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Title: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:14:49 AM
The (future) Mrs. is going out of town this weekend so it will be a gaming bonanza!  Civ IV will be played.  Multiplayer even!  There will be Paradox and Betas and maybe even and oldie but goodie.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 06:15:24 AM
What, no Warlock!?  C'mon man - you left everyone hanging on the AAR series!  ;)
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Nefaro on August 16, 2013, 06:15:55 AM
Feeding my current EU4 addiction.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: undercovergeek on August 16, 2013, 06:22:13 AM
Hopefully there will be a major EU IV session, and a major HOI III session

interspersed with some DOTA 2 training so i can accompany my buddy Huw through the world of........ wherever it is
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Tuna on August 16, 2013, 06:38:45 AM
We played some Warlock this week around Tent's Thunderstorms  ;). Though wouldn't mind some MP if the right people are on (to continue one of the existing games)

I'll be doing some Shogun 2.. EU4.. Maybe fired up DCS Warthog, it's been awhile!

Will be dipping into my Humble Bundle..
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:45:17 AM
This means a combination of Tent, LB, W8 and or Bart.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Martok on August 16, 2013, 06:56:24 AM
Birth of the Federation
Shogun 2
Descent 3
SimCity 4


Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Barthheart on August 16, 2013, 06:57:43 AM
I might be up fer some MP Civ tonight....

Getting into the meat of my German HOI III campaign.
More testing.
Maybe fire up Tropico 4 for the first time, now that 5 has been announced.  :P
Try some more AirLand Battle... Hope it clicks soon.
Try to last more than 4 days in The Few.  :o
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 07:28:10 AM
Metaldog- she's coming back.. from out of town... right? And Bayonbrant, what happened to the bugs? I kind of miss them. Anyway, I couldn't survive without a Total War fix for long so I'm 4 territories short of winning ETW as Russia. But one I need is my faithful, always -there-for-me allies Georgia and so I must find a way to stab them in the back for the win. And I'll let CMBN beat the hell out of me some more. But now I'm wondering if my wife's going out of town this weekend?????  ??? ???
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Bison on August 16, 2013, 07:46:03 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:14:49 AM
The (future) Mrs. is going out of town this weekend so it will be a gaming bonanza!  Civ IV will be played.  Multiplayer even!  There will be Paradox and Betas and maybe even and oldie but goodie.

When did this happen? 
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Gusington on August 16, 2013, 07:47:45 AM
Slash - your wife said she's coming to see me :) Maybe I'll open the door and let her in between bouts of Space Hulk and Dawn of War II. DoW II has really sunk its claws into me.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Tuna on August 16, 2013, 07:48:11 AM
Quote from: Bison on August 16, 2013, 07:46:03 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:14:49 AM
The (future) Mrs. is going out of town this weekend so it will be a gaming bonanza!  Civ IV will be played.  Multiplayer even!  There will be Paradox and Betas and maybe even and oldie but goodie.

When did this happen?

A few weeks ago.. Everyone congratulated him, cept one Sesame Street character  :P  ;)
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Bison on August 16, 2013, 07:51:21 AM
Quote from: Tuna on August 16, 2013, 07:48:11 AM
Quote from: Bison on August 16, 2013, 07:46:03 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:14:49 AM
The (future) Mrs. is going out of town this weekend so it will be a gaming bonanza!  Civ IV will be played.  Multiplayer even!  There will be Paradox and Betas and maybe even and oldie but goodie.

When did this happen?

A few weeks ago.. Everyone congratulated him, cept one Sesame Street character  :P  ;)

Well f^%K.  I go look at some geysers for a few days and Metaldog has fallen from the freedom train.  Good Luck and congratulations, man!
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 07:58:25 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 07:28:10 AMAnd Bayonbrant, what happened to the bugs?

I thought the kissing panda might be a bit more annoying ;)
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Gusington on August 16, 2013, 08:12:57 AM
You were correct.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2013, 08:15:22 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 07:58:25 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 07:28:10 AMAnd Bayonbrant, what happened to the bugs?

