The Barter System

Crap, I have to write a blog post to explain my comic. What is this, Penny Arcade? Anyway, Saturday night Jason, Will, Jeff, Kim, Katie, Jim Hoss and I played Settlers of Catan until about 3:30 am. I would try to explain what the game is about but every time I attempted to in the past it sounds so stupid trying to put it into words. You get to trade wheat for wood? Hot dog! Sign me up! That being said it is one of the most addictive board games I’ve played in a long time. I think what makes it great is that you can potentially get stuff every turn. In our games it seems like the score is usually pretty close unlike a game like Magic or Chess where experienced players dominate over newbies. I think if I had to compare it to another game it reminds me of Monopoly. Trading is important, and a couple of good dice rolls can really turn things around for you. Therefore, this week I am getting Settlers of Catan 5 out of 5 Sheep.

Head Games

Even though I’ve been sick all week I still managed to <a href=https://www.bitsmack.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Comics&file=index&action=comic&id=455>crank out a comic.</a> I haven’t even played very much Warcraft this week because I’ve been so sick. I hope I am better by Saturday to go see Sin City. The previews make it look more like a comic than anything I’ve ever seen. Continue reading "Head Games"

The Game of Kings

Hey, here’s a <a href=https://www.bitsmack.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Comics&file=index&action=comic&id=423>comic.</a> Saturday we had a party for Brad and Will graduating. There were like a bunch of Devry people there plus K-Dog, Cassadi, AJ, Megan and her friend Crystal. It was a really good time. Next week I head to Lakeside for my 10th year. Which means I’m going to need some guest comics. If you think you have what it takes to entertain a bunch of geeks send your comic to [email protected]. Continue reading "The Game of Kings"

Risky Business

K-dog’s <a href=https://www.bitsmack.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Comics&file=index&action=comic&id=418>party</a> was a lot of fun as usual. We played Risk early in the night. The other games that were played were Super Monkey Ball, Goldeneye, Pop’n Music, Karaoke Revolution, DDR and World Class Track Meet. I broke out a little Parappa the Rapper 2 and Rez later on. The next morning there was some GTA3 played then we went up to Club 180 to play K-dog’s arcade machines. New to the club was Kangaroo on free play. Saturday night we tried an interesting experiment. Brad, Will, Cassadi, Goz and I played a game of Risk. Except, Goz was in Kenton while the rest of us were in Columbus. We set up Will’s laptop and iSight so that Goz could see our game board. He also set up a game board at his place so he could see where all the armies were. The game took a little longer because we had to announce our moves to Goz so he could update his board but it really didn’t drag the game down as much as you would think. I wouldn’t want to throw another remote player into the mix because then I think it would be really hard to coordinate everything that’s going on. You could have a few people in two locations and I think that would work. Another idea we didn’t get to fully implement was using laptops to send secret messages to each other. I think Brad and Goz’s secret alliance gave Brad the upper hand. It would be more fair if everyone had a laptop. Check back tomorrow for a MAME cabinet update! Continue reading "Risky Business"

The Opposite of Crap

<a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Comics&file=index&action=comic&id=259>K-Dog’s Birthday Party</a> was one of the best ones yet. Continuing his streak of great parties, there were lots of people, lots of games and lots of laughs. We had a total of 4 TVs continously going with different games: <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=8807>Timesplitters 2</a> <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=16>Halo</a> <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=1209>Super Monkey Ball</a> <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=9095>DDR</a> <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=2917>Conker’s Bad Fur Day</a> <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=3040>Perfect Dark</a> <a href=https://www.bitsmack.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Game_Ratings&file=index&action=game&gameid=1054>World Class Track Meet</a> It wasn’t all video games because we also had Catch Phrase and RAW Deal. I think at some point people were watching Lord of the Rings. All in all it was a great time. In addition to the new comic I also updated the <a href=modules.php?op=modload&name=Comics&file=index&action=characters>characters</a> page. Continue reading "The Opposite of Crap"