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Unfortunately, I have not had access to gaming equipment lately. I haven’t even had access to my
computer to play Warcraft 3 or Team Fortress 2 (and trust me I have been getting plenty of crap about it).
This lack of technology has kept me creative. I had to start searching for games that are still games, but a little
less video.
Here are a few things I found for you to keep a look out for:
Warcraft the Board game – Think Risk except with fun, Human and Orc-Shaped pieces. Instead of
fighting over who gets Australia, you’ll be battling wits for Northrend. What’s better than arguing the politics
of WWI? Answer: Arguing the lore of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Although, you may want to have
Google readily available. Not yet released.
Monopoly: Nintendo Edition - I’m sure at first you think this is the same as Monopoly. Perhaps,
like wrapping six hours of frustration and accusations of cheating in a shiny gold wrapper. Wrong! Well, sort
of. Instead of Chance, you collect a coin…which could mean anything from inheriting a castle (that the
princess is not in, no doubt) or renewing your kart license. I call Koopa Shell! Available now!
Warhammer: Fantasy Role-play – So, I found out about this great game when I was QQ’ing to
my friend, Janet, about missing all my role play games. She brought me to a World of Darkness tabletop role
play game of hers. While there, completely spacing in boredom, I discovered a dusty book on the shelf with
the label ‘Warhammer’ on it. Due to my excitement, they put their game on pause to start a game of
Warhammer. Everyone said it was so “Retro” it’d be fun, whatever they mean by that. I mean, I just started
playing Warhammer last year when it rivaled Blizzard for top MMORPG (and lost). Anyway, it’s a lot of fun
for any gamer that likes to be creative and roll dice. Available now! According to Wiki, since…1986??
Street Fighter 2 Arcade Edition – Basically, this one is AWESOME if you don’t mind dumping in
quarters. Just don’t let those kids at Tilt bully you! One pretended he was great at the game and bet 2
quarters that he could beat me. He looked lonely more than anything, so, I took the bet. He continued to put
quarters on the machine indicating that he wanted to bet again that he might be able to win this time. Like a
pro, I whooped his butt with Chun-Li. He was getting better and better, losing less life each time. Finally, he
dropped a ten-dollar bill on the machine because he was sure he could beat me. Well… he “Perfected” me in
about 4 seconds flat. Twice in a row. Available in Arcades since 1991. I bet that kid has been playing
people since he was BORN!
The Marines – So, apparently, you can join the military? You get to be shipped to an actual desert,
where you can shoot at actual people, IRL. The bad news? No shields, no extra lives, no health packs, no
ammo conveniently lying around, no rocket launchers placed oddly in the center of the battlefield, people are
shooting real bullets at you, grenades aren’t strategically placed in pairs in random places, no invisibility… you get the idea. Available now at a recruiting office near you!
So yeah! This is what you can do if you lose all your gaming electronics in a nasty break-up!
Although, I must say, PC + Internet = MUCH better.
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