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Top 20 Games

Jan 122012

For my first blog post of the year I decided to make a list. I wanted the list to be my favorite board and card games that I have played. This list will be updated every three months. To see more changes during the year I did a top 20. I am curious and excited to see how my top 20 games change during the year. I will give a small explanation for my top 10 this post. My next list will have comments for the changes. Let’s start my list of TOP 20!

1. Ticket To Ride ( This is my number 1 game because I really enjoy playing this any time.)

2. Dominion ( It is so much fun playing this with anybody.)

3. Lords Of Vegas ( Since getting this game for Christmas it has quickly rised to the top choices to play on game night.)

4. Heroscape ( I love playing this game with my family. It’s easy to play and the figures are great.)

5. Balderdash ( I always have fun playing this party game.)

6. Mystery Express ( My favorite deduction game so far.)

7. Settlers Of Catan ( This is just a really good game I enjoy playing.)

8. Run For Your Life Candyman ( I played this game at GenCon and can’t wait to buy this for my collection.)

9. Last Night On Earth ( My favorite zombie game to play.)

10. Arkham Horror ( I like the Cthulhu mythos and this game brings that out.)

11. Truth Be Told

12. Formula D

13. Forbidden Island

14. Bang!

15. Apples To Apples

16. Pandemic

17. Legend Of Drizzt

18. Telestrations

19. Aargh!Tect

20. Wits & Wagers

Making this list was harder than I thought it would be. In three months I will do this list again. There are new games I’m looking forward to playing and see where they rank on my list. I also want to see how some games move on my list the more I play them. This should be interesting.

An Update

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Nov 282011

After reading a friend’s blog where he gave an update, it inspired me to do the same. It has been some time since I last posted anything. I kept telling myself that I should post something, but that never happened. This post has taken me almost two weeks to finish.

Let’s start with the podcast itself. It has always kept me busy. Recently we tried out a new host. I have been told by a few people that we could use another host and I started looking. Jacob introduced me to his cousin Jason. Jason has played many video game rpg’s , but no tabletop games. He brings a different viewpoint to the podcast and he isn’t shy on the mic.

Audio is another problem I’m working on. Audio is a learning process. I got a new mixer and that will take some time to get used to. I’m trying not to mess up our audio and make it worse. I feel we are getting where we want to be slowly.

I wanted to try and get more content on our website. We are paying for it so it makes sense to get content on it. I started again with posting some reviews up. It’s not as easy to write a review as just talk about something. I think the more I do and get a system worked out I should be fine. I have even kicked around the idea of doing some video reviews of games. It should be fun to do at least one and see what all I need to do to publish a video. I’m nagging the other host to do something on the site as well. Crossing my fingers on that one.

Work has me very busy at the moment. I’m so tired when I get home that I don’t really want to work on anything. My projects keep building up, and they are getting done. A few have been started at least. It’s the finishing part that needs to be done. I got to follow through with these things. Once work lets up some, I should be better at working on my list of things to do.

I know this isn’t much really , but it’s a start!

Sagefight at Gen Con 2011

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Sep 142011

Here is a video of Sagefight! For more information visit here http://www.sagefight.org/

Gen Con 2011 Part 2

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Gen Con 2011 Part 1

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Getting Ready for Gen Con

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Jul 252011

Gen Con is getting closer and it seems my to do list is getting longer. I know I could have been working on my list sooner but I just wasn’t motivated. Now that Gen Con is so close , that is giving me motivation with just a little panic.

I got the important things done like my flight,hotel, badge, and events. I got my press badge and I’m planning that out. I need to decide who to interview and what questions to ask. I want to get some new and different interviews done. My plan is to put out those interviews and some other Gen Con coverage while at Gen Con. To do this I’m getting my laptop ready and making sure I have everything I need to record, edit, and put out shows. I bought a camcorder so I can release some videos too. I’m trying to get familiar with that and the software. There is alot I want to do for the podcast and I hope I didn’t forget anything that I need to do or bring.

My budget is another thing to plan out. I need to make a list of what I want to purchase at the convention. Since I’m flying this year whatever I can’t bring back on the flight I have to mail home. I got to keep this in mind. There are a few games I’m looking to get there that I can’t find here.

