5 Things Post (About Gaming)
Chen has cursed blessed me with the five things tag. So I can talk about 5 random things. I choose to keep this on a game focus. Cuz I am still thinking about games now.
- 12 to Midnight had it’s shortest annual meeting ever this weekend. Only two and half hours long. Some of our past meetings lasted all day. What is the most part of the agenda. Getting things set up so we can go to Origins 2007 this July. A premier gaming convention and all five of the partners are going to attend. Woo Hoo!
- I played roleplaying games for over 20 hours this weekend. It was crazy and wild fun. We playtested Ed’s 12 Hours to Midnight. A game that works on the premise of Supernatural meets 24. The kids enjoyed it and could follow the story. So we know that adults should be able to get it then too. Yay. Very fast moving adventure. Gamers will love this. Went home and my son’s friends came over and I ran them through some more Eberron adventures. They loved it. Lots of game love going on here.
- I played my first roleplaying game in 1978. The same year my partner Ed started though I did not realize that until this weekend. A pair of lieutenants introduced me to the game. I remember orcs, wizards, and black puddings.
- The first wargame I ever played was Napoleon at Waterloo. I received it when I paid for a subscription to Strategy and Tactics magazine. The year was 1972 and I was 14.
- Some of my fondest memories are playing games with my mom and sister. We played a lot of Scrabble. We were so poor when I was younger I could not afford a Monopoly game. So I made one with typing paper and a lot of scotch tape. I found it years later as my mom kept it in a memory box.
It is freezing all over Texas. I hear Oklahoma has closed shop and pulled in the sidewalks because of the winter weather. I went out and bought groceries and rented some videos in hopes that it will be too frozen to leave home tomorrow. Why couldn’t it do this Christmas? Oh well. Hoping they close the schools tomorrow so I can stay home.
Also someone help me please. Somebody had posted about a website that lets you send SMS over PC. I thought it was Chen but I did not see it when I went back. So I must have my blogs mixed. Little help finding that link please. Thanks.
January 15th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
don’t know anything about gaming, but I know the free sms thingy! click here for your daily dose of free SMS! whee!!
SA: You never played Scrabble even May? Blue Ribbons and I am so happy for the link I could pop. Hugs!
January 15th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
they haven’t cancelled school here yet. The kids already used up the snow days so they really don’t want to miss tomorrow. That would mean summer vacation wouldn’t start on time.
Stay warm and snuggly SA
SA: My kids are praying for snow. Went out and checked the wrappings on my pipes. Hope they hold up. Got a bunch of movies. Hope I don’t lose power. Red Ribbon Hugs for you.
January 15th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
You found it already!!
Sorry I don’t understand much about games but I like this free sms thing. will look into the link soon. 
SA: White Ribbons for ya. It works GREAT!!!
So who won the Golden Globes?
January 15th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Hehe, u r really a Game person
Do u like game meat?
SA, u didn’t remember wrongly…
The website is as what May provided above 
keekeke… I removed the post liao, that’s why u couldn’t find it
Game meat? Does it come with dice? keke That website works great. Now I can SMS Malaysia!
January 15th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
So nice your mum kept your home made monopoly game! sweet!! =D
SA: I was so surprised when I found it. Mom was so sentimental. Course I caught it from her too!
January 16th, 2007 at 1:29 am
I din really know you like playing games.
SA: Really? Then I need to blog about gaming more. haha
January 16th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Ooooh, you BIG KAHUNA GAMER you!!! Hahaha, happy gaming, and thanks so much for the parcel of spices, the HugHug postcards, the sweet Christmas card, and the lovely Keyring!!
Have fun freeSMSing!!! It works from time to time, and when it does, it’s free!!!
SA: Your welcome sir! Free makes me so happy to say howdy. And the missus won’t piak me with a sotong for doing it either.
January 16th, 2007 at 6:10 am
I love Battleship and Monopoly. Played my first Uno last year. pathetic, huh?
It’s Arctic cold here, 10 below right now - dogs didn’t want to go out. My in-laws in Texas are saying it’s too cold for them and icicles hanging from the roof?
Stay warm!
SA: Those are fun. And vital when you get snowed up their in Minnesoto. I am so amazed at the number of people from Singapore and Malaysia that ended up in such a cold place.
We dodged a bullet so far. It is just frozen here, but no moisture. Though they promice a ice warning once the sun goes down tonight and I hit a little rain this morning.
January 16th, 2007 at 6:24 am
Waaaa, you Big Gamer You!
So what video did u rent?
*gives warm Hugz*
SA: So much fun lah!