I thought the kissing panda might be a bit more annoying ;)

More unnerving than annoying.. :)


I have no idea what this weekend will hold gaming wise.  I am busy preparing for the upcoming school year and soccer season and that is taking most of my time.  However, well needs breaks I plan to spend my time in front of some sort of computer goodness.  Now that I think of it I really want to start a new CKII campaign ... hmmm ...
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 08:26:17 AM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2013, 08:15:22 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 07:58:25 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 07:28:10 AMAnd Bayonbrant, what happened to the bugs?
I thought the kissing panda might be a bit more annoying ;)
More unnerving than annoying.. :)

huzzah!

Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2013, 08:15:22 AMI have no idea what this weekend will hold gaming wise.  I am busy preparing for the upcoming school year and soccer season and that is taking most of my time.  However, well needs breaks I plan to spend my time in front of some sort of computer goodness.  Now that I think of it I really want to start a new CKII campaign ... hmmm ...

are you going to bring your team down here to the big CASL tournament they have every year?
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: LongBlade on August 16, 2013, 08:27:24 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:45:17 AM
This means a combination of Tent, LB, W8 and or Bart.

Ping me when you're ready!
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Huw the Poo on August 16, 2013, 08:39:49 AM
Dota 2

And depending on the money situation, I might possibly perhaps maybe look at picking up Space Hulk as long as someone plays with me!
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: tgb on August 16, 2013, 08:41:08 AM
EU IV
Scrolls

Perhaps some Space Hulk if I read more positive comments and see some positive videos.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Kushan on August 16, 2013, 08:51:52 AM
Going to be a Paradox centric weekend for me. Going to continue to feed my EU IV addiction. It's been a long time since a game has kept me up until the early hours of the morning during the week. The more I play, the more I think this may be Paradox's best game yet. CK2 is still ahead because I generally like the medieval era over the Renaissance. I really like the balancing act between power points, prestige and stability. Since power points in particular are spent on virtually everything; from gaining stability, coring provinces, teching up, and national ideas, it makes for some really interesting and more often then not, really hard decisions.

So far in my ironman Castile game, I've kicked Aragon off the Iberian peninsula and have finished of Grenada. The only thing keeping me from forming Spain is needing admin tech level 10. Am building my first colony in Seirra Leone. I also dropped a conquistador and small army off in Brazil and did some exploring before I recalled the army home in preparation to take the last province I need for the "continue the Reconquista mission" from Algiers.

If anyone is interested, I'd like to set up a EU IV MP game sometime this weekend.

If I can tear myself away from EU IV I'm going to go back to CK2 and start a game with either the CK2+ or the Prince and the Thane mods.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: MengJiao on August 16, 2013, 09:48:55 AM
Quote from: Martok on August 16, 2013, 06:56:24 AM
Birth of the Federation
Shogun 2
Descent 3
SimCity 4


Yep!  Maybe some Shogun2, ARMAIII, ROP and ordering ROMEII.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: mikeck on August 16, 2013, 09:54:27 AM
EU IV
distant worlds
And maybe some master for Orion 3

I've been in this Space mood for weeks now... Bouncing between various 4xs and playing a ton of Homeworld 2 complex. I think EU4 might snap me out of it but not sure. Something keeps bringing me back to space games. I used to hate them up until a year ago or so. Now I have no interest in any other genre. Kind of annoying actually!
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Shelldrake on August 16, 2013, 09:55:15 AM
I am going to give Shogun 2 a rest for a bit after my win and spend some time trying to finish Far Cry 2 and Bioshock which have been on my HD for ages! Wargame European Escalation has just been released by GOG so I also plan on picking it up for some Cold War RTS fun.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: WallysWorld on August 16, 2013, 09:57:47 AM
Finally learned to play EU III and I'm playing as Scotland.

Got my new Panther in World of Tanks so I'm building up my XP to get that built off of stock.

Some flying in MSFS for the virtual airline I belong to.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Silent Disapproval Robot on August 16, 2013, 10:01:19 AM
Iron Front MP

ArmA II MP and possibly ArmA III to test out the new beta.

Hitman:Absolution

Hearts of Iron III: BlackICE mod.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2013, 10:07:46 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 08:26:17 AM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2013, 08:15:22 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 07:58:25 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 07:28:10 AMAnd Bayonbrant, what happened to the bugs?
I thought the kissing panda might be a bit more annoying ;)
More unnerving than annoying.. :)

huzzah!

