The 'Best Gaming Intentions' Friday gaming thread

undercovergeek · June 29, 2012, 08:33:19 AM

Id like to think we werent like women with their shoe shopping and hand bag shopping, ooo those ones, that one, no this one, no that one, with these ones!! But i fear my gaming buddies, that we are just that - its a beautiful list of all things planned and strategically laid out when it starts but it never, ever happens the way it should.

What sparkly shortcut on the desktop will turn your eye from your thoughtful campaigning this weekend, or maybe we should just have a Monday - what i wanted to game but ended up gaming thread.

For me personally i have hunted around for 2 weeks trying to find a good, immersive game to disappear into like a warm coat, the game that prompts you to press mute on the TV for a few mins and think 'hang on, if i go there, and he goes there, then i can do this....... i will try that as soon as i get my ass off the sofa/settee/couch (i choose sofa)' and came here and asked, scoured review sites and gaming sites, and it was already there, sat on the desktop, courtesy of Staggerwing and his US sales that dont apply to us UK guys! I give you CK2 and im right back in it, like i never left, fearful of starting less i dont get immerssed - what a fool i was.........

So, ill be playing CK2
Doing some CM Sicily testing
Doing some AJE testing
and taking part in a CMBN PBEM
with maybe a bit of endless space

and some GRFS on PS3

and a bit of Defcon - there, ive finished

and some Warlock

Goddammit!!!!

Martok · June 29, 2012, 08:39:55 AM

I've got my usual Armada 2526 Supernova PBEM campaigns with my fellow Grogs, of course.

More 4x action with Distant Worlds: Legends.

I'm feeling the call of Warring-States China calling me as well, so perhaps some Sango 2.

Barthheart · June 29, 2012, 08:41:28 AM

Civ V + G&K.
Maybe some Plague Inc. on the iPad.

bayonetbrant · June 29, 2012, 08:49:36 AM

Not a damn thing - I'll be at a family reunion all day Saturday, and on the road home on Sunday.

Sir Slash · June 29, 2012, 08:57:07 AM

I just finally won my Shogun 2 campaign and now I'm kind of in between whether to go back and work on some other old TW games or get back to CMBN, helping the guys get down that damned road to Monteborg I never finished. Until I get a feeling one way or the other, I'll probably just work-out my frustration by killing things in Skyrim.

TheCommandTent · June 29, 2012, 09:02:26 AM

My parents are in town most of the weekend so I doubt I will get any gaming in. Maybe some boardgames.

Gusington · June 29, 2012, 10:06:45 AM

Perhaps I will die from this chest cold I have contracted from MiniGus 2.

If not, maybe the 100 degree heat will get me.

If I can hang in there, I plan to call off my war of aggression on Lhasa in Civ V G&K, as it's going no where as my English are being left in the dust by the Arabians and Persians.

Huw the Poo · June 29, 2012, 11:48:41 AM

Haha, great post undercovergeek!

I finally got one of those "job" things (just got the call two hours ago) so this weekend I may finally treat myself to a copy of Endless Space. I don't play betas very often, especially games I'm pretty sure I'll like anyway, but this one is just too damn tempting.

In addition, I will surely be playing some Rift this weekend as 1.9 just got released and made the best theme-park-style MMO even betterer. Oh, and I picked up that curious little indie tower defense game, Cubemen, a couple of days ago so I'll look into that too.

Other than that, who knows?!

Barthheart · June 29, 2012, 12:15:59 PM

Congrats on the job Huw! 8)

Huw the Poo · June 29, 2012, 12:23:44 PM

Quote from: Barthheart on June 29, 2012, 12:15:59 PM
Congrats on the job Huw! 8)

Thanks mate! I'm quite pleased with myself because it was a gruelling selection process, and the job market is horrendous in the UK at the moment. I've completely run out of money in the meantime, but it's nice to know it'll start coming in again soon. :)

tgb · June 29, 2012, 01:04:03 PM

The mrs. and I just switched cell phone providers and have new phones coming today, so I expect Saturday to be devoted to learning how to use them and porting everything over. Sunday I hope to finish my Gods & Kings Byzantium campaign, and perhaps get some time in with CK 2 to see what the patch did.

MengJiao · June 29, 2012, 01:10:13 PM

Quote from: TheCommandTent on June 29, 2012, 09:02:26 AM
My parents are in town most of the weekend so I doubt I will get any gaming in. Maybe some boardgames.

Heading off on a set of beach vacations along the East Coast of the US. Friday night before heading out on Saturday
I'll play some CMBN:CWF and some Combat Aces and maybe some Campaigns of Napoleon.

Maybe on the trip I'll buy some Virigin Queen and force the rest of the vacationers to play a few rounds.

Gusington · June 29, 2012, 01:30:46 PM

Huw what do you uh 'duw' for a living?

Grim.Reaper · June 29, 2012, 01:53:37 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on June 29, 2012, 11:48:41 AM
Haha, great post undercovergeek!

I finally got one of those "job" things (just got the call two hours ago) so this weekend I may finally treat myself to a copy of Endless Space. I don't play betas very often, especially games I'm pretty sure I'll like anyway, but this one is just too damn tempting.

On July 4th, it becomes the full game so little risk in jumping in now:)

son_of_montfort · June 29, 2012, 02:59:33 PM

Congrats Huw!

I hope to play some of the Secret World headstart tonight. Tomorrow I will be away for a boardgame day (yippee!). Not sure what we are going to play. Maybe Fortress America, maybe Descent.