Dude, when are we gonna play some games dude!? Let me bring over some jams one of these days, we'll party rock the place (and do some DnD Incan Gold)!

Good link. Rummaged through the thrones site and it's pretty much what I expected from this company. The graphics looks eerily similar to Blood bowl, 2000's sierra games with apple font. Seriously, if that's the best graphics they can come up with these days, they need to fire their graphics designer. Good graphic doesn't mean it's a great game, but bad graphics to start doesn't make what's to follow promising. If they haven't done it by now, they should also have fired the philippino/indian outsourced programming team that did BB.

I'm looking forward for Strategicon already for September! Apparently they also give an additional $5 discount for my gaming group. The reason for the excitement is that I recently found out that they came out with Axis and Allies 3rd ed (anniversary) with updated rules. Apparently this came out back in 2008 so it's old news, yet it looks promising to join the AA tourney! Hooya!

| From the people who brought us the Blood Bowl PC game...

comes A Game of Thrones: Genesis. Probably going to be horrible.

| flight$

Yeah, I tried all the sites. The real shady ones like CHEAPOAIR and Flights24 had stuff in the mid $400s range but reviews of those sites and people's horror stories really freaked me out. Stuff like price changes after you've already been charged and other weird stuff. I'll take a better look when I'm at home. Would love to go dammit!

I sent out some Google+ invites this morning, so don't be surprised. Looks kinda neat. I've already seen people on some of my rpg forums talk about playing games through the new G+ "hangout" feature (which is basically a chat room from what I can tell?) - check it out. I think eventually everyone with a gmail account will get rolled into it.

Go go gadget social netblursting

Hey enron, ask Dave next time you talk to him if he's ever played any of the D&D Encounters sessions that they do at Third Planet. I know they run the weekly Wizards sponsored games, but I wonder if the DMs at 3rd-P are any good (or are DAVE!)

Think I'm going to a Gamma World game tomorrow... don't really want to, but the group is eventually planning on doing a 4e Dark Sun game, so figured I'd go check them out and see if I like the vibe. I have a feeling it will be me +7 ham-mans, but you never know.

Hamman-e-faces

Hmm. Try Expedia and Orbitz etc. -- flights there are looking to come up in the $500-600 range, which is probably as cheap as it'll get.

It'd be awesome if you made it! Fingers crossed!

| holy shit!

I was looking at flight prices to maybe go to gen con because the days off actually work for me and WOW, I was looking at the price for 1-way. Round trip would cost me almost $800 bucks!? Not gonna happen. Gonna keep looking but WOW, that was a major buzz kill.

Make card games, go!

EDIT: Well, I guess it was more bait-n-switch type situation where the sites would say $400 and then $800 with the explanation that prices fluctuate. I'm still looking around! Will try to find something reasonable!

| Character Card Mock Up

Whipped this up real quick, using the idea Dennis had about stances. Whatever arrow pointing forward reflects the stance your dude is in. The little circles would have what the adjusted stat would be for each stance. What do the stats represent? Dunno. Maybe number of cards you can use or something? Also, obviously don't wanna use photos from Spartacus, but worked in a quick pinch. DO IT!

In the flavor txt section could be an emblem representing that fighters faction if we use that idea. Also we could if we wanted have that fighters preferred weapons, if they add bonuses. Those stats are just quick and generic, we can use whatever. Also maybe we can have "reach" or leave that up to whatever your lead weapon. (Example, Rudicus attacks Ericus with Short Sword at 7 power, meaning 7 cards from my hand underneath the weapon card.)

You know there's gonna be 50' foot rope jokes. You guys should crash the class!

You guys should buy Terarraria from todays steam sale. Its like 3 bucks and its supposed to be pretty swesome. Its the one that's like a 2d minecraft platformer where u can do 4 player co-op.

OMG, kudos on that find. That's classic. I wonder if they have jumbo sized ropes?

Speaking of GenCon: it's coming soon and it's going to be awesome! Pumpkin, Enron and I are down to three people in our room however as the fell Blackheart can't make it. That means we've got a space free in a four-person room, so if anyone wants to make the last ditch attempt to go, DO IT!

Edit: wow, it's incredible, things really are sold out! Well, there are a couple of hentai viewing events left it looks like. Anyone?

If we do GURPS, I get dibs on bondage elves.

Speaking of which. I was looking at the Gen Con events sign ups. By now most of the good ones are full. If I knew what they offered, I would have checked much, much sooner. I present this (this is real):

Bound to be Fun: A Beginner's Guide to Bedroom Bondage
Description:	This hands on workshop is an introduction into the fine art of restraint. I will introduce basic safety protocol, basic techniques and equipment to make your bedroom adventures safe, sensual and a great deal of fun.

Materials Provided: Yes, materials are provided for this game. You do not need to bring your own.

Do you want to be learning this stuff at a gaming convention. I mean, just look at half the gamers walking around. Erhhhhh... Oh yeah, the event was already full.

Awesome ideas dude! That actually also sounds like it could be great in jons hole punch space game, ie, power management. So like with space ship fights, you'd have to move power around from shields, guns, or engines (just like gladiator stances), so like for max card attack, u lose shield and movement power, etc. See, we gotta make the gurps of card games! :)

| Gladiator: the Gladiation

Now that my drive to work is longer (no radio and no AC), a person has more time to think and hate fellow drivers. Ok, so here’s my contribution to the borg collective.

“Gladiator: the Gladiation”

- Every round a player selects a stance (with bad-ass names to be determined later). At least three types.

1. Defensive (The Tower?): Minimizes/negates damage taken. Combos can counteract combos. Least damage dealt.

2. Agile: Easier requirement to explode cards and draw more cards, longer combo chains. Easiest to counteract attacks. Medium to light damage.

3. Aggressive: Heaviest damage. Some attacks cannot be blocked.

- Cards have stats for various stances. Can only use the corresponding stats depending on the current stance.

Shoooot, we should have auditioned, we would have got the lead rolls! :)

So, what's up with the game?? Let's move on! I'm away for a cpl days but when I get back I was thinking of mocking up some cards so we can figure out what to do next. Bash it out, let's go!

The director casting that show screening applicants:

Can you act well?

-no

Whats the size of your dong?

- 10 inches

Ok your in the show. Anyone have a 13 inch slong?

- Yeah I do.

Great, you can be Spartacus