04/12/13

GARPA 16 – GrogHeads Advanced Research on Projects Advisory

by Dan Pinkham and Lloyd Sabin, 12 April 2013

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Spring has sprung, and while many fine folk are out in their yards cleaning up from the long winter, us Grogs continue in our quest to find games to entertain us. Luckily we here at GARPA are sometimes happy to do the leg work for you. I mean come on, what more could you want … on second thought please don’t answer that question because whatever it is you’ll have to take care of it yourself. And get us a sandwich while you’re up. On to the games!

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Breaking the Chains by Compass Games

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Now available for pre-order is Compass Games’ future military conflict simulation centered on the South and East China Seas. Set in the year 2021 the chainsgame’s premise has China finally making good on threats to use force to take control of “the First Island Chain – that string of islands which runs from the Ryukus south through Taiwan, the Philippines and then curls back to the mainland via Malaysia.” Since the Cold War, China has claimed sovereignty of these islands much to the chagrin of several Southeast Asian countries and many western powers. Now, Breaking the Chains brings you a detailed look at this possible conflict.

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04/11/13

Prosciutto – Hamming it up with the di Parmas… Part Sixteen


By Undercovergeek, 11 April 2013

The diParmas are back and it’s WAR!

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In Part 15 the War of Independence started proper. Oberto is 4 – 0 up in the battles, the heart of Matilda’s forces have been decimated and her castles lay open to siege. Now Oberto takes the war to Matilda’s coffers in a bid to pay for the war…………..

 

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Our Chancellor Biagio, with a skill level of 20 that has brought most of Southern Italy within Oberto’s grasp is dead – post mortem investigations will show ‘suspicious circumstances’ – a plot! Dammit

 

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04/10/13

Book Review: Ninja: 1000 Years of the Shadow Warrior

Book Review by Lloyd Sabin, 10 April, 2013

Lloyd takes on a new book on everyone’s favorite assassins.

img src=”https://www.grogheads.com/book-ninja1000pic.jpg” alt=”ninja” width=”286″ height=”420″ align=”right” />I have been on a Japanese history kick for the last month or so. For the military historian, there are few cultures in the world that offer more than the incredibly rich military culture of Japan for the last couple of millennia, and ninja play a large part.

A big problem when studying phenomenon like ninja is separating the wheat from the chaff, the truth from the myth. Could ninjas really perform magic and stop bullets with their hands, or were they more like Japanese special forces troops?

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04/7/13

Bioshock Infinite

Developer: Irrational Games
Publisher: 2K Games

Review by Son of Montfort, 7 April 2013

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GrogHeads is proud to induct Bioshock Infinite into the Order of the Hex, for its Mind-Bending Narrative.

And in attempting to explain the full level of awesome that it is, Monty tries to express his love for the game without spoiling too much of the plot, like that really annoying kid in 3rd grade that told you Vader really was Luke’s father.

"Bring us the girl and wipe away your debt." It always starts so simply. Rain on a secluded dock, an abandoned lighthouse in a storm, a mysterious pair rowing a boat in yellow slickers. But from the moment that the sky lights up in answer to the lighthouse’s call to the mind-twisting finale, Bioshock Infinite is anything but simple. It is a complex, breathtaking, heartbreaking, and shocking tale of penance and redemption. It is also a tale told with outstanding visuals, set against the changing backdrop of a gilded city floating in the sun-drenched realm above the clouds.

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04/4/13

A Civilization V AAR – Lucky Part 13

Brant Guillory, 4 April 2013

Bad puns, great gameplay, and occasionally brilliant maneuvers, as Brant’s Civ V Gods & Kings AAR rolls on.

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We finally found someone else, so let’s negotiate with them and see what it gets us. Meanwhile, we’re spreading Catharism around the world.

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Have a Little Bit of This!

Catharism has now been spread to Lisbon, and you’ll notice by the green bar under their name that our influence there has gone up.

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