Football Manager 2010 (30h) - T.Bowes - FM 2010 AAR is going along pretty well. Floundering a bit in the league, but getting deep into FA cup territory. Team on paper should be doing a bit better than what it has. The game seems more difficult than previous years.
Dragon Age: Origins (5h) - Alim, 8 Elven Mage - Playing second fiddle to FM2010 mainly because I need to play this after the little ones are in bed. Just as easy to keep FM going. I know though that I'll be playing FM for a long time (hundreds of hours) so this one is just the variant to keep in touch with the rest of the gamers.
Torchlight (2h) - Scott picked this one up while he was here, so I managed to play a few characters through it. Very much like Fate, but more polished. Wonder if the same enchantment exploit is still in there?
Bejewelled Blitz (2h) - Another big score at 322K to see of the rivals.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
GameLog 119 - 121
Finally finished up my teaching prac. Somedays there was virtually nothing to do while other days had marking and lesson preparation eating away at my game time. A 3 week summary this time. I guess I'm going to miss some of the odd little games, but luckily FM2010 kept most of my time contained in one game...
Football Manager 2010 (40h) - It always seems a shock when the game reports more than a day of play time, but in terms of hours it seems alright when it ticks over to 40 in a week (my goal). Started unemployed and landed a job at Bath 1/2 way through the season. A crash 10 hours in lost the lot, but luckily the restart had me starting at Bath again, just a little later. Lucky because I had already written up about 4 posts on my new AAR about the move to Bath: T.Bowes - FM 2010
Dragon Age: Origins (10h) - Alim, 7 Elven Mage - Newest purchase. Great to see it at $50 on Steam, but a 15Gb download ??!? Fairly impressed at the story building, but the overall moving about the world and interaction with items seems a bit behind the times. It's still better than Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, but it seems to be the part of the game that hasn't advanced over the past 10 years. Combat seems fairly touch and go, which is nice. The party system seems to also raise some interesting choices. Looks like there's a looong way to go in the game too.
Dominions 3 (5h) - Kept interest until FM 2010 came out.
Bejewelled Blitz (3h) - Most weeks I can get over the 250K limit to grab the maximum stars, but the personal leaderboard is a fantastic motivator. Actually I'd like to see 2 more leaderboards: People in your region (coax people into sharing their location) Overall leaderboard for the week. I'd still keep the personal leaderboard as the default, but it'd be nice to have other challenges to feed that 'one more go' mentality.
Trackmania Nations (3h) - Spent some time racing through the single player tracks. Got almost all green medals now.
Wii Fit (1h) - Probably should be spending more on this, but at least Sandy is sticking at it.
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - 5 minute breaks at work when there's too many things on the go to start another one.
Football Manager 2010 (40h) - It always seems a shock when the game reports more than a day of play time, but in terms of hours it seems alright when it ticks over to 40 in a week (my goal). Started unemployed and landed a job at Bath 1/2 way through the season. A crash 10 hours in lost the lot, but luckily the restart had me starting at Bath again, just a little later. Lucky because I had already written up about 4 posts on my new AAR about the move to Bath: T.Bowes - FM 2010
Dragon Age: Origins (10h) - Alim, 7 Elven Mage - Newest purchase. Great to see it at $50 on Steam, but a 15Gb download ??!? Fairly impressed at the story building, but the overall moving about the world and interaction with items seems a bit behind the times. It's still better than Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, but it seems to be the part of the game that hasn't advanced over the past 10 years. Combat seems fairly touch and go, which is nice. The party system seems to also raise some interesting choices. Looks like there's a looong way to go in the game too.
Dominions 3 (5h) - Kept interest until FM 2010 came out.
Bejewelled Blitz (3h) - Most weeks I can get over the 250K limit to grab the maximum stars, but the personal leaderboard is a fantastic motivator. Actually I'd like to see 2 more leaderboards: People in your region (coax people into sharing their location) Overall leaderboard for the week. I'd still keep the personal leaderboard as the default, but it'd be nice to have other challenges to feed that 'one more go' mentality.
Trackmania Nations (3h) - Spent some time racing through the single player tracks. Got almost all green medals now.
Wii Fit (1h) - Probably should be spending more on this, but at least Sandy is sticking at it.
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - 5 minute breaks at work when there's too many things on the go to start another one.
