Archive for the ‘Games’ Category
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Citadels is an easy but fun card game where the players compete to construct the most impressive city by amassing wealth to spend building various districts (docks, university, cathedrals, etc). The game ends when a player plays an eighth district then everyone's city is scored (and certain bonuses added) to ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
I think it is best to say two things right up front : firstly, The Spoils is a collectable card game just like Magic the Gathering. If you are not familiar with this form of gaming the rest of this review is going to be impenetrable, but in short each ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
It was bound to happen. People seemed to enjoy the first TV Theme Quiz so I fired up Audacity and created another 30 seconds of familiar ditties. Things were solved pretty quickly last time so I tried to make this one just a smidgeon harder - we will see if ...
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
A motley band of adventurers descends into the inky darkness of the caverns in the quest for the fabulous artefact rumoured to lie somewhere deep within. Working together they should be more than a match for the terrifying creatures that wait in the shadows, but each member knows that only ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
I have made a new TV Theme Quiz, so much more elaborate than the last few that it deserves its own page.
Start the TV Theme Quiz
The last quizzes were solved too quickly, so this one is extra difficult although none of the shows are really that obscure. Feel free to ...
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Being an Important Publication, The Economist has Important Ads for Important Job Openings or Important Services used by Important People.
"Hello, D&D Lawyers. How may we help you today?"
"My 3rd level fighter was dissolved by a Gelatinous Cube because the cleric wouldn't use his last healing potion on me. My damages ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Remember Space Ace? The massive machine at the back of the greasy arcade you used to frequent? The one that played a cartoon that you had to react to? The one that cost twice as much as any other game? Of course you do. Well now it is back, and ...
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
If you are getting a bunch of guys together to play a board game, you may as well make it a nerdy one. Battlestar Gallactica (BSG) is the board game version of the recent TV show of the same name, and is the best game tie-ins that I have ever ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Another Sunday, another board game - this time something a bit more ambitious. Various ancient and powerful races are vying for control of the galaxy, some through aggressive conquest while others have more subtle methods. Vast fleets push their way through the inky voids between stars while each race uses ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Monday was Queen's Birthday, and how better to celebrate the life of our monarch than by inviting a bunch of guys around to play board games. Nigel turned up with a game called Origins : How We Became Human which is no less than a recreation of 100,000 years of ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Nintendo have finally released some original games to their online store. Having a couple of hours and $18 spare, I decided to check it out by buying Star Soldier R, because I have always been a sucker for 2D shooter games.
While the game looks good and plays well, I cannot ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
A couple of weeks ago was using my old computer and discovered some long lost files from over a decade ago - back when my main computer was my trusty Amiga500. Although the laptop I am typing this on is easily hundreds of times faster and more capable in every ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
This is a review of a very geeky game, so those not interested can view some pictures of animals by clicking on this bear:
Still with me? Talisman is a board game with a premise similar to Dungeons and Dragons. Each player takes a archetypal character (Warrior, Elf, etc) with certain ...
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
I have just returned from a week long trip to Wellington. I like Wellington as a city, it is cleaner and somehow better laid out than the sprawling metropolis that is Auckland, and it also is home to several old friends of mine who I don't see nearly enough of. ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
WordMap seems to be generating a little "buzz" around the internet. Actually, its more like a light murmur but it has been linked in a few places; I thought I should add a few more puzzles for those playing along at home.
You can check them out on the WordMap page.
No ...
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