I started this blog with a focus on solo-gaming but recently I've had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to finding gaming opponents. Currently I am involved in two games over the internet, both of which were the result of using BoardGame Geek (BGG). What a great site!
The first game I'm involved in is the first scenario of the original
Starfire Pocket Game from Task Force Games. I'm playing it via email using the VASSAL system. I reserve all judgement of the Starfire rules since I don't want my opinion colored by the play-by-email process. The VASSAL program is really cool, but the game is just ponderously slow. I'd really like to play this game live, against a real opponent.
The other game I'm currently involved in is what this post is about. What fun! I've convinced two gentlemen to play the old
MYTHOS CCG by Chaosium with me via forum on BGG. You can follow the action
here.
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| My MYTHOS table, as of this post |
The great part about this game is that both of my opponents and myself are all Lovecraft fans. Furthermore, we all appreciate the fact that the MYTHOS CCG was all about story-telling, and not just attacking like most of the CCGs published. Our busy lives make the Play-by-Forum format perfect, and the slow pace allows us to actually write small narratives with each card play. Strung together these narratives make fun little tales. Worthy of Lovecraft or Clark Ashton Smith? No way. August Derleth maybe.
I loved Starfire! I think I have all the sets of it. It was a great pickup game. Even my hardcore D&D friends that had little interest beyond D&D enjoyed playing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it seems pretty cool. I'm really disappointed with solo spaceship gaming as of late. I'd love to find some folks around here who wouldn't mind giving Starfire a try.
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