Wood shop plus geek equals...

OK, so I got the idea from another geek, but I have wanting to do some word work projects to get back in the swing of using the tools for some upcoming projects for the kids. As such I got some plywood and have started making little "rough" projects. Here is one of them.

It is a card sorter, making sorting cards easier and allowing folks to pass entire sets of cards easily. Works great for games like Settlers of Catan or other games with tons of different decks in the game. Shown here with Descent. Now I just have to seal it so it does not cause splinters. :)

Manstuary Delayed

I had really hoped to start building the Game Den this year in the basement (Manstuary as I call it) but it seems I will have to wait until the Fall or next year due to budget constraints. Not bother though, I did get to place my new hand painted Superman images up the Family Room so maybe my master plan of turning my entire house into a Manstuary will come true.

OK, Maybe not.

Game Day February - Session Report

Game Day in February may have been re-titled, "Trials and Tribulations"

We started by playing Descent with the new Well of Darkness expansion. I played the overlord, James, Tim and Andrew played our Heroes.

I picked a moderately hard (or so I thought at the time) quest since all the players had played the game before.

Normally a quest will last several hours, but less than 2 hours in, I had decimated the heroes and they were only about 1/4 the way in.

So we tried again, this time I played a hero, James played the overlord. You would think the advantage would be on our side since I knew the quest in total, and Tim and Andrew knew what to expect in the beginning. We chose new characters well suited (again, so we thought) for the quest. 1 hour in, decimation ensued again.

Maybe it was the quest you say? Possibly, so we tried another.

This time we did a bit better, but at about 1/3 the way in,

say it with me now...

DECIMATION.

Not sure if we are missing something, but we got 3 plays in when most folks only get 1. I thought maybe we missed something, so I checked the boards and FAQ for the game. NOPE, it seems there is just this vast division of folks who think the game is too easy (what are they smoking) and those who think it it too damn hard (I am a charter member of the latter)

My conclusion: I plan to try again, different missions each time, and see if we cannot kick the Overlords ass for once.

Descent - Journey in the Dark - Or as I call it, "Really Fracking Hard!"

Saturday we played Descent 3 times and each time the heroes died before making it past the first 1/3rd of the mission. I have played difficult games before but this was just crazy. We all played well as a group, chose our characters (not random) and even played the same quest twice thinking we would do better the second time knowing more of what to expect.

Nope, pass the silver tray please so I may place me ass upon it and hand it over to the overlord who barely had to break a sweat to annihilate us.

Now I just want to play again to prove I am not a complete loser.

Say Goodbye to Hollywood

Last game event we suffered our first casualty. Norma, the loveseat in the Game Den, sister to Bertha the couch, was defaced when a pen left carelessly in the pocket of a gamer exploded and left the shape of a crushed bird forever imprinted on the arm.

Let us all take a moment of silence for the passing of this cherished friend lost in the name of gaming.

Let us also reflect on the lesson we have all learned from this.

Take your pens out of your pocket before sitting.

That is all. We no return you to out normal broadcast.

Welcome Home

Welcome all to the new SGW Blog where I will be posting new information, news, reviews, and my personal tid-bits on the gaming community.

I have tried setting up Forums in the apst only to find few folks update them, most use other forums like BGG anyway, and I got email spam from it daily, so now, I will take another road to gather my daily dish of Game Info.

Hope to see you again soon.