Rules and Games

I am a firm believer that rules should only exist to make lives easier or safer. That being said I am instilling some rules on my own blog:

1. I am treating this like a public diary.
2. Nothing is off limits, with the exception being anything I do not wish to discuss in a public setting.
3. Each post will be limited to one or two overarching themes. How much relation the themes have is irrelevant.
4. Nerdy vocabulary will be used and I reserve the right to answer questions about terminology with "Google it."
5. This blog is meant to be fun. Serious subject matter may come up but at no point will I intentionally offend someone and I hold no patience for anyone who does.

Those are the rules as I see fit but they will be subject to change. The only reason I care at all is because of the simple fact that it is possible for someone else to read what I post, but that is not why I am writing these blogs. I write these blogs to get ideas out of my head and (hopefully) follow up with them in the future.

Anyways, on to something fun.

This past weekend my wife and I visited some friends and ran through a list of ideas of how to spend the time. One of my friends suggested that we play this game called Descent: Journeys in the Dark and I have to say that it was a lot of fun.

I had actually played the game before but this was the first time that my wife experienced it. Initially she was turned off from the game when I described it as DnD light but she warmed up to it as the game's mechanics became familiar. (She has often called DnD too complicated and boring to be worth her time, so I claim this as a small victory.)

The game is designed to be played over a long period of time (host a weekly game night people) and includes plenty of options for character growth in an epic quest of heroes versus the Overlord. In this case the Overlord plays a role similar to Dungeon Master with a HUGE twist. The Overlord is in direct competition with the heroes, meaning that each encounter ends with either the Overlord or the players accomplishing an objective. These objectives will have repercussions down the road and determine the difficulty of later scenarios.

So if anyone is looking for an interesting game to play with a dedicated group and has the cash to drop on it ($79.99 is a little high for my finances), then this game is for you. Also, do not worry about my earlier comparison to DnD as no such familiarity is required to enjoy this game (for proof ask my wife).

That being said I am always looking for new games to try and if I come across any good ones I will share them with anyone willing to listen. Also, if anyone else has heard of any good games I would appreciate sharing your knowledge so I can determine whether it would be a worthy addition to my collection.

Thanks for listening to my incoherent ramblings.