No Regrets
With a little bit of short notice I managed to put together my "No regrets" Sermon about my life journey from a while back. Fit very neatly into the readings for the day. Very, very neatly...
No Regrets.mp3
Hebrews 10:22
" let us draw nar to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience"
Pray.
" Lord, let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of our hearts, be acceptable in your sight oh Lord our Strength and Redeemer, Amen."
Personal Testimony.
- What did you want to be when you were young?
5 or 7
- Baker: pound the dough.
Fireman, Policeman
Growing up on the farm Gaeta, and going to Gin Gin high school
Grade 8:
- Architect: drawing house plans. Designing space.
Grade 9:
- Didn't want to be a farmer.
- used to the work and the lifestyle, but there seemed to be much more interesting things to do.
- Slept in & missed the bus.
- Dad seemed a little annoyed, but not as annoyed as I thought
- worked all day
- never missed school bus again.
Grade 10. Guidance officer
- Become an Architect?
- taken graphics & liked it.
- Discussing at home
- Words that would change my life
"Don't regret the choices you make in your life"
- warning against wasting opportunity
- you don't know what doors you will shut. Keep your options open.
- my understanding:
accept that the choices you made were the best at the time.
- So, the choice of a career?
- Through year 11
- more discussion with Dad
"What about something in computers?"
"Yeah, but that's just a hobby. It's too much fun to be real work"
"not everyone thinks they are easy"
- confirmed with Guidance officer
- less entry requirements
- more job prospects
- win win!
- No regrets
- happy with choices I made were the best at the time. Looking back at my high school years wih no regrets.
- Through University
- Don't look back on a decision and think you should have done something differently, make the effort up front to get the decision right in the first place!
- STudied a bit, played a lot more
- failed a couple of subjects, still happy with my decisions.
- Time is precious. Each decision you make of how you spend your time is important.
- No Regrets.
- Focusing more and more on getting the right decision.
- Meticulous in getting all the facts right before making a decision.
- Paralysed by fear of making the wrong decision
- No decision is a decision in itself
- Limited time to act: Kid about to be hit by a car
- Decisions made for you.
" Failure to act is just as bad as an inappropriate action"
- Realisation that all choices are with imperfect knowledge.
- We can still accept that we made the best choice with the information that was available, but it still may be the wrong choice.
- Dawned on me
- God knows everything. Trust God
- Been a christian all my life, but never really let god in on my decisions.
- Computer Games: Football Manager
- Star coach setting out instructions but aren't being listened to.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
- God has this perfect plan for my day. All I have to do is open up and trust!
- No regrets
- Story ends there? Trust god? The perfect solution?
- I know it, but I still don't do it
- My own arrogance and pride.
- Keep thinking that I know better.
- Off I go again booting the ball into my own goal when Jesus is sitting on the sidelines with his head in his hands.
- No Regrets
- Looking back
- I can still look at all my failings and accept the decisions I make, even if they are wrong. I can live with that.
- God can't
- Clearly states that his world, his being, cannot abide mistakes.
- There is no place with God once you have sinned.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, .... but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- it's not us that gets the sack from the team, Jesus, our coach, our perfect coach, takes the blame.
- Jesus accepts the conseques of our actions, Jesus takes the wrap for our poor decisions, our imperfect lives.
- Why? So that we might continue to play.
- Hopefully in the way he wanted us to play.
- He sees our potential.
- He sees what we CAN be.
- The slate is clean.
Hebrews 10:19-22
19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, (22) let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience.
True cleansing. No Regrets. Our mistakes wiped clean. Amen
"Lord, you offer us liberation from our guilt through the sacrifice of your Son. Instill in us the ability to seek your word and trust your guidance, so that we might live our lives in a manner pleasing to you."
Notes for the sermon:
Hebrews 10:22
" let us draw nar to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience"
Pray.
" Lord, let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of our hearts, be acceptable in your sight oh Lord our Strength and Redeemer, Amen."
Personal Testimony.
- What did you want to be when you were young?
5 or 7
- Baker: pound the dough.
Fireman, Policeman
Growing up on the farm Gaeta, and going to Gin Gin high school
Grade 8:
- Architect: drawing house plans. Designing space.
Grade 9:
- Didn't want to be a farmer.
- used to the work and the lifestyle, but there seemed to be much more interesting things to do.
