Welcome to JohnHQLD.com! I’m JohnHQLD, and this is my little corner of the internet. Hopefully, you will come and join us as we share our love of gaming.
Mainly I will be talking about things that catch my interest, primarily in gaming. Board Games, Video Games, Puzzles – I don’t mind. As long as we are all having fun, that’s all I worry about.
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Site posts are going to get spotty as stock delays kill my plans
So my plan was to hand in there until the new CPU arrived. Well, that’s at least 2 more months away, so posts will slow down for a week or two as I work out a new workflow. But that doesn’t mean the site is slowing down!
Tabletop Gaming Vault and Dice Towers on Kickstarter
Plastic bags and pillboxes are common in many gamers storage selection. I have many containers for competitive deck builders and modified many more for various outings. Vulcan Forge has designed an amazing RPG storage solution with the Gelatinous Cube Storage Vault, that has to bee seen to be believed. It may not be for everyone, but it will catch many an eye!
Last Week’s Gaming
Last week was a hard one on me. I hoped to have my new PC by now, but that looks like it will be another 3 months. Gaming wise, not a problem. Workload wise – wow. But I got in some really good gaming sessions last week, which always helps to get through the week!
Downforce: Wild Ride Expansion Review
I have been waiting to get my hands on the latest Downforce expansion, and last month I got my hands on Downforce: Wild Ride! Adding two new maps that take the F1 premise and adding some fun silliness helps keep the theme alive.
First Impressions – The Medium!
I was curious about The Medium as I mentioned in my January Highlights, and thanks to Game Pass I got to try it out. What better time to rebuild the video capture side and give you my First Impressions of the game?
Radlands Kickstarter Thoughts (Now it’s actually live!)
Last week, I told you about a Kickstarter I was waiting on. Timing and a bit of a mistake on the Roxley site Timer meant I could only tell you the background of why I was looking at Radlands. Today, with the Kickstarter live for a week, I can tell you exactly what about the game I am excited for.
Would you like to see a PC build planning series?
So I have bought a whole bunch of parts for a new PC build, but I am still waiting on my CPU. I have also been watching a bunch of PC build videos as I zone out at night. While I can look at a list of parts and go with it, I realised that not everyone can. And because the videos are short, a lot of the ‘why’ parts are used is missing.
So I was thinking of explaining my choices for the new build. What do you think?
Last Week’s Gaming
Last week was a big one for me. By the time it got to Saturday and gaming with Alpal, I was thankful we were in the ‘small games’ run. I don’t think I could have fully survived Clank! Legacy this week! But as usual, there was gaming and lots of thoughts to share. 
Immortals: Fenyx Rising Review
Board games have a category called Gateway Games. These are light, easy to learn games that introduce new players to mechanics used in heavier games. Immortals: Fenyx Rising is the closest I have seen to a gateway video game, a great introduction to open-world exploration RPGs. This accessibility does have a cost for experienced players though.
February 2021 Highlights
This year there are a lot of new releases happening this February. This is good overall, as February is normally a funny month. Too late for the new announcements, and too soon for the end of quarter announcements. But there is always something to look forward to though, even if one this month I am watching to see if the publisher caves.