My top games of 2010

First of is Homesteaders by Alex Rockwell. As long time fan of Alexfrog's strategy analysis of games like Caylus and Puerto Rico, I was eagerly awaiting this game. For me this game really lived up to the hype and after a few plays you can really feel the amount of play testing and balancing that Alex has put into it. There are many paths to victory and there are many hard choices of with auctions to go after and and what to by when you win them. For me this kinda of resource optimization is very fun and i give it 10/10. Me an my 2 friends was able to get 3 mold free editions but I will maybe get the new improved version when it is reprinted this year (All though I love the parchment like game board despite what others think of it).

Second up is Hansa Teutonica witch is my most played game of the year. All tough it is a really deep game best played with 5 or 4 experienced people I have successfully thought this game to beginning players. The reason this works is that you don't have to plan ahead that much if you don't want to and you can get away by concentration on some very simple strategies in the beginning of the game. (Like getting some of the upgrades or collecting as many bonus markers as possible). Really fun and fairly short game with lots of interaction.

The best feature of this game is when you attack someone by displacing their Kontor or Merchant it is often beneficial for them because the get more Kontors into play. So the


Third up we have Dominant Species that is a beats of a game. Only after a few plays can I see that there is a lot of depth in this game and you have a lot of agonizing choices every turn to make.

Runner up would be Navegador witch is very interesting and well balanced game with lots of difficult decisions thanks to the Rondel. This together with Imperial is definitely the best games with the Rondel.

Other games I liked but did not quite make it as top 3 is Wars of the Roses, Middle Earth Quest and Egizia.

I also want to mention Vinhos witch I actually got last year but haven't been playing until this year. This is also a strong contender for my top 10 games of all time.

As far as computer games go 2010 was the year of Starcraft. I have been playing mostly 2v2 with my friend at work during the lunch hour. But I have also been watching a lot of Starcraft E-sport online especially from Husky

My Starcraft profile

Happy gaming everyone!

YOU THINK THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS INSIDE YOUR HEADS

From Terry Pratchett's Hogfather witch explains much about us and life

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU HADN’T SAVED HIM? ’Yes! The sun would not have risen just the same, yes?’ NO. ’Oh come on. You can’t expect me to believe that. it’s an astronomical fact.’ THE SUN WOULD NOT HAVE RISEN. She turned to him. ’It’s been a long night, Grandfather! I’m tired and I need a bath! I don’t need silliness!’ THE SUN WOULD NOT HAVE RISEN. ’Really? Then what would have happened, pray?’ A MERE BALL OF FLAMING GAS WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED THE WORLD. They walked in silence for a moment. ’Ah,’ said Susan dully. ’Trickery with words. I would have thought you’d have been more literal-minded than that.’ I AM NOTHING IF NOT LITERAL-MINDED. TRICKERY WITH WORDS IS WHERE HUMANS LIVE. ’All right,’ said Susan. ’I’m not stupid. You are saying humans need ... fantasies to make life bearable.’ REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. ’Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little ---’ YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. ’So we can believe the big ones?’ YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. ’They’re not the same at all!’ YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET --- Death waved a hand: AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME ... SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WITCH IT MAY BE JUDGED. ’Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what’s the point ---’ MY POINT EXACTLY. She tried to assemble her thoughts. THERE IS A PLACE WHERE TWO GALAXIES HAVE BEEN COLLIDING FOR A MILLION YEARS, said Death, apropos of nothing. DON’T TRY TO TELL ME THAT’S RIGHT. ’Yes, but people don’t think about that,’ said Susan. Somewhere there was a bed ... CORRECT. STARS EXPLODE, WORLDS COLLIDE, THERE’S HARDLY ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE WHERE HUMANS CAN LIVE WITHOUT BEING FROZEN OR FRIED, AND YET YOU BELIEVE THAT A ... BED IS A NORMAL THING. IT IS THE MOST AMAZING TALENT. ’Talent?’ OH, YES. A VERY SPECIAL KIND OF STUPIDITY. YOU THINK THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS INSIDE YOUR HEADS. ’You make us sound mad,’ said Susan. A nice warm bed ... NO. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME? said Death helping her up on Binky.

Reality is What you make it

The last 2 weeks I have just learnt about Jane McGonigal and her mission to make the World a better place.

When I was a teenager I got a calling to make this world a better place too.

I have long been seeking inspiration and the means to change the world on a larger scale. And now thanks to Jane I finally think I am on the right track.

Check out her place on the web with links to videos where she is appearing

http://janemcgonigal.com/

Zombie Mania

Har spelat lite Left 4 Dead 2 på varje lunch denna veckan.

Grym roligt när man kör 4 stycken i Team.

Placebo live but not for me

Placebo hasn't played live in Sweden for a long time...

.. so way didn't I go ...

Am I destined not to?

Several reasons:

* Money

* Swine Flue

* The Universe

But this I can promise you

I'll get them Next Time