Games & Gaming
Fantasy Football: Weeks 8-11 Aftermath
Yeeeeaaah, so I have a lot of catching up to do, so let’s get to it.
Prior to week 8, I had offered up a couple of trade that would have upgraded a couple of my opponents but would have upgraded me even more over the multiple trades; in other words, I make 2 opponents ~5 [...]
19Nov2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
Truth in Comics, or Flash Games I Have Loved
The brilliant xkcd published this comic awhile back. I knew it to be true instantly (me and a million others, it’s not hard to see the artists’ smarts) but I couldn’t remember a specific game that had caught me recently.
Well, pshaw. I’ve found a game that I cannot get enough of, and like all good [...]
Stardock and the non-sequel to Master of Magic
Hot diggity damn.
Stardock, after teasing us for more than a year, has officially announced that they are producing a spiritual successor to the classic Master of Magic . The new title, Elemental: War of Magic , does not actually build off of the MoM license. However, MoM was a Magic: the Gathering / Civilization double [...]
How to Host a Game Night, an Apples to Apples Review
I recently met a new couple that I really like, and they live incredibly close to me. It so happens that another couple with whom my partner and I have been friendly also live close by, and we’ve all said to each other at different times that we should hang out more than we do. [...]
29Oct2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
Fantasy Football: Week 7 Aftermath and Making Trades
I’m catching up with this, any anyway I got creamed. 63 points in a league where about half the teams cross the century mark each week - yep, ker smackers. What happened?
Nothing happened, that’s what. Barring a bye or two I was starting what should be a 1st string team:
QB - Peyton Manning
WR - Plaxico [...]
Fantasy Football: Week 6 Aftermath
Really, Peyton Manning? Really, Marvin Harrison? I lost by more than you would’ve covered, so thanks for that. :p Yes, the Ceiling Cats are down to 2-4, getting pasted 108-91. Let’s take a look, shall we?
I’m going to stop trying to be clever, because clearly I’m not very good at it. At least, so far [...]
Fantasy Football: Week 5 Aftermath
Let me paint a picture for you. Yahoo! projected that this week’s game would be a 96-96 tie. Yes, the projections are often wrong, but there’s a consistency in the wrongness that you start to get a feel for after awhile. So no, it wasn’t going to be 96-96, but a pretty high-scoring affair seemed [...]
7Oct2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
Fantasy Football: Week 4 Aftermath
Streak!
After squeaking out a win by a single point last week, this week’s version of Ceiling Cats was high score in the league, beating my opponent by a comfortable margin. As I’m learning more and more each week, a lot of it was luck. For example, Santana Moss and Terrell Owens both had bit point [...]
Fantasy Football: Week 3 Aftermath
Success!
Finally, a couple of moves that I made paid off. I dropped Cleveland’s Derek Anderson from my bench and picked up Jay Cutler (I know, obvious in retrospect but at the time it was mildly risky). I sat my #1 QB, Peyton Manning, figuring Indy’s weak line play was going to continue. Not that it [...]
Sunday Ptolus Recap History, Part 4: Phon Remembrances
T he party has a date in the evening with “Doffel,” where Phon’s attackers are supposed to get paid for killing the girl. Several hours before the meeting, they decide to scout the location (a functioning warehouse that will be shuttered in the evening). Sebastian, and his player J, manages to impress his party members [...]
18Sep2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
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Go 'Dawgs, indeed. Richt's successes are more than admirable, and I've missed the hell out of him at the offensive helm these last eight years. Should be a great game, but I give the edge to the 'Dawgs. Even though Tim Tebow once touched a blind