One Page of the Galaxy was so Metal and Pretty, it was Twice as Clever.
So I didn’t get to play as much as I was hoping this week. A bout of illness and general tiredness got in the way (Boo!).
But as usual, I ended up playing more than I thought I did! Maybe not exactly what I wanted to play, but some great gaming in anyway 🙂
So without further waiting, let’s jump in!
This one popped up on a Solo Gaming Group on Facebook, and I grabbed it from DriveThruRPG.
One Page Dungeon: Volume 1: Fire in the Goblin Forge is a fairly straightforward solo roll and write dungeon crawl. Even if the title is a bit of a mouthful. :p Straightforward doesn’t mean boring though, and it was a fun run.
I have only played once, but I made it through so I will be trying again as a level 2 character this week. It’s the beginning of a series, and at the moment its also pay what you want from DriveThruRPG – click on the heading for the link!
I have had one of those weeks with a lot of ‘I don’t want to’. Tired nights tend to lead to this sometimes.
One of the reasons I enjoy That’s Pretty Clever so much is the system becomes so mindlessly effortless while still providing you with a challenge. And yes, I am aware of how contradictory that statement is!
That doesn’t change how comfortable I am playing it though. I didn’t break any records or anything, but I had a fun few games of an old favourite.
While That’s Pretty Clever is an old favourite, Alpal pulled out her copy of Twice As Clever and walked me through a game this week.
I don’t have any excuse now to start playing Twice As Clever. I know the rules, and I know my scores will be terrible for a while 🙂
It was great playing multiplayer with Alpal as well. Just talking through and mucking about was fun, as was giving each other ‘helpful’ (i.e. terrible) advice.
There are excellent reasons this series is so popular, and I strongly suggest you try them out if you have any interest at all.
Jordan Draper makes quite a few games that I quite enjoy. Kind of like the old school ’20 games in a box’ kit, you get a box of components and a variety of rules to make up a variety of different games.
One of the Kickstarters that arrived recently was METAL, a game where every component in the game (including packaging) is metal.
We played Not Pool, which is a mix between croquet and snooker. The three of us had fun moving around the table trying to knock a little metal ball with the small mallet into the ‘ball’.
It will be fun trying some of the other games soon.
Roll for the Galaxy. The dice version of the modern classic Race for the Galaxy. Wow, it was fun. It had been a while since I played any of the ‘for the Galaxy’ games, but it came back quickly.
Playing with Alpal, we had a few slow starting rounds, and we forgot the two-player rule that allowed for another phase.
It didn’t take long to get back into a rhythm, and it ended up being a close game. What it did trigger in both of us is a renewed desire to try New Frontiers, the Race for the Galaxy board game, soon.
Watch out for that one between now and PAX Aus!
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot (PSVR)
So I jumped on Cyberpilot to grab some screens for last weeks review.
Even including some setup for the capture, it took me less than an hour and a quarter to finish the game on normal, with one death because I was being cute.
As I said last week, if you are interested try it, but I would wait until it’s on sale. If they come out with another game like this though, I would need to know it was at least twice as long before being a day one purchase in the future.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood (PS4)
I got some kick back time and played a bit of Youngblood this week, and it was fun.
Initially I was a little lost as to what I should be doing, but it didn’t take too long to get back into the swing. Remembering how to throw grenades was a pain though!
But even seeing some units in a new light thanks to Cyberpilot, it just bought home everything in the VR experience I am missing. I spent almost as much time walking around exploring for secrets as I did playing missions, and it was great.
Hopefully next week I can work out a time to play online with someone, and see how it works without the computer AI.
Elder Sign: Omens (Android)
So looking on my phone, I realised I had installed Elder Sign: Omens a while ago but I hadn’t played it yet. The last few times I have thought about playing it, I jumped on PC to play and ended up getting distracted.
If you haven’t played Elder Sign, calling it Lovecraft Yahtzee is kind of accurate in all the ways that count.
You have to collect a certain number of Elder Sign before an Elder God collects a certain level of Doom. You do this by rolling dice and making certain combinations to pass. And the digital version Omens does all of the housekeeping for you!
