Three Things I Like About: Adventure
One of the first Atari games I played on my Sears knockoff system was Adventure. Created as a graphic game based loosely on a computer text game, it was Atari’s seventh best-selling 2600 cartridge.
Three Things I Like About: Car Wars
Car Wars, developed and produced by Steve Jackson Games, was a favorite of my high school gaming group. (Yes, all four of us.) We picked up the Deluxe Edition one day during a comic book run; epic city demolition derbys became a common weekend pick-up gaming alternative.
And Then There Was the Time I Met Mario Lemieux…
“Because Mario Lemieux is the guest and they want to have Pens fans there to hobnob.”
Three Things I Like About: Mechwarrior Dark Age
Today I’m setting my Three Things sights on a Collectible Miniatures Game (CMG), that of Mechwarrior: Dark Age (and its second phase, Age of Destruction). CMGs are similar to CCGs (collectible card games) where game pieces are purchased in ‘blind’ booster packs. Because the contents are unknown, part of the challenge for the player is in learning to use what’s inside to maximum effect on the table top. Of course, a secondary benefit is the horsetrading that goes on as players seek to acquire their favorite factions, pieces, or other criteria in order to field a table army that best suits their play style.
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 …