Archive for the ‘Games’ Category

An Ad in The Economist

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 ...

Space Ace

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 ...

Game Review : Battlestar Galactica

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 ...

Game Review: Twilight Imperium

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 ...

Game Review : Origins : How We Became Human

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 ...

Game Review : Star Soldier R

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 ...

A Blast from the Past

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 ...

Game Review : Talisman

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 ...

I Have Failed My Saving Throw Against Misty Eyed Nostalgia

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. ...

New WordMap Puzzles

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. Related ...

ZOMBIES!!!

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

It seems this sleepy midwestern all-american town has become infested with the stumbling undead. Sure, they are slow and stupid, but there are a lot (A LOT!) of them, and only one of you. Right now you are at the town square, you are pretty sure there is a helicopter ...

Some Stuff I have Seen Recently

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Black Sheep New Zealand comedy-horror movie, with the emphasis mainly on the comedy. Genetic experiments cause mutant sheep to go on the attack on a remote farm; anyone bitten by one finds themselves changing in unexpected ways. Not one of the great films for all time, but well put together and ...

WordMap Update

Friday, March 30th, 2007

I have made some small changes to the WordMap toy due to user feedback: When doing the puzzles, the target word is now displayed along with the number of moves already taken. When you reach the target word of a puzzle you get a nice message, especially nice if you have done ...

WordMap

Monday, March 26th, 2007

March 26th, 2007 - a day that will live on in obscurity! I have finally got around to uploading the online part of WordMap, yet another fairly silly project I have been tinkering with. Related posts:LNGEST WRD TXTD WIT 1 FNGR The question came up at work: what is the longest...Longest ...

The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

For the last 2 weeks I have been playing this game on the Wii. The Legend of Zelda series of games go back top the eighties, but I have to say that I have not really followed it in any way, although I did start Windwaker at one stage. I ...