Combat Commander Battle Pack #3: Normandy
($25.00) - Will be charged at a later time
Washington's War
($42.00) - Will be charged at a later time
For the People, 2006 Edition
$55.00
Twilight Struggle Deluxe Edition
($38.00) - Will be charged at a later time
Friday, July 10, 2009
Storm Troopers... what a let down
Who Are They?
Soldiers of the Galactic Empire, as featured in the Star Wars franchise.
Why Were They Feared?
Stormtroopers started out strong. The way they stormed that Rebel blockade runner in Star Wars was pretty sweet. And the way they overran that Rebel base in The Empire Strikes Back was the epitome of cool (OK, so they let most of the rebels escape from Cloud City, but the rebels had inside help from known scoundrel Lando Calrissian, so we could let it slide). By that point, it seemed like Stormtroopers could do no wrong. But then something happened, something... awful.
What Went Wrong?
After convincing us that they were the baddest dudes in henchmen history, Stormtroopers suddenly went all France on us. Somehow, a frigging army of Stormtroopers was outwitted, outmaneuvered and just plain outfought by a bunch of overgrown merkins whose most advanced weaponry was flint-tipped arrows. But that's not even the worst part. The worst part is that these weren't just any Stormtroopers. No, these were, in the Emperor's own words, his best troops, for goodness's sake.
Who were his worst troops?
Of course, no one wanted the Stormtroopers to win. Yes, we loved them the way only impressionable adolescents can love something, but we knew they were evil, and we wanted them to get their comeuppance in the end. But not like this. Losing as ignominiously as they did on Endor didn't just diminish the villains, it also diminished the heroic men and women who defeated them.
A Typical Stormtrooper's Last Thought:
"I can't see a thing in this helmet!"
(this is not mine, reposeted from Cracked.com)
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
10 Days in the USA
I sent this email out a few days ago:
Hello,
We bought 10 Days in the USA and 10 Days in Asia just recently at
Origins. Sadly, our copy of 10 Days in the USA has 17 cards that have
been cut wrong. They are to wide and will not fit in the insert. It is
not only cosmetic but ruins the game because it is mostly the states
that are in the second half of the alphabet that are ruined. Making it
easy to guess which state is which.
Please do not let this one instance of a breakdown of quality
assurance smudge your company's name.
Thank you,
Joe Steadman
I received this response today:
Hi Joe,
We apologize for any troubles the cards may have caused.
I will send replacement cards out today, via Priority Mail.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Derek McCoy
Sales Manager
Out of the Box Publishing
Good for you Out of the Box!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Top 10 Origins
Monica's and Joe's top ten games played from Origins... not in any particular order.
Dominion
Bobby Lee
Techu
Battlestar Galattica
Hammer of the Scotts
Combat Commander
Atlantic Storm
Omega Virus
Werewolf
Shadow Hunters
Dominion
Bobby Lee
Techu
Battlestar Galattica
Hammer of the Scotts
Combat Commander
Atlantic Storm
Omega Virus
Werewolf
Shadow Hunters
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
TS last night..
She beat me auto-victory in turn 9 with the USSR.. I was doing fine until around turn 5... that is when she went and changed from the outfit you see in these pics to something with MUCH less material. Is that legal!!?? She was beating me in this pic by 10 and it was only the start of turn 2... I made a comeback and was up by 4 by the end of turn 4.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Bulge
Top 3 Bulge games.
I’d rate the best Bulge games as follows: (picked in order of complexity and I picked what I thought was the best for each level)
WR2: for simulation value can’t be beat. A map to die for and about a million counters and page rule book. If I had a few free weeks and a place to play it I’d be in grognard heaven. Simulating the entire battle on Battalion level! The Artty and supply rules are what makes the game hard but are worth it.
Ardennes 44: Best game to play solitaire of need be as well. The rules are tight but a bit much for a lot of casual wargamers. Once you know them the game flows well and really recreates a feeling of pressure and tenseness the commanders must have felt on a larger scale. Problem is that it is a high-water game. There is no way to play the American counter offensive.
Bitter Woods: Pretty and simple. It is a very nice game with amazing counters and art. Make sure to use all the optional rules otherwise in my opinion the Germans don’t really a hope in He-“double hockey sticks” of pulling off their victory conditions. The rules are simple but there are a lot of little rules and exceptions to remember. This game also incorporates the American counter attack. This is the first game I’d buy off this list if I had none of them.
I’d rate the best Bulge games as follows: (picked in order of complexity and I picked what I thought was the best for each level)
WR2: for simulation value can’t be beat. A map to die for and about a million counters and page rule book. If I had a few free weeks and a place to play it I’d be in grognard heaven. Simulating the entire battle on Battalion level! The Artty and supply rules are what makes the game hard but are worth it.
Ardennes 44: Best game to play solitaire of need be as well. The rules are tight but a bit much for a lot of casual wargamers. Once you know them the game flows well and really recreates a feeling of pressure and tenseness the commanders must have felt on a larger scale. Problem is that it is a high-water game. There is no way to play the American counter offensive.
Bitter Woods: Pretty and simple. It is a very nice game with amazing counters and art. Make sure to use all the optional rules otherwise in my opinion the Germans don’t really a hope in He-“double hockey sticks” of pulling off their victory conditions. The rules are simple but there are a lot of little rules and exceptions to remember. This game also incorporates the American counter attack. This is the first game I’d buy off this list if I had none of them.
From an old BGG question sent to me
Hey Joe, I don't like "random" king making. But if a player has created an enemy out of me in the game, then I don't mind handicapping them a bit. I also play play to win however, to me, fun is more important than that.
There is nothing random about King-making when I King-make. I go for who ever ticked me off the most or who is winning (especially if they have won more then one game that night).
You see, that is why Euro’s need player elimination…. So jerks like me can’t screw with those in contention when I have no real chance of winning.
King-making keeps me engaged in an otherwise boring game. Who cares about being 4th rather then 5th? That is such a wussy argument.
Ya-ya-ya, everyone is a winner, “little Billy here is you “participation” ribbon”. We are not kids playing Candyland, I am in to win and I expect that you are in for the same. If I want a social event I’ll play a party game or go roast some smores and sing Kumbaya.
I love meta-gaming and king-making they go hand in hand like Rosie and pair of cement shoes. The problem is when players start taking it serious and personal… that is when I back off and realize… “Ok, I need to find a different gaming group”.
Common people, it is just a silly little, pasted on theme, random, eurogame… who cares If I take the Builder for no legitimate reason and you wanted him to make your grand-master plan work. I love doing that!
There is nothing random about King-making when I King-make. I go for who ever ticked me off the most or who is winning (especially if they have won more then one game that night).
You see, that is why Euro’s need player elimination…. So jerks like me can’t screw with those in contention when I have no real chance of winning.
King-making keeps me engaged in an otherwise boring game. Who cares about being 4th rather then 5th? That is such a wussy argument.
Ya-ya-ya, everyone is a winner, “little Billy here is you “participation” ribbon”. We are not kids playing Candyland, I am in to win and I expect that you are in for the same. If I want a social event I’ll play a party game or go roast some smores and sing Kumbaya.
I love meta-gaming and king-making they go hand in hand like Rosie and pair of cement shoes. The problem is when players start taking it serious and personal… that is when I back off and realize… “Ok, I need to find a different gaming group”.
Common people, it is just a silly little, pasted on theme, random, eurogame… who cares If I take the Builder for no legitimate reason and you wanted him to make your grand-master plan work. I love doing that!
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