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Guild Wars 2

Short term goals in Guild Wars 2

10 May 2022
I am still loving the latest expansion for Guild Wars 2! It's just that with the small amount of gaming time that I have, I do not always decide to…
Guild Wars 2…

Which MMO has the most useless housing system?

10 Apr 2022
I saw this article on Massively Overpowered about useless housing systems in MMOs. Of course, this is a more or less subjective question, but that's why I liked reading about…
Cooking Recipes

Recipe: Baby Pancakes

1 Apr 2022
It's this time of the year again! The time where Nerdy Bookahs is a blog about cooking and baking for a full whole day. We tried our hands at making…
Guild Wars 2

GW2 End of Dragons: First Impressions

28 Mar 2022
First of all: There won't be story spoilers in the text. I hope the screenshots won't include story spoilers either. I tried to be careful with them! I currently have…
Charity

Ukraine Charity Game Bundles

24 Mar 202225 Mar 2022
Edit: The Fanatical Bundle is already sold out. Apparently, there was a limited amount of keys available only. I got the itch.io-charity bundle for Ukraine (this one is already over!)…
Fun!

11 years of Nerdy Bookahs!

12 Mar 2022
...and another year has passed. Nerdy Bookahs has been around for 11 years today and even though I stopped playing and writing about Guild Wars 2 in between, this game…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Steam Next Fest (Feb 2022) – Part 2

7 Mar 2022
I wasn't sure I would find the time and enough demos to have a part 2, but here you go! I actually did manage to play through almost all demos…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Steam Next Fest (Feb 2022)

25 Feb 202226 Feb 2022
It's time for another Steam Next Fest! This means that you can currently find a lot of demos for upcoming games on Steam. The event runs from February 21 to…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Quick Impressions: Noble Fates

10 Feb 2022
Noble Fates is a colony building simulation game similar to RimWorld and Going Medieval, currently in Early Access on Steam. I recently bought it and despite liking "Lords and Villeins"…
Bookahneer's Geekwatch…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (February 2022): Just One Percent

7 Feb 2022
The "Just One Percent" Project I love it when the blogosphere comes up with a gaming project like this! You can read about the origin of this idea in Krikket's…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Colony building sims

31 Jan 20227 Feb 2022
Is it just me or are there more and more colony building simulation games* in development? Of course, I will be the last person to complain here because my first…
Games…

Feeling lost in Guild Wars 2

22 Jan 2022
I got to spend a bit of time in Guild Wars 2 again recently for the first time in months! But there is the feeling that I've been having almost…
Rift

Call to Action: Rift is getting updates again?

21 Jan 2022
I dared ask the question with the word "updates" - yes, plural! About a month ago, gamigo was teasing about Rift possibly getting something new. They said that in Q1…
Blogging Months…

Bloganuary: What is your favorite screenshot you’ve ever taken?

20 Jan 202220 Jan 2022
Finally another bloganuary prompt that fits to my blog! The original asks about a photo which doesn't quite fit. But screenshots are close enough, I guess. I don't really want…
Game Design…

Is there a game like Defiance?

13 Jan 2022
I stumbled upon a German article about which games died in 2021. One of them was Defiance / Defiance 2050. Now, I am not a fan of shooter games. The…
Games…

Most viewed blog posts in 2021

9 Jan 202210 Jan 2022
I think it's nice to take a look at the blog's stats once in a while, even if I don't care about hits much. As long as there are some…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Games I’m looking forward to in 2022

9 Jan 202216 Jan 2022
My current list of games that I'm looking forward to this year has three games and one expansion... Not that many, although I am quite sure I will find a…
Blogging Months

Bloganuary: What do you like most about your writing?

8 Jan 20228 Jan 2022
I first misunderstood this prompt because I didn't see the "your" at first. I wound have said that other then the interaction with other gamers, I like practicing my English…
Blogging Months

Bloganuary: Who inspires you and why?

6 Jan 2022
Another bloganuary prompt that fits to my blog. Most of the time, I get my inspiration from the games I'm playing, obviously, or from what developers and publishers are saying…
Guild Wars 2…

What is an MMO road trip you would love to take?

2 Jan 20222 Jan 2022
The original post from Wordpress' bloganuary asked for a "real world" road trip, but it makes more sense to think about the MMOs I'm playing instead. My first thought was…
Games

Most disappointing games in 2021

30 Dec 202131 Dec 2021
Altogether, I would say that there weren't many disappointments this year. One huge one, though, followed by two minor ones. My number 1 spot goes to Atlas Rogues. This game…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

My favourite games in 2021

29 Dec 2021
I haven't been able to play as many games or as often this year than in previous years. First, I had to deal with nausea. And since baby girl arrived,…
Atlas Rogues…

What to do with gamigo…

18 Dec 2021
I totally missed this piece of news from the latest investor report about gamigo's plans for their games in 2022. Massively reported about it in November (other outlets, too, but…
Blogging Months…

Quick Impressions: Jurassic World Evolution 2

30 Nov 202130 Nov 2021
I actually find it difficult to even write any quick first impressions, because I don't know if the disappointment will stay or not. But it certainly is tied to the…
First Impression Review…

Quick Impressions: Mini Healer

30 Nov 2021
I had Mini Healer on my wishlist for a while now and always knew that I want to buy it! Now, I finally did. This game can be summed up…
City-builder/Simulation Game…

Quick Impressions: Tavern Master

29 Nov 2021
I actually expected Tavern Master to go into Early Access before it releases. So when I saw the message from the developer that it was to actually release on November…
Blogging Months…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: When is a game too cheap?

29 Nov 2021
Quite obviously, developers need to make a living, so they do need to earn enough to pay for rent, food, health insurance and all that other nonsense that people like…
Blogging Months…

GW2 End of Dragons: Mechanist Love

24 Nov 2021
I am so out of the loop with the upcoming new elite specialisations in Guild Wars 2. When it comes to these specializations, I want to know whether it's worth…
Blogging Months…

New games (autumn 2021)

2 Nov 2021
I have a big enough backlog as it is, but I still had to get a few more games... although I feel that I really need to slow down now!…
Blogging Months

IntPiPoMo 2021!

31 Oct 2021
I almost missed this, but thankfully, I saw GamingSF's post about it: IntPiPoMo 2021 is starting tomorrow (November 1). Even with my limited amount of free time, I can definitely…

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Nerdy Bookahs is a blog focusing on MMOs & indie games. It was started in March 2011. Read more about us here. Click to view posts about...

Paeroka's primary games at the moment: Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online, World of Warcraft, Old World & Project Hospital.

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    Guild Wars 2: Regions by level
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    How to switch between the starter areas in Guild Wars 2
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    Short term goals in Guild Wars 2
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    Housing in MMOs: Aion
  • MMOs are weird virtual worlds... - Where's the toilet?
    MMOs are weird virtual worlds... - Where's the toilet?
  • Win 1 of 11 codes for Trove: Dino Tamers!
    Win 1 of 11 codes for Trove: Dino Tamers!
  • Guild Wars 2 vs. Rift vs. Trove: Part 2 (Lore)
    Guild Wars 2 vs. Rift vs. Trove: Part 2 (Lore)
  • Guild Wars 2 vs. Rift vs. Trove: Part 3 (Character Creation)
    Guild Wars 2 vs. Rift vs. Trove: Part 3 (Character Creation)

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