A guide to Grimmwood
Initial Review: Grimmwood beta ( Skip intro, jump to menu ) Grimmwood Looking for something completely different? Grimmwood – an MMO, available on Steam – might be the answer. And yes, the answer is firmly […]
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Quick guide to Balrum
Balrum is a basic single player RPG, not dissimilar to Runescape. You have the option of being an archer, mage or warrior, can build and customise a dwelling, complete with farm management of crops, pigs, […]
Your move, mate! What's the fastest possible checkmate in chess?
It’s funny the things that go through your head, in the shower. I was thinking about an essay on ecological validity when, for no reason, a question scenario for The Chase pops into my head […]
Horseplay
Introduction Horseplay (©1987, 1989, 2011) Horseplay is a board game I developed in the 80’s with the intention of turning it into magazine puzzles, computer games and even a television game show. It is a […]
Eve online thoughts pt1
Have been playing Eve Online for about three months now, so don’t expect definitive advice, this in more notes for me and a 101 for new players. First off, and I cannot emphasize this enough, […]
Eve Online mineral sources
Rough guide to mining asteroids in Eve Online for minerals. The best places to look. I’ll do something proper another day, think of this as handy notes for myself and you. HIGH SEC Veldspar 1.0 […]
Warhammer 40k II revisited
I really didn’t like Games Workshops Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II at first, several reasons, not least of all it isn’t playable on an otherwise excellent computer. So I left it a while, upgraded […]
Twitter Updates for 2009-03-15
Working on a blog about (re)building up a web presense Was reminded me how much gameplay was sacrificed for 3D eyecandy. We need is a new Ultima Underworld <br / Found a Gnu multi-platform DOS […]
Fable -The lost chapters
If you are thinking of buying this for the PC, be aware that the developers – Lionhead Studios and Microsoft – are clearly aware of a several problems*, many graphics related, and as yet, years […]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II review
This is only a first look and, I have to say – bearing in mind I’ve only played an hour or two – a rather negative overview of the latest Warhammer game. For a start […]