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[theinevitable]

my dad is into strategy games, and plays one scenario over and over on progressively harder difficulty settings until he thinks he has mastered it. (IE, he has beaten it on every difficulty setting.)

He won't try Civ V, though. I want him to play it and like it.

[AugustWest]

my dad is into strategy games, and plays one scenario over and over on progressively harder difficulty settings until he thinks he has mastered it. (IE, he has beaten it on every difficulty setting.)

He won't try Civ V, though. I want him to play it and like it.

Does he play other Civ type games?

[theinevitable]

I would say so. He likes strategy board games (Risk, Stratego), and games like Age of Empires. He also likes sim city, and once made a complete model of LA in the game. You know, so he could try to un-fuck-up the bad parts. This seems like a thing I would like to do. I remember he was impressed that he did a good enough job/the game engine did a good enough job that the right parts of LA turned all fucked up and burned out, prosperous, etc.

[jay-ell]

I would say so. He likes strategy board games (Risk, Stratego), and games like Age of Empires. He also likes sim city, and once made a complete model of LA in the game. You know, so he could try to un-fuck-up the bad parts. This seems like a thing I would like to do. I remember he was impressed that he did a good enough job/the game engine did a good enough job that the right parts of LA turned all fucked up and burned out, prosperous, etc.

That is extremely awesome. I'm giving you a can for your dad.

[CortJstr]

I would say so. He likes strategy board games (Risk, Stratego), and games like Age of Empires. He also likes sim city, and once made a complete model of LA in the game. You know, so he could try to un-fuck-up the bad parts. This seems like a thing I would like to do. I remember he was impressed that he did a good enough job/the game engine did a good enough job that the right parts of LA turned all fucked up and burned out, prosperous, etc.

Now I'm wondering if he'd like Small World. I'm guessing no since most people like to describe it as "like Risk, but fun." So to anybody who actually likes Risk I'm sure it SW would be a dumbed-down crime against strategy.

[jay-ell]

OMG, so excited, just have to share.

For my brother's birthday, which isn't 'til May but which we'll be celebrating when he comes to visit in April, I got him a collector's edition metal Vault-Tec lunchbox, six authentic Nuka Cola bottlecaps, and a Vault Boy bobblehead!

I'm so pumped right now that I could take down a Deathclaw with a pocket knife! He has an extensive collection of sports (hockey) memorabilia, it's his main hobby (other than video games), but he loves collectibles in general (always has had what we call "Poke-brain" -- gotta catch 'em all) and since gaming is the main thing we have in common, I think this will really mean a lot to him. Plus, I was able to snag all of it on eBay for just about $50, which is the limit we decided on years ago.

(I was clever and bought the lunchbox and bobblehead from the same person even though the price+shipping was higher, I got them to combine shipping and dropped the price significantly. I thought I was going to have to pay $50 for the bobblehead alone. Win for me.)

So I am totally stoked and can not WAIT for this stuff to start arriving in the mail. Now I've just gotta figure out how to get a copy of the New Vegas collector's shwag for less than $80, I'll have Christmas covered, too.

Hmmm, the PC version is $10 cheaper. Inev, if I buy the collector's edition of New Vegas and keep the stuff, you wanna buy the game disk for $20? He's already got it for xBox, so he doesn't need the disk.

[littlefallsmets]

I'm so pumped right now that I could take down a Deathclaw with a pocket knife!

This sounds like a line from "Battlefield Earth" to me.

[theinevitable]

unfortunately, I now have a Mac. If you found a Mac copy of the Collector's Edition I would do this, totally.

[Nabubrush]

J, that is fuck*ng awesome. If I had those items, I would put them in a case in my bar.

In lieu of that, I'm finally going to get my Boilerplate* print and Bear Boy original framed, so I can hang them before our bandroom-warming party.

*For some reason, I can't find the specific print on his site. It's a cross between Boilerplate and Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, by Windsor McCay.

[jay-ell]

Holy crapsticks, the arrived today. She actually sent the original clear molded plastic piece that holds the bobblehead in the lunchbox. It's pristine -- it looks like I went to a store and bought it off the shelf.

Fantabulous. I'm so stoked.

[jaydub]

I'm afraid to do a Google Image Search on "Bear Boy".

[Nabubrush]

I'm afraid to do a Google Image Search on "Bear Boy".

I linked to it! Just click the link - it's a PBF strip.

[miles]

Oh man, I totally forgot how much I've enjoyed some of those strips.

[Nabubrush]

JL -

Did you ever present that bobblehead? And also, did you ever see this? There are some NV spoilers, but you can skip them and just look at the pictures.

[jay-ell]

I did! He loved it. Before he left he was talking with his wife about exactly where he was going to display it.

I'll have to check that link later -- gotta go cook supper.