It's F.R.I.D.A.Y people - what are you playing?

[BanzaiCat]

Well, my mom just had open heart surgery so no game time this weekend. BUT, plenty of time to read my hard-cover War in the West manual!

Wow, Mike...hope her recovery is quick!

And a hard cover War in the West manual? Nice...wish I got one of those for my review.

[Sir Slash]

Best wishes to your mom Mikeck. TRY to be a good son until she's better. I know it's hard hanging out here.

[Dimitris]

Well, my mom just had open heart surgery so no game time this weekend. BUT, plenty of time to read my hard-cover War in the West manual!

Please accept our wishes for speedy and complication-free recovery.

[MetalDog]

Attn: MetalDog. Your remark about running into anything you can't handle in Skyrim reminded me that I had a hell of time playing when I first started out until I looked at the game control buttons list and realized that you can adjust the difficulity level up or down anytime. It comes in very handy.

@Sir Slash-Thanks for the heads up.  I'll keep that in mind.

@mikeck-Prayers for a speedy recovery for your mom and the increased mental attention needed to devour the manual :)

[Martok]

My Volmar campaign in Armada 2526 Supernova continues.  Have only met the Teyes Flock so far.  We're on pretty good terms, although the little bastards keep blackmailing me for tech to keep their trade embargo lifted. 

Planning to get some more time in with Rome II: Wrath of Sparta, although I might finally give in and fire up a Spartan campaign.  Holy s***, playing the Athenians is tough! 

Am also feeling the need for some fantasy 4x as well.  Probably either Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes or the Worlds of Magic beta. 

I want to finally win a campaign of Shogun 2 before Attila is released.

You're just an unrepentant optimist, aren't you?  :P 

Well, my mom just had open heart surgery so no game time this weekend. BUT, plenty of time to read my hard-cover War in the West manual!

Best wishes to your mom, mikeck.  Here's to a speedy recovery! 

[JudgeDredd]

Well, my mom just had open heart surgery so no game time this weekend. BUT, plenty of time to read my hard-cover War in the West manual!

wow...I hope she has a strong recovery. Good luck.

The manual for War in the West is beautiful, isn't it?

[mikeck]

Manual is great...worth every penny.
Appreciate the well-wishes.

Luckily I had played WitE a bit so I can read the manual and kind of get what they are talking about

[Nefaro]

Get hammered.  Stay up late and shoot people in WT stupor after all the lightweights retire for the evening.

[undercovergeek]

Best wishes to your mum mikeck hope she's ok

I'll be mostly dealing drugs and slaves in elite, wishing I could start my new aow 3 campaign

[bbmike]

Well, my mom just had open heart surgery so no game time this weekend. BUT, plenty of time to read my hard-cover War in the West manual!

Hope your mom recovers fast!

[Slick Wilhelm]

My weekend is going to consist of Wings Over Flanders Fields, Operation Crusader(DOS) and the Khartoum and Zulu mod for Napoleon: Total War.

[JasonPratt]

More prayers for Mike and his mom...


ANOTHER WEEK WITH NO NEW GAMES BOUGHT! -- well, after all, it's only a week and a half I guess. But still.


I'll try to remember to post up a new entry on my PanzOrc Corpz Generals AAR every day, but that won't take much time. Unsure what I'll be actually playing most, though. I feel a bit daunted by the prospect of actually playing the games I own!  >:D

One game I did take a first crack at today while fighting two computers in order to close out the year, was the iPhone game Empire -- don't know if it has a subtitle, probably so -- which is... hmm... it's like a very light version of Master of Magic, with some interesting hooks. Looks sharp. Basically Vikings (with, uh, tigers) at Ragnarok: the world will certainly end, it's only a matter of time now, but in the final cold years with Lovecraftian goo ripping out of the ground in ever greater quantities, the Norsemen decide to buckle down and live and fight as long as they can. Only three cities can be operated at a time, and doing so drains the land every week until the cities have to be abandoned in ruins and the Norse pack up and try to find an unspoiled area. Ideally if possible send out warrior groups to beat back the nastiness and reclaim the land temporarily for migrating back to perhaps. Tac battles are a turn-based lane-fight but with a deck of cards being constantly dealt out and reshuffled (for the player; fortunately the creatures made of dissolution don't get that advantage.)

It's surprisingly gripping. 

[Gusington]

Best wishes to your Mom mikeck...and welcome to Stryker07.

Martok - Shogun 2 is beautiful and well made enough that I actually enjoy getting my arse handed to me every time I play.

[Nefaro]

Martok - Shogun 2 is beautiful and well made enough that I actually enjoy getting my arse handed to me every time I play.

Have you tried one of the mods that soften the Realm Divide?  Could give you that extra bit of time for the win. 

[Tuna]

Good luck with your Mom mikeck