- Slept in & missed the bus.
- Dad seemed a little annoyed, but not as annoyed as I thought
- worked all day
- never missed school bus again.
Grade 10. Guidance officer
- Become an Architect?
- taken graphics & liked it.
- Discussing at home
- Words that would change my life
"Don't regret the choices you make in your life"
- warning against wasting opportunity
- you don't know what doors you will shut. Keep your options open.
- my understanding:
accept that the choices you made were the best at the time.
- So, the choice of a career?
- Through year 11
- more discussion with Dad
"What about something in computers?"
"Yeah, but that's just a hobby. It's too much fun to be real work"
"not everyone thinks they are easy"
- confirmed with Guidance officer
- less entry requirements
- more job prospects
- win win!
- No regrets
- happy with choices I made were the best at the time. Looking back at my high school years wih no regrets.
- Through University
- Don't look back on a decision and think you should have done something differently, make the effort up front to get the decision right in the first place!
- STudied a bit, played a lot more
- failed a couple of subjects, still happy with my decisions.
- Time is precious. Each decision you make of how you spend your time is important.
- No Regrets.
- Focusing more and more on getting the right decision.
- Meticulous in getting all the facts right before making a decision.
- Paralysed by fear of making the wrong decision
- No decision is a decision in itself
- Limited time to act: Kid about to be hit by a car
- Decisions made for you.
" Failure to act is just as bad as an inappropriate action"
- Realisation that all choices are with imperfect knowledge.
- We can still accept that we made the best choice with the information that was available, but it still may be the wrong choice.
- Dawned on me
- God knows everything. Trust God
- Been a christian all my life, but never really let god in on my decisions.
- Computer Games: Football Manager
- Star coach setting out instructions but aren't being listened to.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
- God has this perfect plan for my day. All I have to do is open up and trust!
- No regrets
- Story ends there? Trust god? The perfect solution?
- I know it, but I still don't do it
- My own arrogance and pride.
- Keep thinking that I know better.
- Off I go again booting the ball into my own goal when Jesus is sitting on the sidelines with his head in his hands.
- No Regrets
- Looking back
- I can still look at all my failings and accept the decisions I make, even if they are wrong. I can live with that.
- God can't
- Clearly states that his world, his being, cannot abide mistakes.
- There is no place with God once you have sinned.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, .... but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- it's not us that gets the sack from the team, Jesus, our coach, our perfect coach, takes the blame.
- Jesus accepts the conseques of our actions, Jesus takes the wrap for our poor decisions, our imperfect lives.
- Why? So that we might continue to play.
- Hopefully in the way he wanted us to play.
- He sees our potential.
- He sees what we CAN be.
- The slate is clean.
Hebrews 10:19-22
19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, (22) let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience.
True cleansing. No Regrets. Our mistakes wiped clean. Amen
"Lord, you offer us liberation from our guilt through the sacrifice of your Son. Instill in us the ability to seek your word and trust your guidance, so that we might live our lives in a manner pleasing to you."
Thursday, November 12, 2009
QCT professional Standards
Updated my ePortfolio to cover the 10 professional standards of the Queensland College of Teachers.
Final week of prac and then I'm a teacher!
.. although it's only a provisional license, and I'll probably lose it because I doubt I'll get 200 days teaching done.
Final week of prac and then I'm a teacher!
.. although it's only a provisional license, and I'll probably lose it because I doubt I'll get 200 days teaching done.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
GameLog 117 & 118
Been up the farm fighting fires over the past week so the count is down somewhat.
Depths of Peril (10h) - Filled out a weekend after Ben and Levi started playing it again. $20 was an easy buy to go past level 7. Should probably get back into it to finish a lev 25 character. Still trying to figure out if it's best to just concentrate on the story or grind the others into the dirt as soon as you can.
Dominions 3 (10h) - Listening to 3 moves ahead got me interested in this one again. The demo is still long enough to get a good jump into the game. I'd buy the full version if it were <$30, but $50 for a 3 year old game is a little too steep.
Bejewelled Blitz (5h) - 311K.
New week 269K. I can pretty consistently get above 100K and am attempting to get the 75K-100K up to 5 star before the 50K - 75K one. ~20 left to go on the 50K one, and about 90 on the 75K one, but I'm getting about 5 to 1 75K's over the 50K badges so it'll be close.
