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My Gaming History

2008-03-06 00:17:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...game has influenced my life (and many other gamers) in countless ways. I had many good times playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends during my adolescent years and beyond. Reminiscing about AD&D prompted me to think about my formative years in gaming and I decided to go ahead and summarize my experiences here. Ah the nostalgia I was always...
 
Tags: experience, game experience fun, game, sci-fi game, combat simulation game, cooperative game, card game, tactical game, game based
 
 
 
 
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Lack of Updates

2008-02-05 01:27:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...games (Guitar Hero, Final Fantasy, etc 3) I decided not to post all my game group sessions (although I will add some from time to time I'm really enjoying the time with my children. This spring I will be assistant coach for my daughter's soccer team and also for my son's little league baseball team. They grow up quickly and so this takes a...
 
Tags: fun card game, game, light card game, cranium game, light game, game reviews, video game technology, race game, fun theme
 
 
 
 
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2007 in Review

2008-01-02 23:41:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...Games Played This was the first year that I tracked all* of my boardgames played during a year. In 2007, I played 486 total games (146 unique). A little more detail is in order here Top 5 Games played in 2007 (# plays 1. Fairy Tale (34 2. To Court the King (26 3. Uno (19 4. D&D Labrynth Game (15 5. San Juan (12 Fairy Tale was a huge hit...
 
Tags: game, clever game, games, total games, labrynth game, count solitaire games, superb multiplayer game, favorite risk, favorite
 
 
 
 
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War of the Ring Strategy - Part III - House Rules / Variants

2007-11-27 21:51:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...Games. I will also point out why I implemented them and what areas they fix in the game (some are just added for fun/variety House Rules South Rhun as a City This is a fairly well known house rule that changes South Rhun from a Settlement into a City. It really only provides the FP with an opportunity to capture two SP cities for Military...
 
Tags: represent grima, grima, grima event card, event card, card, combat card effect, combat card modifications, west action die, action die
 
 
 
 
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Session Reports Oct 2 - Nov 6

2007-11-11 22:21:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...game that was designed back in the late 70's. It has some clever mechanics involving how players place their developments but the game also has a ton of randomness. Players can try to prepare for it but sometimes a "death spiral" becomes inevitable and bankruptcy ensues We had a long game of discretion where only Sharon, Troy, and I remained...
 
Tags: game, deductionhunt game, player game, fun game, colonization game, saturday game day, light card game, 2nd game, humorous game
 
 
 
 
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War of the Ring Strategy - Part II The Expansion Game

2007-10-10 21:01:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...game-play of the standard game. I will discuss the added components and the value they bring to the game. Also, I will cover some of the issues that the expansion does not address effectively Factions Dunlendings The Dunlendings are an interesting addition to the Isengard armies. Normally, Isengard was unable to conquer Rohan easily since...
 
Tags: game, game-play, play, game critical, card, powerful card, muster siege engines, siege engines, game directly
 
 
 
 
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War of the Ring Strategy - Part 1 The Base Game

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2007-10-03 22:31:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
...game of War of the Ring. Part 2 of this strategy series will cover the addition of the Expansion and its impact on strategies. Part 3 will cover my House Variants including why they were created and what strategic options they offer These articles will assume basic knowledge of the game mechanics and all of the various event/battle card...
 
Tags: strategy, hunt re-rolls, hunt, total action dice, action dice, hunt rolls, hunt dice, shadow character cards, cards
 
 
 
 
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Gaming Update and other stuff

2007-09-24 17:37:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...games or on the beach (a much needed vacation). Also, I wanted to write down some thoughts on other articles for this site and playing games solitaire I've been writing some other reviews (in my spare time which seems less and less these days) and also drafting some strategy articles (in particular on War of the Ring). I will try and get...
 
Tags: play solitaire, play, play games, player game, player, solo play, play 4-player games, game, game solo
 
 
 
 
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Session Report September 4, 2007

2007-09-05 20:23:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...game and everyone except Troy had played before. We added the Queen to the standard 8 characters and it added a neat twist. I was robbed early and it took me a while to get going but I also wasn't a prime target so I was able to build up over time. Steve built 4 different Merchant buildings which made anyone taking the Merchant a target for...
 
Tags: david, avalon hill game, troy, game, merchant buildings, merchant, star steak house, target, sharon
 
 
 
 
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Session Report August 28, 2007

2007-08-31 20:36:00 by Michael in Lord of the Games
 
...game while they waited on others to join. Final: Adam(12), Steve (3), Sharon (Ocean Marvel Superheroes I taught Andrew and Troy this game and David had only played once before. We had fun but I think that it suffers from some downtime (particularly with 4 players) and the game may play better as a 2 or 3 player game. It finished with Andrew...
 
Tags: solid game, game, quick game, final, final round, player game, final scores, quick partytrivia game, andrew