Spent most of Sunday at the Bolton boardgames day run by GNOMES. Despite an initial hiccup, where double-booking of the normal church hall meant a change of location, the day went reasonably well. We played four games over about 8 hours. Aside from one game, we’d never played them before – and the exception, Mansions…
I am really, genuinely, bone-numbingly tired today. I mean, I’m so tired every time I hit a key on this ‘board it feels like some has strapped a marshmallow to it. I can trace my skeletal structure through the dull sensation of not having any sensation. I feel like I could probably sleep for at…
Comic Relief night, this Friday (18th March) will see a Doctor Who short, with the Doctor, Rory and two Amys. Seen briefly in the trailers for Friday’s charity event, the short continues the tradition of Doctor Who support for charity events, which has seen the the 5th and 9th Doctor saving the TARDIS and Doctors…
I have been eating Quaker ‘just add water’ Oat So Simple pots at work – and decided to save the plastic pot. Having then taken satchets of microwave/milk Oat So Simple into work, I wanted to try some recycling – so, the experiment kicked off. Basically, take cleaned plastic pot and tip in one satchet…
Another evening trying to role play. Another ‘oh-so-very-close’ affair. Met some new people. Nice people. Chatted about games and gaming for 80 minutes – then went home. Yes, we might have tried to play something, but with only four people, and the prospect of more next week, we would have been going for a VERY…
I approach any new game with considerable caution, even the simplest ones. I have this habit of deconstructing mechanics without even taking the time to try them out. This might be a good thing. Given my desire for crunch, it might be bad as well. I do what I can to stop this, but given…
I played Pathfinder last night. I’m a Ranger called Nial. I haven’t played the game before nor had I played with this group before, so I had a completely new experience and, in general, I enjoyed myself. I have to say, the adventure – an official one aimed at the 1st level character – did…
An adventure seed for Maelstrom… While drinking together in an alehouse, an interruption breaks the evening’s festivities. A man crashes through the door wearing only filthy breeches, his hair tangled and his face flooded with tear. He wails and sobs, demanding justice for his injustice… oh, and a drink, if anyone will spare the money….
I’ve been watching a lot of House. Both my wife and me have been working througgh some cheaply acquired box sets. Up to Season 3, we watched them without prior viewing; but now, we’ve started into the territory that overlaps the programmes on TV we’ve seen over the last couple of years. Sometimes, I’ve forgotten…