Quake Live (3h) - De-stress after work
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (2h) - Got my 4 amateur wins and am averaging ~67. Only need to see out the season to get up to the pro's.
Wii Fit (1h) - Soccer heading and advanced marbles.
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - Figured out the scoring mechanism rewards killing them right before they exit, so it's even more interesting to finely tune a level to get a high score.
Trackmania Nations (1h) - couple more laps around the F1 circuits.
Depths of Peril (10h) - Filled out a weekend after Ben and Levi started playing it again. $20 was an easy buy to go past level 7. Should probably get back into it to finish a lev 25 character. Still trying to figure out if it's best to just concentrate on the story or grind the others into the dirt as soon as you can.
Dominions 3 (10h) - Listening to 3 moves ahead got me interested in this one again. The demo is still long enough to get a good jump into the game. I'd buy the full version if it were <$30, but $50 for a 3 year old game is a little too steep.
Bejewelled Blitz (5h) - 311K.
New week 269K. I can pretty consistently get above 100K and am attempting to get the 75K-100K up to 5 star before the 50K - 75K one. ~20 left to go on the 50K one, and about 90 on the 75K one, but I'm getting about 5 to 1 75K's over the 50K badges so it'll be close. Quake Live (3h) - De-stress after work
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (2h) - Got my 4 amateur wins and am averaging ~67. Only need to see out the season to get up to the pro's.
Wii Fit (1h) - Soccer heading and advanced marbles.
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - Figured out the scoring mechanism rewards killing them right before they exit, so it's even more interesting to finely tune a level to get a high score.
Trackmania Nations (1h) - couple more laps around the F1 circuits.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
GameLog 116
Bejewelled Blitz (4h) - New version has a lot more options for matching, and not having to wait before matching another triple means that it is more skill based too.
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (4h) - Couple more rounds. Still going great. Hopped online for a go at some of the public tournaments and people were averaging 21 under in one round! Got to 13 under using super tiger, but I'll have to get into the swing of it more before heading back online.
Zynga poker (2h) - had some weird sleeping patterns over the weekend and found myself waking up to play poker at 4 in the morning. Usually that almost bed time.
Wii Fit (1h) - Couple of Skiing attempts.
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - The goto game on the road at the moment, but only in dribs & drabs.
Trackmania Nations (1h) - couple more laps around the F1 circuits.
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (4h) - Couple more rounds. Still going great. Hopped online for a go at some of the public tournaments and people were averaging 21 under in one round! Got to 13 under using super tiger, but I'll have to get into the swing of it more before heading back online.
Zynga poker (2h) - had some weird sleeping patterns over the weekend and found myself waking up to play poker at 4 in the morning. Usually that almost bed time.
Wii Fit (1h) - Couple of Skiing attempts.
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - The goto game on the road at the moment, but only in dribs & drabs.
Trackmania Nations (1h) - couple more laps around the F1 circuits.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Smart phone GPS Illegal?
A recent article by the News Mail stated that Smart phone GPSs are illegal. The headline certainly caught my eye, and the picture of a policeman holding up an iPhone sporting a GPS app certainly nailed the point home. Wha ??
I rang the police department later that day for clarification. If using the GPS features of an iPhone are classed as using a phone, what about using other features such as, say, listening to music? If this point stood, you may as well fine everyone with an iPhone. Fortunately the clarification made the point clear: OPERATING a phone is illegal. Using the phone in hands free mode for any feature is acceptable.
GG News-Mail. I think that distinction is critical to the balance of the article.
Uhh, I would expect the people who have shelled out ~$50 for GPS maps have also shelled out for an in-car cradle to make it easy to use, placing it in exactly the same legislative position as an ordinary GPS unit.
By the way, I don't see any laws against using a laptop while driving. Maybe the legislation surrounding phones needs to cover distractions in general caused by in-car devices?
I rang the police department later that day for clarification. If using the GPS features of an iPhone are classed as using a phone, what about using other features such as, say, listening to music? If this point stood, you may as well fine everyone with an iPhone. Fortunately the clarification made the point clear: OPERATING a phone is illegal. Using the phone in hands free mode for any feature is acceptable.
GG News-Mail. I think that distinction is critical to the balance of the article.
MOTORISTS are being warned that smart phones such as the iPhone will cost them a $300 fine if they are used as a navigational device while on the road.
