Fifty Years Later, the Dream Is Still Relevant
King broke the dam, shattered the glass wall. Because of his words, his actions and those of the Civil Rights Movement, our country is a better place.
Three Things I Like About: XCOM Enemy Unknown
Mentioned in Games’ Most Wanted as a great futuristic game, I thought I’d elaborate on why I really love this alien-invasion squad-based simulation.
Helpful Conventioneering Tips, or “How to Survive GenCon”
An oldie from a couple years back, but still relevant. And as everyone knows, GenCon begins this week. One chapter we ended up cutting from Games’ Most Wanted was one covering general convention tips. Or, how to make the most of your convention experience. They’re pretty universal, so even if you’re attending Origins Game Fair, Spiel, or E3, they have just as much merit as GenCon.
Three Things I Like About: Fortress America
Welcome back to the Three Things series! This original box game sits on my game shelf – complete with all parts and pieces. While I don’t play it much anymore, it was a common weekend diversion in my home during my high school and college years.
Three Things I Like About: Borderlands 2
New series time! With the release of Games’ Most Wanted, I’ve got to do whatever I can to keep it somewhat relevant. So I’m going to do some quick blogs about games that I’ve enjoyed over the last…well, more than three decades. Hence, the debut of “Three Things I Like About…”
First up? Borderlands 2.
Games Most Wanted (In More Ways Than One)
This past Monday, a dream finally saw fruition: I saw my first non-fiction book on a shelf at Barnes & Noble. Games’ Most Wanted has finally made it into the public eye. Granted, it’s not the first time I’ve seen one of my books on a store shelf; I’ve seen, on several occasions, many of …
The Sound and Fury, Signifying….Well, Nothing Really
Back in 2006, I was asked by Pinnacle Entertainment to write the first of three authorized campaign books to use with the MechWarrior: Age of Destruction game put out by WizKids, LLC. After some discussion with Pinnacle about the idea, I pitched a product that took the feel of tactical video game, using as many …
A Dragon’s Death Angel With a Gun
Back a few months ago, Jason Schmetzer asked me if I was interested in writing all of the upcoming TRO:3145 House Kurita entries. Despite my self-imposed hiatus. I took a couple days to think about it. In the end, I agreed for a couple reasons: 1. This TRO project is being written along the parameters …
Secret Police and Colored Dragons
[Quick note: the BattleTech LEGOs you’ve seen here on my blog are the work of other LEGO fans on Flickr. I’m using the photos of their amazing creations under the Creative Commons license. If you like them, click on the photo to check out their other sets. I’d love to claim their creativity as mine, …
BattleTech: A Strategic and Tactical Primer (Pt 7)
Continuing my sharing of the Strategy and Tactics Guide from the defunct Clan Box Set. This is from a first draft written in 2008. All errors are my own, including bad writing. 😛 SCOUTS (RECON, PURSUIT) ‘Mechs in a scouting role are by nature extremely fast, using speed to achieve their objectives and to avoid …