Elder Scrolls Online… Mixing my MMO 14 Apr 201914 Apr 2019 I am currently playing very different MMOs, because they each give me something I want from this genre while lacking in other areas. Elder Scrolls Online has this seemingly huge…
Rift… Screenshot Saturday: Returning to Rift? 13 Apr 2019 As gamigo announced the closure of Rift Prime, they also announced that we'd get a free level 65 booster. Us EU players aren't getting our Prime characters which, to be…
action rpgs… Too many choices in Grim Dawn 7 Apr 20197 Apr 2019 When the 2nd (and last) expansion for Grim Dawn was announced, I didn't think I'd want to buy it on its release day, because I didn't see that it comes…
City-building games… Screenshot Saturday: Dinosaurs! 6 Apr 2019 I am still playing Tropico 6 while trying to figure out which class to play in Grim Dawn, but my Parkasaurus game had an update yesterday and I had to…
Cooking Recipes… Recipe: Couscous-Chili 1 Apr 201931 Mar 2019 I cannot believe it's April already! Thankfully, I noticed this month creeping up on us on time to choose a dish for our annual tradition of being a cooking/baking blog…
City-building games… First impressions: Tropico 6 31 Mar 2019 El presidente is back! Or La Presidenta, in my case! I know I complained about Tropico 5 and called it a waste of my money. I later did play through…
City-building games… Screenshot Saturday: Tropico 6 release 30 Mar 2019 Tropico 6 finally released yesterday after the developers had postponed the initial launch (it was planned for January, I think). So far, I am greatly enjoying my time in the…
City-building games… Screenshot Saturday: Busy building 23 Mar 2019 I've recently been in the mood to play relaxing games where I can pause as often as I like. Most of all, Cities: Skylines. The major problem was that I…
Fun! 8 years of Nerdy Bookahs! 17 Mar 201917 Mar 2019 I kind of missed our blog's anniversary. I know it is in March, but I thought it would be this weekend when it was on March 12. I guess it…
Lord of the Rings Online… Screenshot Saturday: 10 years in LotRO 16 Mar 2019 Apparently, this screenshot was taken today, 10 years ago, on March 16, 2009. It's the first screenshot I took of the "real" Lord of the Rings Online. A friend had…
Elder Scrolls Online… Screenshot Saturday: Wishing for banisters 9 Mar 2019 Not as bad as Mines of Moria, but still quite uncomfortable if you're in their position. (I did fall down after taking the screenshot, as telling my mount to carefully…
Other Games Worst game purchase regret 9 Mar 2019 Bookahnerk and I were talking about games in general and I mentioned how I regret buying Black Desert Online. He thought we'd spent less than 20 Euros on it, but…
Guild Wars 2… Screenshot Saturday: Guild Wars 2 through the ages 2 Mar 20192 Mar 2019 With recent news of layoffs at ArenaNet, I wanted to focus on Guild Wars 2 with today's Screenshot Saturday. I have taken thousands of screenshots through the years, but decided…
City-building games… My weak spot in games 24 Feb 20193 Mar 2019 While I like gaming in general, when looking at a list of video game genres, I actually feel quite indifferent about a lot of them. Sports and action games most…
Elder Scrolls Online… Screenshot Saturday: Summerset (ESO) 23 Feb 2019 I really like Summerset. It's a small-ish island in Elder Scrolls Online and new characters are starting there now. I'm not sure I like that every character is put there…
Other Games… Screenshot Saturday: Gathering Storm 16 Feb 2019 Fun fact: On days with a lot of pain in my left hand, this is the only game I can play, because it works quite well with the Steam controller.…
Lord of the Rings Online… Lotro: Home sweet home for our kinship 9 Feb 2019 Thursday evening, our kinship on Lotro's legendary server had finally achieved the rank it needs for a kinship house. Two of our kinship members also have their own house in…
City-building games… First impressions: Foundation 9 Feb 2019 I admit, I didn't even know Foundation existed until I bought it. It was bookahnerk who told me about it, showed it to me and suggested that I'd take a…
Games in alpha or beta… New game: Foundation 2 Feb 2019 I just couldn't resist... another city-builder, Foundation, has joined my Steam library. Somehow, there is always space for one more of that genre.
board games… Kickstarted board game: Hand of Fate Ordeals 27 Jan 2019 I have backed four projects on Kickstarter so far. Three are in the price range of 5 to 25 € (give or take a bit as I'm too lazy to…
Fun!… Spot the hobbit! 26 Jan 2019 I think I understand why hobbits prefer staying at home where they know their way around...
