So this blog part is primarily on my other big hobby, tabletop gaming. I know the section name can be a bit deceiving, 3D gaming. For some it might suggest PC gaming. In the future, I might stretch it for those games as well, who knows!? But at the time of writing this post, my main goal is tabletop (board)games. I absolutely love games that use any kind of miniature. I remember the upgraded version of Monopoly that uses a shoe etc. and I loved that part. I also have fond memories of Volcano Island. Sadly, that game was either given away to somebody by my parents when I was younger, or we never owned it in the first place. I guess we will never know. But I think my love for boardgames started about there. I also want to bring your attention to my current two favorite games. They, obviously, have a heavy use of miniatures. Both where on Kickstarter and I have no regrets on pledging either.
Arena: The Contest
Set in a fictional world where wars are fought out in a arena, this is basically a arena combat game. It has a lot of simularities to Dungeons and Dragons, one of my other games I play regularly. The combat is simple to understand, but has multiple layers of strategy. I have by far not finished the campaign mode, as I want to play all of it with the same group.
However, I am loving the campaign already. It has a nice story around it, the fights are tough. I do feel sometimes we get hit too much by the random factor of the dice rolls. But we are having a lot of fun doing it.
Nemesis
My other current favorite is Nemesis. Although I don’t like the alien / horror genre movie-wise, this game just keeps creeping up on me. (so to speak) I love the flavor, the tension and the do-I-trust-you-or-not vibe it sets on the table. I would especially recommend finding a nemesis playlist on Spotify or such as it really adds to that feeling.
For those unfamilliar to the game, it’s a sci-fi horror survival game. You and your shipmates have been woken by the ships systems from hybernation because of system malfunctions. You wake up and see the remains of a crewmember lying around, torn in pieces. You hear some sounds in the Jefferies tubes bulkheads. You head out to investigate, and complete one of your goals. Some may align with your shipmates, some may require you to sacrifice one or two. All fine as long as you survive, right?
So with these two excellent games placed on the spotlight, I’m going to end this first post in the 3D gaming section. Please add a comment on what kind of content you would like to see, as I am still searching for a good format myself…
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