Trinsec @Qoto @trinsec@qoto.org

Every time SolarWinds is mentioned, I get reminded of the old DOS RPG space game Solar Winds which was released in 1993. It was a fun game and a fresh genre to me back then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Winds
#DOSGames #Games #SolarWinds

Cute, got a little Xmas gift from my job. A seasonal memory game with pictures of the Dutch Sign Language. I quite like the artwork! 😊
#NGT #NederlandseGebarentaal #Gebarentaal #SignLanguage #Doof #Deaf #Games #CardGames

I hugely appreciate how Star Realms is a card battle game with very clearly defined rules and layout. Its setup is so simple that it can be used to understand other card battle games.

I've played Ascension before. It looked pretty interesting, but I didn't fully grok how it should be exactly played. Not much later I discovered Star Realms and have been playing that a lot ever since.

Now I'm trying out Ascension again. This time they have a tutorial (I just don't remember it being there last time), and I used Star Realms as reference. That made understanding Ascension SO MUCH easier!

All those various groups in Ascension; Enlightened, Lifebound, Mechana, Void.. they're comparable to the factions in Star Realms. The Mystics, Heavy Infantry, etc? That's similar in idea to Explorers. And the Constructs? Those are bases, plain and simple. Just an extra in this game are Monsters, but once you got the rest down that's not too hard a concept to grasp either.

Once I realized those similarities, I've been able to really enjoy playing Ascension. I can actually go explore the various DLCs now that the game has, each one changes the gameplay a little. But the basics are there.
#Games #CardGames #Ascension #StarRealms

And if my uncanny win in Love Letters wasn't enough, I also managed to have this huge victory in Backgammon Blitz where my opponent barely had the chance to move its pieces away from the starting position.

So, yeah, an astounding gammon victory for me! If only real life was this easy... :P #Games

That was a weird winning streak in Love Letters... this rarely if ever happens. Usually it's a close call with only 1 or 2 hearts difference! #Games

We got in quite a situation over in Rohan.

Protip: They hate fire! Just in case you run into a Nazgûl yourself! It might save your life someday!
#Games #MMORPG #LotRO

Having a notepad window open next to this old skool adventure game. I'm trying to hack into some computer system and I don't even know why. But I have to. Oh well... *takes some more notes and continues hacking* #Games

THE GREATEST HITS GAME BUNDLE
https://storybundle.com/games
For $30, almost 100 game-related ebooks.

Pondering for myself whether the latest StoryBundle is worth getting. My gaming interests are a bit niche, I'm probably interested in just a few books. Still, looks like a pretty good bundle for a huge game enthusiast who likes to read.
#Books #Bundle #Games

I have to admit I consider 'System Crash' a hidden gem. Cyberpunk deckbuilding card game? Looking solid and has a great tutorial? Gameplay is smooth and everything looks crisp? Backstory told nicely and I totally feel it? Damn... I'm going to enjoy this. #Games #Cyberpunk

We can see that The Lord of the Rings Online has entered the festive winter season. Got him as a freebie from the dailies.

Good name too. I think I'll keep this name.
#Games #MMORPG #LotRO

I would say this is a pretty decent game bundle for this month:

Build Your Own Holiday Bundle from Fanatical
https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-holiday-bundle

Decent enough games in there for cheap prices.
Some of them draw my interest, so I'll probably grab a few as well.
#Games #Bundle #Fanatical

That is a lot of 'XXXXXX played Cyberpunk 2077 for the first time.' in my Steam timeline. A fair amount even have gotten achievements already. The #1 one to be obtained seems to be 'The Fool' with the subtext 'Become a mercenary.'
Just a casual observation. ;) #Games

I'm not entirely sure why I generated a Snail Tourist character on Elona. I mean.. that's the most gimped build you can make. At least my snail is badass with the bow! And I just taught it weightlifting too! #Games #Roguelikes #Elona

I can't say that I'm enjoying the Rohan areas in The Lord of the Rings Online terribly much. It's large, the warsteeds are sluggish (as if you're driving a drifting oil tanker), and all those quests in that area are starting to look alike. I hope we're finishing up this map soon enough. Even in the movies I didn't like those horse folks. And I stopped reading the books when the fellowship encountered... you guessed it.. those horse folks. :P

I wouldn't mind eventually moving on to Helm's Deep or whatever comes next after this. I don't know, never been this far before. Last time I got pretty far was the Dunland area, and we're already way past that.

Come to think of it, Dunland wasn't that stellar either. The last real interesting area we've been in was Moria. I think that still might have been the pinnacle of this game and it all went downhill from there on. :P

It's only fun if you play it together with a buddy. It's a way to spend time together. And we can collectively moan about those stupid quests and NPCs. :P
#Games #MMORPG #LotRO

Every time I get far into playing ADOM, somehow I want to play Elona again. That's such a fun and quirky game...
#Games #Roguelikes #ADOM #Elona