I am really excited to announce that Kosmos, creator of Settlers of Catan , have created a Star Trek Catan. It looks really cool and I can’t wait to play it, however I can’t seem to find either a release date or who is selling it.
I also looked on the Catan website and could not find any information regarding this game, so I am hoping that it is not a hoax.
I really like Catan and it’s really fun to play! Besides, how often can you laugh at “Do you have wood for my sheep?” Just curious, watch this great clip from The Big Bang Theory playing Settlers of Catan!
I have never been a PC gamer, I prefer the Xbox or Wii platforms. Back in December a friend of mine bought me Portal and Portal 2 on Steam. I thought I would give it a try. Needless to say, I dig it! The only bummer about Steam is that the ratio of PC to MAC games is kind of weak, but that’s not totally their fault, it’s the developers. So, I had been playing Portal for a bit, when another friend bought me Left 4 Dead. It’s zombies, a little spooky and fun. I found out before I played it that it was a shooter game. (Oh, no!)
Let’s start by saying, I suck at shooters! I am the first person to get fragged in Halo and before I have a chance to respawn, I’m dead again. (Yep, I’ve been teabagged and I am not proud to say that!) So, when I realized that it was a shooter, I was nervous. I suck and I thought I would try it out anyway.
So, I played for about 30 minutes and I discovered that I am good at shooters on PC gaming! I’m still not the best in the world, but I am much better at it on PC than any other platform! While, I’m not quite ready to play Player vs. Player or PvP for short, in Left 4 Dead, I am definitely excited about the party mode! I think I can handle myself well in that arena!
So, if you aren’t sure whether you will like PC gaming or not, try out Steam. The games are fun and affordable and I dig it and I was not a PC gamer before this!
I had the pleasure of playing in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (TCG): Arena Grand Melee on Saturday. Since we had such a big group of people that we ended up splitting up into two groups, led by Ryan Erickson and Brett Robbins (ou fearless WOW leaders). Each table in a free for all against all other players. My table had five players.
What made this game fun were that with each person’s draw a card phase, the Arena Master draws a card from his/her deck. Now these cards can give combat advantages, disadvantages, or just be plain silly. Case in point, at one point we had to phone a friend and the first person to get the person on the phone to say “draw a card” on speakerphone, got to draw an extra card. We also had to stand up for a large portion of the game, or you were out of the game. The other table drew a card that required the first person to touch a card to the ceiling of the room. They jumped up out of their chairs so fast, it was hilarious!
The game was a lot of fun! I ended up winning at my table, which was a total surprise to me, as I never win! So I was pretty happy! The second round was a bit more daunting, as it was a 12 person free for all. It took forever to get to each person’s turn. So, as a suggestion, I would have tables of no more than six or it gets too crazy!
Arena Grand Melee was a lot of fun and I would highly suggest any WOW TCG players to get it for a fun change of pace in your game. We definitely had lots of fun with it!
PS. Forgot one of our other fearless leaders, Ryan Miller! Sorry Ryan!!!
This year’s New Years Eve was a lot of fun. I had a lot of fun playing games at my local game store and even
Wes & Richard playing Power Grid with me at Wandering Havoc Games
learned a few new games.
Power Grid is a resource/strategy game. I normally don’t dig strategy game, because I suck at them. However Power Grid is a lot of fun. You can buy coal, garbage, oil or nuclear factory to power a city that you buy. What really gets fun is when you get to Stage 2 and you can buy power stations right next to other players. We can get a little bit competitive at times! (Okay, we get really competitive!) But it was fun and I would definitely suggest picking up a copy of Power Grid.
Penny Arcade The Game – Gamers vs. Evilwas super fun! It’s a deck building game and the cards are hilarious! Such as the Touching Wieners card, (see photo below).
Touching Wieners card
We had WAY too much fun with this card! (That’s what I get for playing with Wes & Richard!) It was the first deck building game that I have played and it was a lot of fun! I liked that the cards were funny and entertaining! I tried to play Dominion, but gave up. Dominion is a great game, if you know what you are doing. I think that now that I know how to play a deck building game, I will enjoy Dominion even more. But back to PAX – Gamers vs. Evil, the game was great and a lot of fun to play! I would suggest playing with friends who have either a great sense of humor or a twisted sense of humor, both make this game really fun to play!
So those are my two new games that I need to make it through 2012! I will be reviewing more games as I try them out, so make sure to check back!
(P.S. Thanks to Richard and Wes for unwittingly being a part of my blogosphere!)