Quote from: TheCommandTent on August 16, 2013, 08:15:22 AMI have no idea what this weekend will hold gaming wise.  I am busy preparing for the upcoming school year and soccer season and that is taking most of my time.  However, well needs breaks I plan to spend my time in front of some sort of computer goodness.  Now that I think of it I really want to start a new CKII campaign ... hmmm ...

are you going to bring your team down here to the big CASL tournament they have every year?

Its a high school team and I think that is just for club teams.  Plus this is my first year coaching so I've got to start small.  :)
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Windigo on August 16, 2013, 10:10:36 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 06:14:49 AM
The (future) Mrs. is going out of town this weekend so it will be a gaming bonanza!  Civ IV will be played.  Multiplayer even!  There will be Paradox and Betas and maybe even and oldie but goodie.

I'm in for laying some smack down on you in MP
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: bbmike on August 16, 2013, 10:37:19 AM
EU4 and Deadlock.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: BanzaiCat on August 16, 2013, 10:45:59 AM
I'm doing some board games tonight, probably some Cards Against Humanity. No sicker game has EVER been created.

I still have some minor Steam games i haven't played yet or played much of -
Alan Wake
Brutal Legend
Left 4 Dead 2
Mirror's Edge
Shadowrun Returns
Super Meat Boy
Sleeping Dogs
System Shock 2
Unity of Command


I know, not many Grog-ish titles there (maybe Unity of Command; I tend to only buy when stuff is on sale and usually on impulse), but I don't feel like anything too heavy this weekend. I have a lot of writing to do.

I'm working from home until it's time to head out to the board gaming fest!
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 11:32:21 AM
Hey Gus. Could you ask my wife to pick-up some toilet paper on her way back home please. Oh. Wait. I better take care of that myself. ::)
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Anguille on August 16, 2013, 11:48:51 AM
I finally finished today my campaign of Heroes of annihilated Empires....a shame that they didn't make part 2 & 3. Anyway, i may play a few skirmish maps at some point to play the other factions as well but not this weekend.

So, i intend to play the following games:

- Hegemony Gold
- Children of the Nile
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Shelldrake on August 16, 2013, 11:50:12 AM
Quote from: WallysWorld on August 16, 2013, 09:57:47 AM
Got my new Panther in World of Tanks so I'm building up my XP to get that built off of stock.


I wish you more success with the Panther than I had. It is a pretty good sniper but doesn't last long in a brawl which many of the pub matches seem to become.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Wolfe1759 on August 16, 2013, 12:07:51 PM
Probably some Tropico 4, Legions Gold and Battle Academy and maybe some Airstrike: Eagles of World War II

EDIT: Just bought XCOM for 75% off from GamersGate so the above may no longer be true  :)
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: sandman2575 on August 16, 2013, 12:32:19 PM
EU4  ... will see how badly I can manage to bollocks everything up further

CK II, time permitting  ... EU4 is making me want to play CK2 more than ever, and yet I can't play CK2 without taking time away from EU4, but as I play EU4, part of me keeps thinking "maybe I should be playing CK2 instead?".  A conundrum!

My USA HoI3 BlackICE campaign has kinda fallen off the radar with all the other Paradox goodness on offer...
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Windigo on August 16, 2013, 12:43:35 PM
Quote from: Shelldrake on August 16, 2013, 11:50:12 AM
Quote from: WallysWorld on August 16, 2013, 09:57:47 AM
Got my new Panther in World of Tanks so I'm building up my XP to get that built off of stock.


I wish you more success with the Panther than I had. It is a pretty good sniper but doesn't last long in a brawl which many of the pub matches seem to become.

Thats what I like about the E50 (not the E50M) its a sniper but can brawl when it absolutely has to
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 16, 2013, 12:54:43 PM
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Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: W8taminute on August 16, 2013, 12:57:11 PM
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You getting hitched 'Dog?  Congrats man!


And just to show you how far under a rock I've been living lately here's another question for you guys.  When did EUIV come out?  Isn't that scheduled for next month?   ???
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Nefaro on August 16, 2013, 01:02:23 PM
Quote from: W8taminute on August 16, 2013, 12:57:11 PM



And just to show you how far under a rock I've been living lately here's another question for you guys.  When did EUIV come out?  Isn't that scheduled for next month?   ???

LOL!

It came out on Tuesday, IIRC. 

