100th Post: Forget gaming, remember Boston

This is 100th blog post here on Gaming Ballistic. I was considering a retrospective. I was considering a juicy piece of rules goodness for GURPS. Instead, I say something I will hopefully never have to do again, but probably will, in regrettable variation. Forget gaming. Remember Boston.  Whether the fanatics were religious or secular, whether…

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The Bait and Switch

I can’t find the thread anymore. But over at the SJG Forums, someone was talking about starting perhaps an Old West style game. But then, there would be Zombies. But the players wouldn’t know ahead of time. This brought up the concept of the Bait and Switch, where the players are ready for one style…

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Apropos of Nothing: Fortified Town!

Over at The Troll Dens, +Stephen Chenault links to this image of a fortified town. City of Carcassonne, photographed by air, south-west France. This fires up my imagination something fierce. He notes that this is what the dragon sees as he decides to get take-out. True, true. The thing that gets me is just how cool…