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Ibb and Obb

I recently finished Ibb and Obb with my friend John as part of our regular Saturday morning gaming.  This one kind of came out of nowhere for me, as it’s hard to decode anything about the name.  It really delivers on the 2D puzzle-platforming genre though, and the two player cooperative element is really well polished.

A bit more about the good and bad of this one after the jump. Continue reading Ibb and Obb

Grim Dawn

Over the weekend, I finished playing the main story for Grim Dawn.  I started this up again mainly because I found myself with enough time to make the next leg of my journey, and then I remembered how much fun it was.  I subsequently set aside the blocks of time to play it, and finish up each piece of the game.

Some talk about gameplay and story after the jump. Continue reading Grim Dawn

Legacy Board Games

I recently played an Exit: The Game scenario, and I noticed that I had accidentally stumbled into playing a legacy game.  While the game itself was fun, it got me thinking about why this particular game mechanic annoys me so much, and, of course, the answer is much longer than can fit in a single sentence.

There shouldn’t be any spoilers after the jump, but you might find out how certain types of things work in certain legacy games… Continue reading Legacy Board Games

Looking Back at 2017 – In General

Well, here it is, the last week of 2017, so it’s time to kick off my retrospective of the year.  All things considered, this year was pretty decent to me if a bit on the rough side.  I made some pretty significant life changes, and managed to come out the other side in good spirits.

Here are a couple of sweeping generalizations around how 2017 worked out: Continue reading Looking Back at 2017 – In General

Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Monsters

A couple weekends ago, I finished building all of the monsters and nemeses from Kingdom Death: Monster.  This has been on my backlog for a while, but since I didn’t need the models for the expansions my current campaign wasn’t using, they fell a bit further down on my backlog.  Putting together the models for my Grymkin, however, made me decide it was time to get the creepy dudes together.

Pictures after the jump. Continue reading Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Monsters

Stellaris

A few of my friends have been raving about Stellaris for a while now, so when the new expansion launched, and it was on sale, I decided I would pick it up.  I’ve been playing it for about two weeks now, typically in the evenings, with a couple of longer games on the weekends.  Even still, I have yet to complete a game, and while my opinion of the game is still open, there are some things that I feel confident saying I like, and some other things I can say I dislike about the game. Continue reading Stellaris

Netrunner: New Angeles

A handful of the guys at the shop recently pitched together and bought me a copy of Netrunner: New Angeles.  I’ve had my eye on this game for a while, but never picked it up because while it looked really interesting to me, I didn’t think I would be able to get enough other interest to fill out the four player minimum.  That being said, the day I got it, we got a six player game in, so I think it may have the interest. Continue reading Netrunner: New Angeles