Uhh, I would expect the people who have shelled out ~$50 for GPS maps have also shelled out for an in-car cradle to make it easy to use, placing it in exactly the same legislative position as an ordinary GPS unit.
By the way, I don't see any laws against using a laptop while driving. Maybe the legislation surrounding phones needs to cover distractions in general caused by in-car devices?
GameLog 115
Revelling in not having any more assignments or Uni work. Guilt free gaming!
Civilization: Beyond the Sword (20h) - Pulled out my old HDD to scratch the Civ4 itch. Various modes of 3v3, Meso-America scenario and Fall from Heaven II total conversion.
Dwarf Fortress (15h) - 2 more settlements taking shape. Was thinking of documenting one, but the seasons seemed to just slip away.
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (10h) - Happened across a 2nd hand Wii, and I liked TW10 enough that it was worth the purchase (and the Wii Fit board sounded alright too)
Majesty 2 (2h) - Bogged down a little about 1/2 way through. Bit disappointed you can't build temples anywhere.
Wii Fit (1h) - New Wii and its exorbitant battery demands now graces the living room. Record of 505 on Soccer heading, one miss early in the piece.
Bejewelled Blitz (1h) - Nearly time for the new version!
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - iPhone game recommended by a number of podcasts (or possibly Rabbit on a number of different podcasts). Nice mix between TD and puzzle.
Civilization: Beyond the Sword (20h) - Pulled out my old HDD to scratch the Civ4 itch. Various modes of 3v3, Meso-America scenario and Fall from Heaven II total conversion.
Dwarf Fortress (15h) - 2 more settlements taking shape. Was thinking of documenting one, but the seasons seemed to just slip away.
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (10h) - Happened across a 2nd hand Wii, and I liked TW10 enough that it was worth the purchase (and the Wii Fit board sounded alright too)
Majesty 2 (2h) - Bogged down a little about 1/2 way through. Bit disappointed you can't build temples anywhere.
Wii Fit (1h) - New Wii and its exorbitant battery demands now graces the living room. Record of 505 on Soccer heading, one miss early in the piece.
Bejewelled Blitz (1h) - Nearly time for the new version!
Geodefense Swarm (1h) - iPhone game recommended by a number of podcasts (or possibly Rabbit on a number of different podcasts). Nice mix between TD and puzzle.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Wordle cloud
Fiddled around with Wordle pointed at this site. Pretty awesome service, and making the images creative commons makes the site more useable. Pity there isn't a way to automatically embed the generated image into the post, but a cut/paste isn't that hard:
Monday, September 28, 2009
GameLog 110-114
Wow, been almost a month. When I'm doing Uni assignments it doesn't feel right to spend time writing up these reports. Doesn't stop me playing games tho, that's crazy talk ...
Dwarf Fortress (20h) - Back to building holes. Tried to get into the adventure mode, but it seemed more obtuse than fortress mode without any of the roguelike niceties. 3 lots of immigrants so far, but having issues with water. No streams on the map, so it's rainfall into puddles for the time being until I can get some beer production going.
Majesty 2 (15h) - Plays a lot like the original, even having the same sound effects for the iconic parts of the game ("More gold your Majesty"). I like the Heroic hall to pull back surviving heroes from previous campaigns, makes a good addition and adds a sense of continuity to the whole thing. Maybe 1/2 way through the scenarios.
Knights of Honor (10h) - After sweeping up with Zeta, I talked through the game with Greig and lamented on the easiness of the game. Decided that the traders broke the game, so I started another in the Scottish highlands on the hardest difficulty level with a caveat that I won't hire traders. Certainly made the start more interesting, but once I broke out and took a few provinces, the game fell into its usual pattern.
Majesty (10h) - Bundled with the pre-order of Majesty 2 over Steam. Played pretty well how I remembered it, and the new expansion areas are tough!
Pirates! (7h) - Had a hankering for some old piratic action. Played better than I remember as I think I was too concerned how it compared to the original. Sword fights were easier than I remember, and I played through a whole career in under 5 hours. Might have another go in the later parts of the game and go for a monster score.
Quake Live (5h) - Listening to some LO3 for QuakeCon had me pining for the good olf days. Fired up QuakeLive and it felt good to go back to Q3. Some maps I remember, some are new. Aim is a little off on the rail, but TF2 has kept my rockets honed.