You must have it confused with TW Rome 2's release month or something.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: W8taminute on August 16, 2013, 01:05:24 PM
^I guess so.   :)

I've been thinking of nothing but RTW2 lately and this EUIV release has caught me completely by surprise.  Now what do I do?  Should I get it?   :o
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Rizik6 on August 16, 2013, 01:14:24 PM
Gearing up for the release of Blacklist with some original Splinter Cell.  Continuing a Civ 5 BNW game.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Gusington on August 16, 2013, 01:29:44 PM
Slash I gave your wife some of my toilet paper.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: bob48 on August 16, 2013, 01:47:40 PM
Looks like Space Hulk and some DoW 2 for me. Very much in the 40K Universe this weekend it would seem.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 02:13:35 PM
Clean I hope. ;D
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Bison on August 16, 2013, 02:16:41 PM
Well we've reached yet another low here at grogheads.  Gus sharing asswipe possibly used with fellow forum members.   Way to soil the day I find out metal dog is falling off the freedom train.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Shelldrake on August 16, 2013, 02:18:38 PM
Quote from: Wolfe1759 on August 16, 2013, 12:07:51 PM
EDIT: Just bought XCOM for 75% off from GamersGate so the above may no longer be true  :)

Ohhh...that is a deal that I can't resist!
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Windigo on August 16, 2013, 02:23:35 PM
Quote from: Bison on August 16, 2013, 02:16:41 PM
Well we've reached yet another low here at grogheads.  Gus sharing asswipe possibly used with fellow forum members.   Way to soil the day I find out metal dog is falling off the freedom train.

falling??? hell, he's leaping with enthusiasm
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Gusington on August 16, 2013, 02:50:08 PM
Soiled? That's just gross and wrong. And with Mrs. Slash of all people! How dare you.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Windigo on August 16, 2013, 03:06:51 PM
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Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Arctic Blast on August 16, 2013, 05:34:32 PM
Surprising no one at all, I now own Space Hulk. Played through the preview mini-campaign, so now it's on to kicking ass for real.

Aside from that, not sure. Recently got the board game Archipelago, along with the Solo Expansion, in a trade. So I might set that up and give it a go. Got another trade finished this week that now has me owning Combat Commander : Pacific, so that's another option.

Or I might spend some time with Shadowrun Returns.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: BanzaiCat on August 16, 2013, 06:27:48 PM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on August 16, 2013, 05:34:32 PM

Or I might spend some time with Shadowrun Returns.

A good one so far. Reminds me of the good ol' days (and the days after the good ol' days).

I've also played around a lot with this site:
http://www.xtdos.com/

Nothing major, but a lot of good old computer games playable through the browser. I found both Buck Rogers SSG games, but only one D&D game (Death Knights of Krynn) - but DKoK doesn't seem to let you add characters, so that sucks.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: MetalDog on August 16, 2013, 08:28:51 PM
I'm with Windi.  I'm going willingly and gladly :)  Thanks for all the good wishes.  And look for me for Warlock my Canadian friend.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Sir Slash on August 16, 2013, 10:12:50 PM
I never said soiled Gus. I said clean. Get your mind out of the potty. ;D And yes, Mrs. Slash is certainly an exceptional lady of quality, dignity, class, and intelligence. After all, she did marry me. And I'm very :) :) about it.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: MengJiao on August 21, 2013, 08:38:20 AM
Quote from: MengJiao on August 16, 2013, 09:48:55 AM
Quote from: Martok on August 16, 2013, 06:56:24 AM
Birth of the Federation
Shogun 2
Descent 3
SimCity 4


Yep!  Maybe some Shogun2, ARMAIII, ROP and ordering ROMEII.

It all went as planned.  Ordered RomeII.  Very excited about that.  Mostly played RoP.  It's the summer of 1757 and Prussia (that's me!) has enemies all over.

Oh, also I got another copy of Fontenoy and the BAR Primer -- which is interesting.  I don't see why Old Fritz is badgering the reader.  After all in 1744 he was a total distaster as a commander.  Why not de Saxe?  I guess most of BAR is much later than the 1740s.  Oh well.
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: SgtRock on August 21, 2013, 12:02:23 PM
Windigo - I like the Real Iron Man cooking pic!  ;D
Title: Re: The Friday thread or what I will be doing when I should be doing chores
Post by: Windigo on August 21, 2013, 12:10:13 PM
Thats being innovative doing that. And if its teflon coated cleanup should be a breeze