Not Quite Dead

Yesterday, I bought Kingdomino, in order to play at it with my son and my parents during the holidays. It's a simple game of domino, in which up to four players use tiles in order to build the kingdom with the most points. Points are acquired by assembling fields, forests, mines, pastures, marshes or lakes. But these regions have only a value if there is a building on it (for instance an inn, a sorceror hut, a woodmen camp, and so on). On this example, each square of pastures value 3 points (an inn with 2 crowns + an inn with 1 crown) but the fields don't bring any points. The order of play changes when you choose the tile you'll get on the next turn, which is nice, as one may have to choose between getting a good tile or being the first to pick a tile on the following turn. It's a simple system and yet a very enjoyable game, with a cute design. A game is quite short (approximately half an hour).

Oh boy I was lucky for Predator. New round: Easy movie: Difficult movie:

Well, feeling a bit lonely on this thread. Anyway, I've seen Vertigo (1958) years ago, but I didn't remember this special effect. For the easy one, I haven't got a clue, but I'll try, out of the blue, a famous movie in which there is a monster POV and where a scorpion tatoo could be legit. I'd say Predator (1987), but I think I'm mistaken.

*CrrRRWioouuuuIIwrCrrr* ...n Aquilonia FM, we'll provide to you, ladies and gentlemen, the last hit in the Juba Kingdom: It might seem crazy what I'm about to say I know there's gods but I don't care too much I don't seek for Valhalla or such Fate in afterlife, it isn't my way. (Just like Amra) Feast along and you'll taste the juices of red meat (Just like Amra) Feast along and pick a girl, or an opponent, or a seat (Just like Amra) Feast along if you know what happiness is to you (Just like Amra) Feast along and you'll feel like that's all you wanna do Here come your laws, stating this and that (Meh!) Guards, give all you got, don't hold it back (Yeah!) Well, I should probably warn ya, I'll be just fine (Yeah!) I've fought worse than you, and you're only nine Mirth time! (Just like Amra) Drink along and you'll taste the sting of wine on your palate (Just like Amra) Drink along as much as I, we have time 'til the moonset (Just like Amra) Drink along if you know what happiness is to you (Just like Amra) Drink along and you'll feel like that's all you wanna do (Amra) Melancholy, begone (Amra) I'll rejoice, and it will be fine (Amra) Melancholy, begone (Amra) Begone, gone I said (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) Melancholy, begone (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) I'll rejoice, and it will be fine (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) Melancholy, begone (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) Begone, gone I said (Just like Amra) Fuck along and you'll taste the hot embrace of white arms (Just like Amra) Fuck along, look at these the girls: there's no end to their charms (Just like Amra) Fuck along if you know what happiness is to you (Just like Amra) Fuck along and you'll feel like that's all you wanna do {bis} (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) Melancholy, begone (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) I'll rejoice, and it will be fine (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) Melancholy, begone (Amra, Amra, Amra, Amra) Begone, gone I said (Just like Amra) Fight along and you'll taste the battle exultation (Just like Amra) Fight along and your blade will flame and will crimson (Just like Amra) Fight along if you know what happiness is to you (Just like Amra) Fight along and you'll feel like that's all you wanna do {bis} Crom on!

No ideas for both movies... Hopefully someone will identify them (a fourth player would be nice). Any clue?

