tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.comments2013-04-24T08:45:13.858-07:00Gaming FixAkivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-87193091287680286122013-04-24T08:45:13.858-07:002013-04-24T08:45:13.858-07:00Hi! How can I make contact with you directly?Hi! How can I make contact with you directly?aliciazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625448035572320950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-55547736967906784372011-05-04T17:47:32.455-07:002011-05-04T17:47:32.455-07:00I'll have to check it out. I've done virtu...I'll have to check it out. I've done virtually no miniature wargaming.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-4527287061799696192011-05-04T10:47:14.393-07:002011-05-04T10:47:14.393-07:00Check out 6165, from Ganesha Games, for some fun A...Check out 6165, from Ganesha Games, for some fun ACW skirmishing.Bigharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232940345429292782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-35223996634319744112011-03-16T14:27:55.565-07:002011-03-16T14:27:55.565-07:00Ivanhoe is a massive favourite in our group. I don...Ivanhoe is a massive favourite in our group. I don't like it much, because it's too long for what it is, but the boys keep asking for it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=ludotheque&id=117" rel="nofollow">Bruno Faidutti likes Ivanhoe</a>, which is always a good sign.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575449992797491636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-26048047523214964062011-03-15T18:07:33.585-07:002011-03-15T18:07:33.585-07:00I agree--it feels like a series of different battl...I agree--it feels like a series of different battles.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-13614750668292534322011-03-15T10:10:55.172-07:002011-03-15T10:10:55.172-07:00What always impressed me about Ivanhoe is how well...What always impressed me about Ivanhoe is how well the gameplay matches the theme, despite it being a fundamentally abstract game.Jon Granthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-79428740336743952502011-02-11T03:40:23.216-08:002011-02-11T03:40:23.216-08:00Hey Akiva,
I found your blog today while surfing ...Hey Akiva,<br /><br />I found your blog today while surfing around boardgames blogs. I'm looking for gamers to help test my new web strategy game Blight of the Immortals. If you like PBEM you might like it.<br /><br />Anyhow, if you are at all interested shoot me an email at jay@ironhelmet.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-49698149910918730252011-01-12T08:22:55.445-08:002011-01-12T08:22:55.445-08:00True. Over the Edge kicks as.True. Over the Edge kicks as.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-61643691891416941922011-01-12T08:15:43.743-08:002011-01-12T08:15:43.743-08:00Over the edge uses experience die for this occasio...Over the edge uses experience die for this occasionally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489247340309780390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-67231324539714307342011-01-01T17:36:00.554-08:002011-01-01T17:36:00.554-08:00I agree--the GM should not have let that happen. I...I agree--the GM should not have let that happen. If he'd said "there will be inter-player tension and possibly betrayal," then I would've handled things differently. But he explicitly said he wanted us to make characters who got along and trusted each other.<br /><br />Still bitter about it.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-85763923771385375752010-12-24T17:52:25.151-08:002010-12-24T17:52:25.151-08:00Generically, I think it depends on the game. The m...Generically, I think it depends on the game. The more I think about it the more I think a game like Feng Shui is better in a one-shot format. <br /><br />Although I quite liked the idea of the fading suns game as a long term game but you were right, as someone who played in that game, the GM should have put the kabosh on those players.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489247340309780390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-34125471279872458082010-12-22T06:40:52.224-08:002010-12-22T06:40:52.224-08:00The consistent campaign certainly isn't the on...The consistent campaign certainly isn't the only good way to game; I hope I didn't imply that in the post. It's my preferred method, but you can have great games that aren't consistent, too.<br /><br />I seem to remember only playing that pacifist cleric for one session, and it was fun, but *really* didn't work.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-83337290614053909932010-12-22T05:38:07.207-08:002010-12-22T05:38:07.207-08:00I guess you could look at the alternative -- if yo...I guess you could look at the alternative -- if you play a shorter-term campaign, there's the opportunity for that type of interaction to occur in an interesting way, without everyone getting sick of it.<br /><br />I remember circa summer 1990 a D&D campaign I ran where you had a pacifist cleric. That created a hell of a lot of conflict. If it had gone on for more than the summer (and actually, we may have made you modify the character after a pretty short time) it would have been excruciating, but at the time it was a new type of D&D interaction that was refreshing, if frustrating at times.Jon Granthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-22603537664042937492010-11-25T07:01:04.463-08:002010-11-25T07:01:04.463-08:00Maybe. I hope that it's not that the show peak...Maybe. I hope that it's not that the show peaked in the second episode . . .Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-846484950673590692010-11-24T16:53:01.146-08:002010-11-24T16:53:01.146-08:00It may be a combination of Here I Stand being both...It may be a combination of Here I Stand being both popular and complicated. A lot of people seem to have a fascination with the game.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138193348568015503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-62312232384285196192010-11-23T11:52:39.434-08:002010-11-23T11:52:39.434-08:00I haven't played Dominion, but I know it's...I haven't played Dominion, but I know it's generated a huge amount of good reviews. And I don't know anything about the designer. It's important to distinguish between designers just publishing their first game (and it's a great one) and designers who were around for a while but only published a few (and they were all great). Craig Besinque, for example, has been designing and publishing games since 1984.<br /><br />I don't know anything about Donald Vaccarino, so I don't know if he's just getting started and will have many publications in the future, or if he'll be in the same category as the guys I disucssed here. Good point, though.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-20179001823894609912010-11-23T11:38:33.995-08:002010-11-23T11:38:33.995-08:00Here's a non-wargame example: Donald X. Vaccar...Here's a non-wargame example: Donald X. Vaccarino. Two standalone games, ranked #6 and #8 at BGG. It looks like Dominion is starting to launch a genre of non-collectible deck-building games.<br /><br />Of course, I know donaldx has said he has a number of unpublished games, so it's possible that the other designers had a number of designs, only a few of which managed to get published.Jon Granthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-82216761152718370652010-11-14T08:46:16.943-08:002010-11-14T08:46:16.943-08:00Glad to hear you like the podcast, and I hope you ...Glad to hear you like the podcast, and I hope you like the blog. I like that I'll get to talk about games other than wargames. Don't get me wrong--I love wargames. But I'm more of a gaming generalist than a lot of people, I think.<br /><br />Is your wargaing and/or Eorogaming background similar to mine?Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962605092009953080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563895934421691404.post-39735055855278000932010-11-13T09:58:51.877-08:002010-11-13T09:58:51.877-08:00I love the podcast, so I'm looking forward to ...I love the podcast, so I'm looking forward to more of your writing. Looks like your early RPG background is similar to mine.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575449992797491636noreply@blogger.com