who wouldn’t like to play .45 pistols wielding investigator with boobs! Me like, gotta have more of it.
Mansion of Madness Chick
Third game which is still waiting to be played is Qin. Simple on rules, simple with gaming pieces and board, but heavy on strategy! No wonder it is not rated as children game. Cannot wait it to be played.
Althought my bro has the second edition of Talisman, I had to buy the fourth revised Talisman edition into my own collection about month ago. Because, it is fun game! I have even started to paint the new miniature pieces from it! I have all the old second edition miniatures already painted, and stocked somewhere. Perhaps it’s time to show comparisons online, when those new pieces get ready – old vs. new. Oh, and I did promise, not to buy any expansions until all figures have been painted…
Hadn’t have the time or feel to post anything here for three months. The minecraft project has been slowly progressing. It feels neverending! Got a new job (well, got outsourced to another company). At least, I have had the opportunity to be learning functional programming language Clojure.
Children have been behaving, as they are supposed to – neither good or bad. And have read tons of roleplaying books:, including Numenera, Band of Zombies, Rogue Trader: Stars of Inequity, Lamentations of the Flame Princess books: Carcosa, and Isle of the Unknown; and not forgetting Premium 2nd ed. reprint AD&D PHB to name few.
Happy Independence Day to Finland!