Bejewelled Blitz (5h) - Even though the gamesd only go a minute, they are still entertaining and addictive. I've managed to work out enough of a strategy to typically get >50K per go now, but the randomness of the fall somehow adds to the replayability.
Poker (4h) - Landed 1st in the multi-table tournament to net 500K. Was a weird game. Wasn't caring that much about it as I was heading to bed. Played loose and luck was definitely on my side.
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (3h) - Picked up the Wii version for Mark's Birthday and promptly played a round or 2 while he slept. Looks ilke a Wii is heading our way, so I'm debating whether I'll borrow Mark's or get my own copy...
Mafia Wars (2h) - lvl 35. The other Facebook app that I play to fill in a bit of time. Bit too formulaic, but it's got enough variety to keep me hanging around.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (2h) - More Cameron help
Flight Control (2h) - Succumbed to every site recommending this game for the iPhone. Plays well, but the hype put it into a 'meh' category. Boredom killers go to Paper Toss / Tower Bloxx / Flight control, with other notables being CivRev and iGo when there's more time on offer. Highscore chart is great though.
Trackmania Nations (1h) - Couple of laps after tea with 2 squirmers on my lap for added difficulty.
Paper Toss (1h) - Flick. Flick ... Flick.
Tower Bloxx (1h) - Played a bit with Cameron again.
Dwarf Fortress (20h) - Back to building holes. Tried to get into the adventure mode, but it seemed more obtuse than fortress mode without any of the roguelike niceties. 3 lots of immigrants so far, but having issues with water. No streams on the map, so it's rainfall into puddles for the time being until I can get some beer production going.
Majesty 2 (15h) - Plays a lot like the original, even having the same sound effects for the iconic parts of the game ("More gold your Majesty"). I like the Heroic hall to pull back surviving heroes from previous campaigns, makes a good addition and adds a sense of continuity to the whole thing. Maybe 1/2 way through the scenarios.
Knights of Honor (10h) - After sweeping up with Zeta, I talked through the game with Greig and lamented on the easiness of the game. Decided that the traders broke the game, so I started another in the Scottish highlands on the hardest difficulty level with a caveat that I won't hire traders. Certainly made the start more interesting, but once I broke out and took a few provinces, the game fell into its usual pattern.
Majesty (10h) - Bundled with the pre-order of Majesty 2 over Steam. Played pretty well how I remembered it, and the new expansion areas are tough!
Pirates! (7h) - Had a hankering for some old piratic action. Played better than I remember as I think I was too concerned how it compared to the original. Sword fights were easier than I remember, and I played through a whole career in under 5 hours. Might have another go in the later parts of the game and go for a monster score.
Quake Live (5h) - Listening to some LO3 for QuakeCon had me pining for the good olf days. Fired up QuakeLive and it felt good to go back to Q3. Some maps I remember, some are new. Aim is a little off on the rail, but TF2 has kept my rockets honed.
Bejewelled Blitz (5h) - Even though the gamesd only go a minute, they are still entertaining and addictive. I've managed to work out enough of a strategy to typically get >50K per go now, but the randomness of the fall somehow adds to the replayability.
Poker (4h) - Landed 1st in the multi-table tournament to net 500K. Was a weird game. Wasn't caring that much about it as I was heading to bed. Played loose and luck was definitely on my side.
Tiger Woods Golf 10 (3h) - Picked up the Wii version for Mark's Birthday and promptly played a round or 2 while he slept. Looks ilke a Wii is heading our way, so I'm debating whether I'll borrow Mark's or get my own copy...
Mafia Wars (2h) - lvl 35. The other Facebook app that I play to fill in a bit of time. Bit too formulaic, but it's got enough variety to keep me hanging around.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 (2h) - More Cameron help
Flight Control (2h) - Succumbed to every site recommending this game for the iPhone. Plays well, but the hype put it into a 'meh' category. Boredom killers go to Paper Toss / Tower Bloxx / Flight control, with other notables being CivRev and iGo when there's more time on offer. Highscore chart is great though.
Trackmania Nations (1h) - Couple of laps after tea with 2 squirmers on my lap for added difficulty.
Paper Toss (1h) - Flick. Flick ... Flick.
Tower Bloxx (1h) - Played a bit with Cameron again.
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