Last night was an awesome workout at the gym. Upped the weights on some of the exercises during the circuit weight training, which is always nice, but the real win was on the treadmill. I ran for 20 minutes straight on the treadmill. Previous best was 10 minutes. I've got the 5k coming up in 11 days, so I gotta make sure I'm good to go.
On the video game front, I picked up Metroid Prime 3 over the weekend, and it's really slick. Controls feel great on the Wii. Moving and shooting is almost natural. Certainly the best shooter I've ever played without a keyboard & mouse. The beta for Team Fortress 2 has also started. This game is a riot. The artistic style of the game is amazing, and the gameplay is super smooth. Runs great on my 2 year old PC. And finally I've been playing a bit of Warcraft recently. The game is a lot of fun when you play with a friend :)
Tonight after the weigh-in Megan is forcing me to go with her to Kickass Cupcakes in Davis Square. It'll be torture, I'm sure. But somehow I'll make it through... [homer] mmmm... chocolate... [/homer]
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Gen Con 2007 Day 1
Gen Con 2007 was a another great trip to Indianapolis. This is the 4th year in a row I've gone, and it's always fun. Here's the flickr photo set for the first day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8810078@N06/sets/72157601597665039/
My events for the first day included the World of Warcraft Board Game, and a rousing session of RPGA Dungeons & Dragons.
The WoW Board Game was pretty fun to play in a convention environment, where there is a lot of space and someone there to teach you how to play. But I would never want to buy the game. First of all, it's got way too many pieces. It's borderline insane. And by the end game, the dice-rolling rules get really overwhelming. Rolling 6 blue dice, 8 red, and 6 green, then rerolling any 4 of them, then flipping any of the blues to 8s, etc. etc. etc. It's nuts. If I want to play a game with that much math, I'll play it online and let the computer handle it for me.
Second, the game is a team game -- Alliance vs. Horde. And we basically never interact. We ended up doing nearly all of our turns simultaneously, until the last part of the game where we each needed all the dice to perform combat. We might as well have played on 2 boards, then at the end said, "What turn did you kill the Baron on? 22? We got him on 19. We win."
In the evening we went to the RPGA hall for the 4dventure announcement and our MacGoohens game. The 4dventure announcement was hilariously pathetic. Wizards of the Coast announced 4th edition D&D, to a whole lot of silence. When they started describing the online components of the new edition, you could have heard a pin drop. I suppose it's inevitable, but it doesn't mean we have to like our last bastion of table-top gaming going online.
The MacGoohens RPGA adventure was fun, if easy. We teamed up with some level 2 players (Paul, BJ and I are all level 3) so we ran the adventure at APL 2 (Average Party Level), and it was a cakewalk. Who are the MacGoohens, you ask? Excellent question!
The MacGoohens are a group of dwarven brothers who formed a mercenary team to seek adventure and fortune. We've got Angus the sorcerer (played by Paul), Gunnar the fighter (played by BJ) and Charleston the lawyer (played by myself. Ok, he's really a rogue). Our eldest brother Thorgrim retired after one year of adventuring. What a pantywaist. (Dan stopped coming to Gen Con).
We've played the MacGoohens in at least 2 RPGA adventures each year for the last 4 years. They're definitely the events I look forward to most.
After the MacGoohens had conquered all available foes, we retired to the hotel for some much needed sleep. Gen Con requires a lot of energy!
My events for the first day included the World of Warcraft Board Game, and a rousing session of RPGA Dungeons & Dragons.
The WoW Board Game was pretty fun to play in a convention environment, where there is a lot of space and someone there to teach you how to play. But I would never want to buy the game. First of all, it's got way too many pieces. It's borderline insane. And by the end game, the dice-rolling rules get really overwhelming. Rolling 6 blue dice, 8 red, and 6 green, then rerolling any 4 of them, then flipping any of the blues to 8s, etc. etc. etc. It's nuts. If I want to play a game with that much math, I'll play it online and let the computer handle it for me.
Second, the game is a team game -- Alliance vs. Horde. And we basically never interact. We ended up doing nearly all of our turns simultaneously, until the last part of the game where we each needed all the dice to perform combat. We might as well have played on 2 boards, then at the end said, "What turn did you kill the Baron on? 22? We got him on 19. We win."
In the evening we went to the RPGA hall for the 4dventure announcement and our MacGoohens game. The 4dventure announcement was hilariously pathetic. Wizards of the Coast announced 4th edition D&D, to a whole lot of silence. When they started describing the online components of the new edition, you could have heard a pin drop. I suppose it's inevitable, but it doesn't mean we have to like our last bastion of table-top gaming going online.
The MacGoohens RPGA adventure was fun, if easy. We teamed up with some level 2 players (Paul, BJ and I are all level 3) so we ran the adventure at APL 2 (Average Party Level), and it was a cakewalk. Who are the MacGoohens, you ask? Excellent question!
The MacGoohens are a group of dwarven brothers who formed a mercenary team to seek adventure and fortune. We've got Angus the sorcerer (played by Paul), Gunnar the fighter (played by BJ) and Charleston the lawyer (played by myself. Ok, he's really a rogue). Our eldest brother Thorgrim retired after one year of adventuring. What a pantywaist. (Dan stopped coming to Gen Con).
We've played the MacGoohens in at least 2 RPGA adventures each year for the last 4 years. They're definitely the events I look forward to most.
After the MacGoohens had conquered all available foes, we retired to the hotel for some much needed sleep. Gen Con requires a lot of energy!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Gencon Bound!
Tomorrow I fly out to Indianapolis for Gen Con 2007. This is the fourth year in a row I'm going, along with some good friends. Here's my schedule:
Got myself a brand new Canon PowerShot SD850 to take with me, so expect pictures when I get back :)
- Thursday Noon - 4pm: World of Warcraft The Board Game
- Thursday 7pm - Midnight: RPGA COR7-12 Heart's Desire
- Friday Noon - 4pm: Starcraft The Board Game
- Saturday Noon - 4pm: LEGO Pirate Wars
- Saturday 7pm - Midnight: RPGA COR7-13 Journey to the Hidden Shrine
Got myself a brand new Canon PowerShot SD850 to take with me, so expect pictures when I get back :)
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