Our local game store is having a New Year’s Eve Party and it will be fun! Our store will be closing at 6pm for
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our private New Year’s party! It should fun, filled with gaming and lots of fun stuff!
Earlier today we will be playing the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, Arena Grand Melee game. This sounds like fun! I am told that this has a series of cards like “phone a friend” and “you have to stand up the whole game, or take damage”. It sounds like the perfect game for some New Year’s Eve fun!
I hope that you all have a lot of fun this New Year’s Eve! What nerdy things are you all doing?
It was recently brought to my attention (by the awesome Lawrence on G+) that the not-so-lovely, but famous IJustine is now posting gaming reviews. If you can call them that. I watched them and they were horrible. It’s just her playing a game and bs’ing in the process. Hey, Justine, that is not a review. You being all cutesy and playing a game, does not a gamer make!
To all of us legitimate girl gamers, we actually review the games that we play. We don’t just sit there and look cute. Oh, and complaining that you haven’t killed anyone in game is not a review.
So for us legitmate gamers, let’s not take props from this talent-less bimbo. Let’s actually reveiw the games that we play. Tell the people why you like them or don’t like them for that matter. Be honest, but don’t just do it for the paycheck! Some of us actually work hard to be legitimate without the fake boobs.
So thanks iJustine for being you, fake and money hungry!
Heads up to all my Star Wars nerds! I just received my awesome 9 disc Star Wars Epic on Blu-Ray today and I am loving it! But why, do you ask, should I buy the 9 disc versus just the 6 disc set?
Oh, my fellow Star Warsian, the 6 disc set is not the set you are looking for. (okay, you can laugh now) The extra 3 disc packed full of special features is amazing! I learned more about the Star Wars Universe than I thought possible in the first two special features discs, which show the special features of the movies. The 3rd special features disc is the crown jewel, however. This disc is worth the extra money alone! The documentaries are really interesting and informative, but my all time favorite has to me the 1:37 minutes Star Wars Spoofs reel. This starts out with Weird Al’s Star Wars song, then off to VW Super Bowl Commercial , to the 3 year old explaining Star Wars, to Bill Murray’s Star Wars Lounge Song, plus a million others! You will laugh so hard for so long that you might want to wear a Depends.
The special features are what really sells the 9-disc set. Being that I am special features junkie, I was really glad that I bought this set. I will let you know that so far the cheapest place to pick it up is on Amazon. Walmart and Best Buy (at least our local ones) only sell Episodes 1-3 and Episodes 4-6 as separate sets. Plus, if you are rocking Amazon Prime member, shipping is free!
So if you have the new Star Wars on Blu-Ray, enjoy it! If you don’t, well, pick one up!
Finally! A Xbox 360 Kinect game that I am really excited for! This game was talked about at this week’s E3 conference and I am really excited! This is the type of game that I have been waiting for on the Kinect and it lends itself really well for the Kinect! If you are a Star Wars fan, this game looks awesome! It’s the closest thing to actually being a Jedi! How cool is that!? Don’t believe that this game will rock? Watch for yourselves! According to IGN’s website, this game is set to release around November/December of this year. I know what I want in my stocking!
What do you think about this game? Also what games would you like to see as Kinect games (ie. Halo, Medal of Honor, Gears….?)
My parents picked this game up at a street fair in the 70′s. I have played this game for many years a love it! Unfortunately, it is hard to find. But this game teaches about organic farming, and the process of farming.
Farmer Cards
Each farmer has a card to fill. The top (brown) cards are for setting up your farm, so they include tools, tractors and etc that you need to buy. The middle (green) line are for your animals and the bottom (blue) line are for your products from the farm. Now a farmer must purchase their items in order, so you have to fill the top line before you fill the middle and the bottom. The board also has some tricky spaces, such as the poisonous pesticides space, which you lose some of your items. My 6 year old loves this game, but I will warn you, it takes awhile to play! This is a Monopoly style game that takes some time, but it is really fun!
Digger’s Garden Match is one of the many SimplyFun games that I enjoy! This game is an offshoot of dominoes, but a lot more fun! Instead of just matching numbers, like on dominoes, you can match up either color or shape, while trying to gain the most points.
While this game is mostly for the preschool set, adults and older kids enjoy it too! I have played this with just myself and my husband and with a large group of kids ranging from 4 to 10 in ages and we all had fun!
So make sure to pick up a copy as this is a great addition to any household!
