Happy "extra long weekend" Friday

Nefaro · April 21, 2014, 10:15:21 AM

Quote from: Sir Slash on April 21, 2014, 09:23:41 AM
If you'd watched the series, "The Vikings" on the History channel, you would know all about Ivar the Boneless and Ragnor the Dread-Headed Viking. Of course that show maybe a load of Viking crap too. But it's got some hot babes, and cool battles, and Vikings. So who cares if it's real or not? Anyway in the show Ragnor forces himself on his wife and his punishment is a deformed son. No biggie since he's already got like 4 more. He wants to kill the infant but his wife won't let him so he goes off and invades Wessex. More to follow. :-X

I was just going on my memory from reading. Not the cable series.

Pretty sure there was mention that he was carried around on a litter of some sort, when he was an adult leading troops. Something quite unusual for a warlord of the time, obviously.

Sir Slash · April 21, 2014, 12:09:25 PM

Yeah, he was the kind of guy you didn't joke with by calling him, "Ivar The Bone-er Less". You'd get a size 12 axe in your ass.

Nefaro · April 21, 2014, 12:11:07 PM

Although, related to the series, which one is "The White Shirt"? I'm unfamiliar with him, historically. Is that the oldest son?

JudgeDredd · April 21, 2014, 12:42:53 PM

I've eventually had time to get round to this ;D

MetalDog · April 21, 2014, 01:02:18 PM

That looks pretty spiffy, JD. How did you like it?

Arctic Blast · April 21, 2014, 01:16:49 PM

I ran through Banner Saga and quite enjoyed it. The Norse setting was refreshing, and I liked the tactical combat. Now they just need to release the next portion of the saga, because I needz moar!!

I also briefly messed around with The Last Federation. It's fun, but I had no idea what in the world I was doing. I might actually need to...gasp...READ RULES.

JudgeDredd · April 21, 2014, 01:22:13 PM

MD - I've had the game for ages and played it quite a few times. Of all the Leader games from DVG, Phantom Leader is my favourite. I like the arena and I like the fact you have so few weapons!

One of these days, I'll get round to getting the deluxe version

Sir Slash · April 21, 2014, 01:33:27 PM

Nefaro, I'm not aware who the White Shirt is in the series. There could be a character with that name but I don't remember him if there is. Of course there have been quite a few characters in the series killed-off.

PanzersEast · April 21, 2014, 06:18:06 PM

Finished my first AOW3 game with a win. I also started a new OOTP 15 season and ran some Warlock 2 and Qvadriga.

Now trying to finish up my Warlock 2 game before moving on to a new Crusader Kings 2 and Masterwork Dwarf Fortress (I'm trying to get back into DF to be proficient at it.)

PE

Nefaro · April 21, 2014, 07:02:35 PM

Quote from: JudgeDredd on April 21, 2014, 12:42:53 PM
I've eventually had time to get round to this ;D

Weren't you also planning to pick up the Thunderbolt Apache Leader reprint? I think it's supposed to be out very soon.

Nefaro · April 21, 2014, 07:04:02 PM

Quote from: Sir Slash on April 21, 2014, 01:33:27 PM
Nefaro, I'm not aware who the White Shirt is in the series. There could be a character with that name but I don't remember him if there is. Of course there have been quite a few characters in the series killed-off.

I think 'White Shirt' was one of Ragnar's sons, historically. Not sure though. I see him listed in the early CK2 start as one.

JudgeDredd · April 22, 2014, 01:07:47 AM

I have Thunderbolt Apache Leader. Done an AAR on it right in these here forums. Great game, but my favourite is Phantom Leader.

jomni · April 22, 2014, 03:32:09 AM

I have the Phantom Leader board game. And it's so good that I got the iPad one as well.

JasonPratt · April 22, 2014, 08:14:34 AM

Finished my second run through Arkham: Origins Sunday (and got back to Ethiopia at the tail end of WW1 last night, now up to early summer 1919). I had forgotten the game ends with the Joker composing a poem about Batman's "Cold, Cold Heart" while snow falls, so possibly the narrative DLC will also feature the Joker.

The base game updated last night for CCH download support, and last week IGN still thought it would be releasing this week, but as of a few minutes ago neither Steam nor the Playstation Network still had the slightest information about it. ??? ??? ??? ???

Nefaro · April 22, 2014, 09:38:00 AM

Quote from: JasonPratt on April 22, 2014, 08:14:34 AM
Finished my second run through Arkham: Origins Sunday (and got back to Ethiopia at the tail end of WW1 last night, now up to early summer 1919). I had forgotten the game ends with the Joker composing a poem about Batman's "Cold, Cold Heart" while snow falls, so possibly the narrative DLC will also feature the Joker.

Hey JP... which game are you playing for WW1?

Been pondering starting up an SC:WWI campaign soon, or perhaps Commander: The Great War if it gets a patch by then.