There are some events I signed up for which I’m excited about. I’m looking at demoing a few games in the dealer hall. I did this one year and found a few games I purchased because of the demo. I think I might run a game too. I’m considering running Dread in the hotel room for some friends one night. It all depends on if I finish up everything. I could be working on it while I type this.

I am counting down the days until Gen Con. I need this vacation so much. My list for what needs to be done is growing smaller. Crossing my fingers that I get everything done. Bring on Gen Con!

Playing to Lose

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Jul 112011

This weekend I went to play some games at a friend’s house. This friend has many games that I have never played before. I was like a kid in a candy store trying to decide which game to suggest first. There were four of us so I was looking around for a game that could play four well. While I was looking he grabbed Cosmic Encounters.

Cosmic Encounters is not a bad game and I do like it. I can play it when I want to and I was looking at trying something new. I said that I didn’t want to play and that they can play while I look at all the other games. I didn’t want to play but got talked into playing anyway. I decided that I would play to lose and hopefully this game would end quick. I haven’t played to lose in a long time. The game was moving quickly and I kept thinking about why I was playing to lose. Why should I play like that and possibly ruin the game for everybody else? I couldn’t keep playing like that and decided to play better and try some new strategies. The game got better and we finished quickly.

After Cosmic Encounters I suggested playing Settlers of Catan. I have wanted to try it for some time now and for a while it looked like the only way to try it was to purchase the game. They have played Settlers and didn’t mind teaching it to me. I felt bad for my actions earlier. I was being selfish. I could have ruined their game time. I acted like a player I hate playing with. I should have passed on playing instead of playing to lose. I will remember that the next time.

Changes and Looking Back

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Jun 172011

I haven’t done a blog post in a long time. I’ve been busy with other things. I have been changing the design of the site and forum, working on new shirt designs, and working on what to do for the new format. I thought about putting up something before we changed our format, but that didn’t happen.

I am really liking our new format change. We all wanted to do more than games since we haven’t had a chance to play much together. So, we decided to branch out into more of a ” geek ” topic podcast. Everybody is into different things and can bring that to the show. I would also like to get some more listener participation. Crossing my fingers that it helps bring in more listeners too.

When I decided to start Zero Fortitude I imagined it going in a different direction. I wanted it to be a serious podcast that would be up there with the other top gaming podcasts. I was trying to be serious and too perfect but was losing that battle. That wasn’t us and I knew it. I found myself asking the same question over and over. Why? Why wasn’t Zero Fortitude climbing the ranks? Why were we not getting much feedback on anything? Why am I doing this? It felt sometimes like a job instead of a hobby.

I am glad I started Zero Fortitude with my friends. I have met many cool people that I probably wouldn’t have. I can’t wait to see where this new change takes us.

Podcasts I Listen To Part 2

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Mar 232011

Sorry it’s been awhile since I promised this part of podcasts I listen to. Let’s just get into it.

Jennisodes Podcast

I enjoy this RPG podcast with Jenn and her guests. She has a different guest every week and the interviews aren’t boring.

Save Against Frostbite

This is a podcast with Canadian geeks who rant about a variety of topics. Sometimes the audio isn’t as good but they do make me laugh and keep me entertained.

Thaco

A group of friends that talk about different topics of games and sometimes geek stuff. They do come out weekly which is a huge plus for me.

The Atomic Geeks

This is another group of geeky friends from Canada. They cover movies, tv, comics, gaming and everything in between. Their shows are great quality and very entertaining if your a geek.

The Bear Swarm!

This is an explicit geek and rpg topic podcast. Each host brings something different to the podcast especially Rob Justice. He will tell you what he thinks and sometimes with no filter. I laugh alot when I listen to these guys. This is one I usually listen to as soon as I can.

The Dice Tower

This is a boardgame podcast with some card games thrown in too. Each show the hosts do a Top Ten of something. They also have alot of listener participation which I don’t see on many other shows. I find out alot of game information through this show.

The Podge Cast

They talk about movies, music, books, games, whatever’s on their minds. That is a very true statement. You never know what they are going to talk about. It’s an entertaining weekly podcast that I have listened to since the beginning.

The Spiel

They say its a show about games and the people that love them. This is another boardgame podcast. They have different segements like reviews, news, and a walkthrough and detailed explanation of one game. If your a boardgame fan or new to boardgames give them a try.

Well that is all of the podcasts I am currently listening to. I enjoy all of them and will always be on the lookout for new podcasts.