Official Survivor
Congratulations! You scored 77%!
Whether through ferocity or quickness, you made it out. You made the right choice most of the time, but you probably screwed up somewhere. Nobody's perfect, at least you're alive.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
The Zombie Scenario Survivor Test
Official Survivor
Congratulations! You scored 77%!
Monday, February 27, 2006
American Political Humour
As you may have heard, American Vice-President Dick Cheney accidentally shot one of his fellow hunters. He already had been mocked previously for his hunting of retarded farm-raised quails (i.e. quail-tards).
Here's a humourous video about Cheney's recent hunting adventures: Cheney's got a gun.
Here's a humourous video about Cheney's recent hunting adventures: Cheney's got a gun.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
DunDracon 2006
This weekend TUO and I went to DunDraCon Games Convention up in San Ramon.
The drive up to San Ramon on Saturday morning was quite nice. The day was cool, but not really cool enough for us to wear more than our t-shirts!
Morning mist rising from the valley
Green hills and blue skies
While I was busy in the dealer's room picking up the new board games Arkham Horror and Descent, TUO had an early start with a 7th Sea LARP where she played a lovely Vodacce nobleman, getting a chance to show off her hand-made dress.
The Vodacce noblewoman socializes
I signed up for a game, then proceeded to check out some of the cooler games and sites going on around the convention:
Age of the Dragon Tears
GW's old Man O'War game
The obligatory Star Wars geek
The obligatory SCA geeks
Giant monster rampage!
Finally, I played in the Savage Worlds game I signed up for set in Sean Patrick Fannon's Shaintar setting. It was a fun game with a great group of players, some of who I'll be sure to keep in touch with for years to come.
I'm the big lizard-man with a trident
I gotta say, with two cool games conventions in as many weekends, NorCal gamers really know how to get their geek on! :-)
The drive up to San Ramon on Saturday morning was quite nice. The day was cool, but not really cool enough for us to wear more than our t-shirts!
Morning mist rising from the valley
Green hills and blue skies
While I was busy in the dealer's room picking up the new board games Arkham Horror and Descent, TUO had an early start with a 7th Sea LARP where she played a lovely Vodacce nobleman, getting a chance to show off her hand-made dress.
The Vodacce noblewoman socializes
I signed up for a game, then proceeded to check out some of the cooler games and sites going on around the convention:
Age of the Dragon Tears
GW's old Man O'War game
The obligatory Star Wars geek
The obligatory SCA geeks
Giant monster rampage!
Finally, I played in the Savage Worlds game I signed up for set in Sean Patrick Fannon's Shaintar setting. It was a fun game with a great group of players, some of who I'll be sure to keep in touch with for years to come.
I'm the big lizard-man with a trident
I gotta say, with two cool games conventions in as many weekends, NorCal gamers really know how to get their geek on! :-)
Sunday, February 12, 2006
ShieldCon 2006
This weekend I went to Shield Con, a historical games convention in San Ramon (about 40 minutes from where we live in San Jose). It was a fun day, with lots of nice wargamer folks there.
The first game I played in was Screaming G.I.'s III, a fast-paced WWII 15mm miniatures game. The scenario was set in Libya with a combined British-American attack on a German Afrika Korps command post. I was in command of a British tank platoon consisting of Matildas and Grants who were devastated by German artillery fire and PAC-40s. Still, I took a few the Jerries with me!
British and American mechanized forces prepare for the assault
The Germans dug in at their command post
The smoking wreckages of my tanks; damn you, Jerry!
Next up was a rousing game of Pirates! by Flagship Games. Yarrrr! The scenario was a Spanish galleon attempting to escape past a ragtag collection of pirates intent on stealing the booty for themselves. I was one of the pirate ships (of course). In the end, the individual pirate captains decided it was easier to shoot each other rather than the Spanish galleon, and so the Spanish eventually escaped with the booty. Never trust a pirate!
That's me on the left 'Crossing the T'; Yarrr!
The prize! A Spanish galleon past the island fortress!
Zombie pygmies in a dugout on the far right!
The last event I played was a large-scale Napoleonics wargame based on a modified version of the Warmaster rules. I commanded a small unit of British Hussars (light infantry) out of a massive British force.
All the models were hand-painted 6mm, which made me think the owner of the armies being extremely dedicated or crazy!
The French Generals prepare for battle
My Hussars right next to the Brunswickers
The battle is joined!
I think in general I prefer the fun and quick skirmish games as opposed to the "grand tactical" battles, mainly because once you start losing, you don't have to draw it out over hours of play!
All-in-all, a fun way to spend a Saturday. Next weekend: DunDraCon 2006!
The first game I played in was Screaming G.I.'s III, a fast-paced WWII 15mm miniatures game. The scenario was set in Libya with a combined British-American attack on a German Afrika Korps command post. I was in command of a British tank platoon consisting of Matildas and Grants who were devastated by German artillery fire and PAC-40s. Still, I took a few the Jerries with me!
British and American mechanized forces prepare for the assault
The Germans dug in at their command post
The smoking wreckages of my tanks; damn you, Jerry!
Next up was a rousing game of Pirates! by Flagship Games. Yarrrr! The scenario was a Spanish galleon attempting to escape past a ragtag collection of pirates intent on stealing the booty for themselves. I was one of the pirate ships (of course). In the end, the individual pirate captains decided it was easier to shoot each other rather than the Spanish galleon, and so the Spanish eventually escaped with the booty. Never trust a pirate!
That's me on the left 'Crossing the T'; Yarrr!
The prize! A Spanish galleon past the island fortress!
Zombie pygmies in a dugout on the far right!
The last event I played was a large-scale Napoleonics wargame based on a modified version of the Warmaster rules. I commanded a small unit of British Hussars (light infantry) out of a massive British force.
All the models were hand-painted 6mm, which made me think the owner of the armies being extremely dedicated or crazy!
The French Generals prepare for battle
My Hussars right next to the Brunswickers
The battle is joined!
I think in general I prefer the fun and quick skirmish games as opposed to the "grand tactical" battles, mainly because once you start losing, you don't have to draw it out over hours of play!
All-in-all, a fun way to spend a Saturday. Next weekend: DunDraCon 2006!
Friday, February 10, 2006
Consolidated: Gaming Humour
Very funny song about death in MMOs:
Has Anybody Here Seen My Corpse (MP3)
Very amusing article about fantasy questing in the modern world:
Quest for Glory (html)
Very funny (albeit cruel) "documentary" on pen-and-paper role-playing gamers:
Fear of Girls (video)
Has Anybody Here Seen My Corpse (MP3)
Very amusing article about fantasy questing in the modern world:
Quest for Glory (html)
Very funny (albeit cruel) "documentary" on pen-and-paper role-playing gamers:
Fear of Girls (video)
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