So the new year is approaching rapidly and I find the urge to join the billion bloggers that post up their hopes/resolutions for the next year. With out further ado, here are my top hits first for gaming then with 'rest of life' aspects...
Gaming Resolutions
- Blog here at least 4-5 times a month. I enjoy the outlet so far as it takes very little to entertain me sometimes! :)
- Continue the 4e D&D campaign for as long as the gang wants to continue. I am having fun running the nights, even if the Saturdays are too few apart
- Run a few more demo days for WARMACHINE and Hordes and MonPoc. I've been pretty lazy over the last year. I've done plenty of tournaments, but no demo days and we need to get some new fresh blood in to the mix.
- Pick up Boltz-n-Voltz again. TJ and I have a good product moving forward, but would like to get it to a spot were we can market it out.
- More board game nights. I played Pandemic last night and it was a hoot. Also got a 4 player Race for the Galaxy as well and I need to get more of those in as well.
Rest of Life
- Hit the gym... Lets be honest, I could use to loose a dozen or five lbs. Nothing over the top. Average two days a week beats the current average of no days a week.
- Stop eating French Fries... Fried potatoes in general. Love them, but they ain't doing anything for svelte frame.
- Drop the soda habit... Again...
- Be a nicer partner. As The Other Half will tell you I can be an Asshole at times. I'll try to be less an Asshole.
So that is the big list for jp. To be honest I have a better chance on the Gaming ones then the Rest of Life... Stupid life!
As I stated above I did get a chance to play a few games of Pandemic on Tuesday. I should have been playing WM/HD/MonPoc, but the shoppe had an open copy of Pandemic and a few folks were interested in playing. It is a cooperative game, which I enjoy, and it seems to have the right mix. We played five games that evening. The game won twice and the different players won three times. This was at the easy setting.
The players are a team of infection specialist working for the CDC. Your either a medic (can treat more people faster), scientist (can find cures with fewer resources), dispatcher (can move other players on his actions), researcher (can short-change the card trade mechanic), or operations expert (can build research stations easier). The evil viruses are in four flavors in different areas of the globe. The players must slow the spread of the viruses while also researching the all out cure. Players when if they find all four cures. Game win if the players run out of cards, they can not stop eight major outbreaks, or on virus goes so big that it has no more virus cubes to deploy. The two times we lost, it was due to the outbreaks. Each city on the board can only have three of a specific type of virus before it 'pops' an sends more virus to the connected cities. The problem is when one pops, forces another to pop, then another... Chain reaction of death.
As a cooperative, it encourages discussion and in the easy phase, you play your cards face up. Next time I think I want to play the the medium level that adds another epidemic card to the deck.
I ought to get back to the grind, so you all have a good and safe new year and catch you on the other side!
jp
Breaker of Resolutions
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