There were four players for this game, with me taking on the Taliban, and the other players playing the Warlords, Government, and the Coalition. No one had played before nor had anyone played other games in the series, so no one was really ready for how the game would turn out since we were all …
Overview Rummy is a type of card game played with 4 people. It involves a full deck of 52 cards with the order of the cards being A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A. Normally you play until the first person gets 500 points, but you can play …
The Basics: Thunderstone is a deck building card game developed and published by the Alderac Entertainment Group. At the beginning of the game 4 types of heroes, 3 random dungeon monster types, and 8 random village cards are placed on the “playing field.” The idea of the game is to power up your heroes, purchase …
The Basics: Hearthstone is a free-to-play digital card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The cards used in the game are all based around characters and creatures in Blizzard’s “Warcraft” universe. How It’s Played: Hearthstone is downloaded and operated through Blizzard’s Battle.net servers. There, you can either play against the computer, or use Battle.net’s …
This was a Ranked Match with Blind Champion picks, I happen to be playing in the Gold division. After a 1 minute wait and everyone has accepting the game, the team began to debate on what champions needed to be banned. The decision on the banning was based on what champions we thought would counter …
Hammer of the Scots Using the Braveheart Campaign which had the unfortunate expected outcome. The game is set in Scotland starting in the year 1297. The English tyrannical rule has caused the Scots to rise up to gain their freedom. The game is set with a distinct disadvantage in force with the English being much …
I learned the complicated rules of Hammer of the Scots, and was playing the side of the dreaded British. Since being a complete noob at the game, and playing one as well, this match up was even but sloppy. We decided to play the Braveheart scenario, which only lasts from years 1297 to 1305 (which …
Elder Scrolls V. Skyrim is a RPG set in Elder Scrolls world. The game has a long intro video that lasts for several minutes before the typical RPG format starts. After the exceedingly long cut scene that cannot be skipped the player is able to create a character. The character creating offers several species of …
A Distant Plain is a complex war game based on the war in Afghanistan. It is meant to be played by four players, but can be played by fewer. The four warring factions in the game are the Taliban, Opium Warlords, Afghan Government, and the Coalition. Each faction has different goals they must meet in …
Adachi, Paul J. C. and Teena Willoughby. “Demolishing the competition: The longitudinal link between competitive video games, competitive gambling, and aggression.” Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 42, no. 7 (July 2013): 1090-1104. PsycINFO, EBSCOhost (accessed May 6, 2014). Reviewed by: Grant Anthony Bissell There has always been a relationship between teenagers and videogames as well as the violence that …