I rented The Devil Wears Prada (only one watched), Snakes On a Plane, and Talledegha Nights. Thanks for the warm Hugs. I am praying for rain after I park in my garage tonight. I want an off day. LOL
January 16th, 2007 at 10:47 am
*gives you more blankets*
sounds so coldddddd over there.
SA: It is veli the cold. Need hugs. More fun than blankets.
January 16th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Hey, Scrabble is cool. Used to be my favorite. Do you still play it till now. With your kids perhaps?
SA: Oh yeah. We play sometimes. Get the whole family involved.
January 16th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
What role playing games you played??? I heard about some role playing cafes which is really popular in Japan… are yours similar to that???
I love scrabbles and monopoly!!!
SA: We were playing Savage Worlds in my company’s Pinebox setting. And with the kids I was playing Dungeons and Dragons in Eberron. Wow. Cafes in Japan? I’m moving. haha
I love all kinds of games Angeleyes.
January 16th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
*beep beep* truckload of hugs unloading in your backyard..
SA: It’s icy cold rain back there tonight. Careful. Here comes some hot chocolate.
January 17th, 2007 at 1:00 am
Man that brings back memories for me. My first was Dungeons & Dragons and I kinda progressed to SSI’s Operation Market Garden, Questron and Kampfgruppe. Now it’s just a bit of Scrabble and the occasional video game. Wish I had more time.
SA: I played all of those except for Questron. Good fun. I wnet through a gaming drought for about 5 to 8 years. Tot I would never play again. Finally came out of it with flying dice.
January 17th, 2007 at 5:16 am
*brings Myself*
Nah, do whatever you want
SA: 0.0 Heaven on the doorstep *pengsan*
January 17th, 2007 at 6:00 am
its freezing in texas but blazing hot in melbourne! lets trade places for a week!
SA: Oh no. I only get a few frozen days a year. And I enjoyt those few. I will bet beaucoup heat later. This is Texas.
January 17th, 2007 at 7:04 am
nooooooooo
no more games and rpgs…hahaha
hey it seems that it has been a long time since i dropped by…
speaking of games…i made a grave mistake for christmas last year..i bought my bf a usb joystick and i have had to accompany him play 2 player games on pc ever since! silly ol me!
anyway…I WANNA SEND FREE SMSES!..wahahah…even international smses??
SA: Where you been girl. I’m going to send out my spy drone for sure now. Especially if you are playing games. I might get some tips. muahahaha
The SMS thingie is free. I oledi said howdy to Malaysia. You wanna say howdy?
January 17th, 2007 at 8:01 am
You guys in TX are getting hammered by ice. Urghhh!! but yeah, don’t have to go to work!
After so many years in MN, I got to love the cold weather. Beats the hot and humid days of summer!
Take care!
SA: Finally hit hard enough that I did not have to go to work and kids can stay home. I like cold weather, but just in Texas size doses. Heat and humidity is so bad here. But I like it too.
You take care too. Scratch some doggie ears for me.
January 17th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Thanks for point number 5. I have a hypothesis: that children tends to happy when they can play (meaningfully and safely) with their family members. So in my work, I would try to structure such that parents have a chance to play short games with their children.
SA: I can confimr that. My son loves it when we get all four of us around a table. Does not matter what game we choose.
January 17th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Oh my god i just read the news and it says is the most terrible storm over the states in some many years!! better watch out sa! sure there will be no clases in alike a week! YAY!! and soon again, presidential’s week ( more days off) jeje!! a bif fireplace to warm u and ur family and of corse, plenty of hugs!!!!!!
kiss kiss!
SA: We had today off Cara. But prolly have to go back tomorrow. Oh well. Two day work week. No griping from me.
Wish we got President’s Day off. Next holiday is March I think. Whenever Spring Break or Easter falls. HUGS back atcha. kiss kiss!
January 18th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Yikes.. gaming?? I can’t relate to this.
Btw, can’t seem to add comments in your tag post on the things you did for the first time.
I wanted to ask, how old is Third Grade.. (isn’t this like 9 or 10yrs old) and you had your first kiss then? Ooooo.. early starter.
SA: Lot of folks cannot relate to gamers. You’re just not a geek. Like my wife. haha
Don’t know why you cannot add a comment. Don’t like that.
I think it is 9 years old. I was really early starter. And then I never can get a girl friend in middle school or high school. So unfair. Probably because I am geek though. keke
January 19th, 2007 at 11:46 am
when i was young i played scrabble and monopoly a lot… oh and mastermind too. scrabble when i played with my sister, i always end up as the loser (she’s only 3 years older than me). guess her vocab is much better than mine.
i don’t like role playing game. er… never get to understand it anyway.
SA: Roleplaying is definitely an acquired taste. Almost an addiction. hehe