Sadly, most of them remain silent. :(

Yesterday, at a friend's house, I played at two games for the first time. We started with Ascension - Rise of Vigil, a competitive deck-building game, in which you have to acquire Honor Points by destroying monsters and recruiting heroes. You have three resources to gather at each turn: Energy, Battle Point and Mana (or sort of, not sure this was the actual name of it). You use Energy to activate special powers of your artifacts or your heroes, Mana in order to acquire new heroes and artifacts, and Battle Point to defeat monsters (obviously). It's quite a nice card game, with good-looking artworks, (although not for everyone's taste). After that, we played at The Big Book of Madness, a cooperative game in which you play dumb teenage magic apprentice who just opened a grimoire that should have stayed close (well, you now teenagers). That evil tome starts to summon monsters that you must destroy during the invocation by removing curses without turning mad. Each apprentice belong to a House: Fire House, Air House, Water House and Earth House (just like in some presocratic Hogwarts). During your turn, you must gather enough magic points of the Four Elements to remove curses, cast spells, support the other apprentice with your magic points or improve your deck. Despite a rather childish look, it is a good cooperative game, quite strategic. I had much fun yesterday evening playing these two games, and found the second one slightly better.

Hi there! On the French Community forum, Blackrad pointed out that there will be another (very short) kickstarter for Conan, by Monolith. This could be a way to grab some Kickstarter Exclusive Content if you did (as I) miss the first KS. Here is a link with all informations. Note that this will be a five days campaign and that there will be no stretch goals, although some King Pledges and All-In will be available. And (last but not least), Monolith says that Not that this kickstarter is something completely different of the two tomes of fanmade compendiums edited by the Overlord Community (one currently distributed, and the second one being written by the community while you are reading these very lines).

Sorry: maybe that rule wasn't clear: the round stops with the first good answer, regardless of the number of movies found.

Yep! Your turn! The other one was The Boston Strangler (1968).

Easy movie: Difficult movie:

Hah! I got it! Easy Movie: Blade Runner (1982) Difficult Movie: Chariots of Fire (1981) Once I found the easy one, the difficult was easy with your clue, although I haven't seen it. Is it good?

For the easy one: City Lights? No idea for the hard one so far.

Yep. But that's kinda like cheating, isn't it?

You were close, @Barbi, even with two movies each year! I'll give the point to @Bawon Samdi, as he gave me the complete title (yeah, I'm a nitpicker). Bawon Samdi, you were right about both movies. Well played! It's your turn to upload two screenshots!

Nope and nope (but I can see why you thought it was Pan's Labyrinth, it was a nice try. :) ). A clue for each movie: Easy movie: that picture comes from the prologue of the movie. Once grown up, the character on the right is played by Arnold Schwartzenegger. Difficult movie: it's an horror movie starring Tim Robbins.

I start: Easy movie: Difficult movie: It's your move!

Here's a little game for you, fellow Aquilonian/Corinthian/Gotham citizen! Rules: - Propose two screenshots of different movies, one of a movie that is quite easy to recognize, one of a movie that you find hard to identify. - The first to give a good answer can post two other screenshots, with the same rules. If they recognizes the 'easy' movie, they scores 1 point; if they recognizes the 'difficult' movie, they scores 3 points; if they recognizes both movies, they scores 5 points. Please wait for the previous player to validate your answer before posting your screenshots (you could be mistaken). - Nota Bene: Searching the image through a search engine, is, obviously forbidden, as it kills the fun. But the players may search the movie through search engines using the additional clues that could be given if the other players can't recognize the movie by the screenshot only. Hall of fame: @Footballzs - 32 points @Not Quite Dead - 31 points @Bawon Samdi - 23 points @Stonewolf - 16 points @Kathulos - 15 points @Mekhlis - 5 points @Grimmshade - 1 point

Sorry, Barbi, I can't help you there... Altough I'm quite a movie enthusiast, superhero movies aren't a film genre that I enjoy particularly... I've seen some movies based on DC Comics, tough. Below are the one I recommand (they aren't recent, so I'm not sure this helps): Batman Returns (1992) V for Vendetta (2005) The Dark Knight (2009) the best of the Nolan trilogy in my opinion. Watchmen (2009)

I've seen that we can now choose between a Batman theme and a Conan theme, @SentMa! Thanks for offering these option to make the Overlord more cosy!

Fifth session today. We are halfway through the orcs, the sublayer for the fimirs and the chaos warriors has been sprayed. Next time, we should play instead of paint, in order to stay motivated.