Articles tagged 'zombie-dice'

  1. Starship Troopers & more Jan 2, 2022
  2. Small games in Ft Wayne Nov 25, 2021
  3. A:NR 4 - Shaper takes Jinteki (and some Zombie Dice of course) Nov 17, 2019
  4. Fire in the Lake 17 (and more) Sep 1, 2018
  5. Fire in the Lake 12 (and more) Apr 22, 2018
  6. An Assault on Hoth (2) Jul 16, 2017
  7. Middle Earth and more at CCB Jul 1, 2017
  8. Dresden and more at CCB May 6, 2017
  9. Binh Dinh 2 and the usual Apr 30, 2017
  10. Search & Destroy (with more of the usual) Apr 9, 2017
  11. Chadwick's Tet Offensive & more Mar 26, 2017
  12. Ambush at LZ Albany 2 (and more) at EGO Feb 26, 2017
  13. Light game day in Berkeley Feb 4, 2017
  14. Silver Bayonet Scenario 1 (w/ Objective 218 and Zombie Dice) Jan 22, 2017
  15. Loads of light games Jan 7, 2017
  16. New Years Eve wrap up Dec 31, 2016
  17. France '40 at Sedan (+ Hive 36 & more) Dec 18, 2016
  18. Silver Bayonet (and more) at EGO Nov 27, 2016
  19. Binh Dinh '69, a Train Game Nov 20, 2016
  20. OCS and more Oct 8, 2016
  21. Mareth Line from Tunisia II Sep 24, 2016
  22. StarForce XI and more at EGO Sep 11, 2016
  23. And enough Forgotten Heroes for now Aug 28, 2016
  24. Settlers and Dominion Nov 27, 2014

What to play next?

Deciding what to play next is always a tough call when faced with a closet full of games, all of which were purchased with intent to play. Here's one I'm dealing with the decision.

  • Something New: this means both something new to me and a game which has been published recently, within the last two or three years.
  • Something Classic: I've acquired a number of games properly considered "classic" which haven't yet been played. The current example would be PanzerGruppe Guderian.
  • Something Again: mastery requires constant practice, which means playing games many, many times to allow nuance to appear.
  • Something Vietnam: as I'm on a Vietnam binge. I don't have all the Vietnam games ever published, but I can say that I have a lot of them, and probably more than most people.
  • Something Obscure: as it's fun to poke around in the dustier corners of game design.
  • Something Different: break away from the same old publishers and try a game from one of the new kids on the block. Or, conversely, dip into legacy with a classic tried and true.
  • Something Light: once in a while it's nice to actually finish a game all the way through in one sitting, in an hour or two.
  • Something Heavy: if possible, it's nice to set up something big and complicated which can be left out for days or weeks or even months, for a leisurely stroll through a very large or long game.

There are surely many more ways to choose, but the above method keeps me busy enough, helps me get both breadth and depth into my play, and provides me with a sense of progress.

The odd man out

When there is an odd man out:

  • Have a solo game ready to play.
  • Keep score or advise on a game in progress.
  • Referee a game in progress.