Monthly Archives: December 2015
Gaming Nostalgia – C64 Fighter Pilot
Folks dug the Nostalgia ads so much that we’re keeping them around, and just changing the day. Look for our blasts-from-gaming’s-past to show up on #tbt from now on, and occasionally some other day, just to keep you on your toes.
Ah, the irony of playing this on a cassette, which would include the built-in “whining” of the fighter pilot!
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Classic Reviews: Runebound 2nd Ed
Runebound might be the best adventure you can fit into one evening. Players have the latitude to customize their characters and pursue their paths to victory, using a variety of strategies. Build your own hero and save the realm, in one afternoon. ~
Brant Guillory, 9 December 2015
- Pros: Well-balanced, nifty movement mechanics, gorgeous.
- Cons: Little interaction between players, needs a lot of table space.
Some gamers love the intricate role-playing game full of soliloquies, conspiracy theories, and more character development than a British melodrama. Others would rather dispense with the backstory, role-play an archetypal character, and kick butt. In the early days of computer games, most fantasy ‘role-playing’ was the former, not the latter. Runebound strikes me as one of these computer games, transported to a board game environment.
And don’t think that’s a negative in any way. Some of the most fun I had in my teenage years was in front of Pool of Radiance and the Wizardry series. These games were fantasy adventures, but not necessarily fantasy role-playing. Runebound understands the difference.
GrogHeads Holiday Buying Guide 2015
Do people claim you’re hard to shop for? Just point this to this list, and hope they get the hint! Don’t worry, we’ve got plenty of games on the list, but first, some fun stuff ~
TANK!
Hey, we’re not that far removed from TANKSgiving, so why not an M1 tank? It’s 1:16 scale, can get up to 60 feet from your remote, and for some reason has actual headlights. Cruise the back yard, chase the dog, and assault the annoying neighbors.
And if the modern M1 isn’t your thing, you can go back to WWII and bust out a Jagdpanther, too.
DRONE!
Keep tabs on your tank with a drone sporting an onboard computer that lets you fly manually, or programmed and on autopilot. It can orbit, fly over, or hover, without you touching a remote. Just don’t ask what it costs – remember, you’re not supposed to pay for it!
Gaming Nostalgia – Lothlorien Games
Folks dug the Nostalgia ads so much that we’re keeping them around, and just changing the day. Look for our blasts-from-gaming’s-past to show up on #tbt from now on, and occasionally some other day, just to keep you on your toes.
Remember when it wouldn’t be at all Ironic for a wargame publisher to have a name straight out of fantasy literature?
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