Tag Archives: Mac
The Scramble for Africa – A Civ 5 AAR (Part 13)
Gettin’ scrambly wit’ it…
By Brant Guillory, GrogDude
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Last time I got cities consolidated, trade deals cut, and caravans launched.
Coco Chanel, Entrepreneur
She’s off to hock handbags to Zanzibar. And truthfully, if you saw the headline “Chanel to Launch Handbag Line in Zanzibar” on a checkout-stand tabloid today, you wouldn’t think it out of place, would you?
I’ve Been Friendzoned
Apparently Zanzibar is in a committed relationship with Belgium.
The Scramble for Africa – A Civ 5 AAR (Part 12)
Scrambling in Africa
By Brant Guillory, GrogDude
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So we left off with an overture to Vicky that was not starting well…
On sale! This week only!
I’m sitting on a bunch of luxury resources; they don’t help me sitting there, so even if I sell cheap, it’s still money coming in that otherwise wasn’t.
Germany is Equally Un-receptive
It’s not like I didn’t do us all a favor by knocking the Zulus out of the game.
GrogHeads Reviews Ancient Battle: Hannibal
Review by Michael Eckenfels, 13 September 2014
Developed and Published by Hunted Cow Studios, for iOS (iPad) and Mac (Reviewed on iPad)
Wargaming on the go sounds great – but how does it play? Michael gives you the low-down…
Hunted Cow Studios is an interesting developer. Before I reviewed this title, I already owned two of their games that I had bought through the App Store (Civil War: 1863 and Tank Battle: 1944). I was already familiar with their titles and their game system, and had heard of this one (as well as the others, like Ancient Battle: Rome), so their games are not a mystery to me.
An Interview with Hunted Cow Games
As you can imagine, the emergence of a wargames shop that’s built on the Apple Mac/iOS platform set hearts aflutter (OK, maybe just one heart, but it’s mine, so it counts!) here at GrogHeads. So welcome Hunted Cow Games and let’s get to know these fine Scotsmen
Interview by Brant Guillory, 27 August 2014
First things first – what cow are we hunting?
That most glorious, most stately and above all hirsute example of the bovine race: the Highland cow.
What happens when the cow gets caught?
Sadly, the cow has thus far eluded our grasp. However, when we do finally get our hands on it, it will end up the way most food does in Scotland – coated in batter and deep-fried.
Why a cow and not, say a Vietnamese water buffalo?
The Highland cow is the most famous beast of the Highlands of Scotland, and given that we’ve always been based here, it seemed like a good fit for us. We did actually consider flying a water buffalo over to Scotland, but the cost was ridiculous. It also seemed a little cruel.
For our readers that might not know who you are (bastards!) what’s the ‘TV commercial’ pitch for Hunted Cow Studios.
We are a team of 30 zealot gamers. Based in Elgin in the Highlands of Scotland. Most of the games are a co-operative between the guys at HexWar (who are just a few miles away) and Hunted Cow. We focus on making great games that are aimed at the wider gaming community. Most of our games are pitched at entry-level prices where we think we have managed to get to a lot more players than any other wargames company.
The Scramble for Africa – A Civ 5 AAR (Part 11)
Scrambling in Africa
By Brant Guillory, GrogDude
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Last time we planted a city where we could piss of the maximum number of people. This time? Just trying not get into another war.
The Brits. Always the Brits
They keep pushing units right up to my borders, and then backing away. You’d almost think they’re being run by some bald weenie named “Vlad” or something.
My folks are not Happy
And looking into it, it appears to be mainly driven by population. I can’t stop my Boers from birthin’ babies, but I can try to distract them with luxury goods and entertainment buildings. Hey – it’s been working for the US for 50 years now!
