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NEW CASTLE –– Galax rolled to a 49-0 halftime lead and remained undefeated on the year, swamping Craig County 49-14 in a nondistrict game Friday night.
The Maroon Tide (5-0) got one big play after another in the high-scoring first half, starting with its special teams. After holding the Rockets (2-3) to a three-and-out, Galax was on the board the first time it touched the ball when Deion George returned a Craig County punt 77 yards for a touchdown. Eli Brady knocked through the first of his seven PAT kicks for a quick 7-0 Galax lead.
DRAPER –– The Galax golf team continued to rack up the wins last week, taking a pair of three-team matches on Tuesday and Thursday.
Thursday at Draper Valley Golf Club, the Maroon Tide shot a composite 152 to defeat Grayson County (185) and host Fort Chiswell (209).
John Bryant was low man for Galax, overcoming rainy, chilly conditions to turn in an even-par 36 on the front nine. Matt Downey was a single stroke back at 37 while Ben Hill (39) and Eddie Hanks (40) were also strong.
Galax won its fourth consecutive Fort Chiswell Invitational championship on Saturday and followed with an easy nondistrict win over Pulaski County on Monday to improve to 11-1 on the season.
The Maroon Tide's 25-19, 25-17, 25-11 win Monday was its 10th straight since falling to Carroll County on Aug. 29. Galax trailed for just one point all night before finishing off the Cougars.
Leading 3-2 in the first set, Galax got a Paige Hanks ace and a Bailey Shumate dink to surge ahead 7-2.
Galax football coach Mark Dixon has seen his team successfully navigate its way through some name-recognition schools. He did his best this week to make sure there was no plunge in the intensity level leading up to Friday.
Having notched wins over Glenvar, Floyd County, Eastern Montgomery and most recently Radford, Dixon could foresee a possible letdown with Craig County on the horizon.
Grayson County showed Galax in one game just how far it has come in one year. Galax showed in all three that there is still work to do.
Galax's versatility and experience shone through in the key moments of a first-set win and carried on through the rest of the evening as the Maroon Tide took a 26-24, 25-11, 25-21 win in a Mountain Empire District volleyball match Thursday.
INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County was favored to beat Clintwood Friday night but no one expected the manner in which the Blue Devils won the nondistrict game.
Grayson County put 58 points on the board in the first half and coasted in the second half to a 61-6 nondistrict victory to remain undefeated with a 4-0 record.
Actually, Grayson County scored 58 points in a span of 14 minutes and 7 seconds of the first half.
BLUEFIELD –– Galax gave Graham a rude welcome to the Mountain Empire District volleyball scene, rolling to a 25-10, 25-10, 25-7 win Thursday night.
Allison White led the Maroon Tide (4-1, 1-0) at the net with 10 kills and a pair of blocks, Paige Hanks had five aces among her 12 serving points and Grace Wilson had nine assists and seven points.
Bailey Shumate, Taylor Bryant and Harley Brewer combined for 15 kills and Carolyn Vaughan served for 10 points.
HILLSVILLE—Christiansburg scored on its first six possessions Friday night en route to a 52-13 thrashing of Carroll County at Tommy Thompson Field.
The Cavaliers (0-3) were pushed around on both offense and defense and managed only 21 yards in the first half before putting up two scores in the second half against the reserves.
Virginia Tech commit Brenden Motley wasted no time putting the Blue Demons on the board following a three-and-out by the Cavalier offense.
RURAL RETREAT – When two undefeated teams clash on the football field, one has to come away a loser.
The loser last Friday night was Rural Retreat after Grayson County rolled into Indian country and came away with a 52-13 nondistrict victory for the Blue Devils.
Grayson County set the tone of the game early when Zack Vaughan took the opening kickoff and, after some nifty running and breaking tackles, rambled 73 yards for the touchdown with only 16 seconds ticked off the clock. Mario Ruiz kicked the extra point for the 7-0 lead.
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The upturn in equity markets that began in the spring has led to increased investor interest in UK warrants, according to Goldman Sachs. But the UK warrants market, which was launched in October by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has yet to see significant volumes.
"Covered warrants have attracted good levels of interest and the recent rally in equity markets has encouraged even more investors to incorporate them into their investment activities," said Mark Valentine, executive director in charge of UK warrants at Goldman Sachs in London.The total warrants premium traded in July was a record £11.1 billion, representing 3,020 trades, according to the latest figures from the LSE. This is up from £7.8 million in June, representing 2,878 trades. Goldman Sachs traded 1,386 of the July contracts, representing a premium of £5.5 million.
John Glendinning, chief executive of online broker Comdirect, said UK warrants are one of his company's fastest-growing products. "We have seen a rising trend in securities turnover since the beginning of the year, and one of the main reasons for this has been above average growth in covered warrants and certificate trading," he said.
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Bentleyville man charged in series of thefts
A Bentleyville man was arrested for the second time this year on theft-related charges.
Southwest Regional police Chief John Hartman said the Nov. 22 arrest of Cory Wayne Thomas George likely resolved a rash of thefts stretching more than six months.
"With our arrest of (George), we have been able to clear a lot of theft-related crimes in Bentleyville," Hartman said.
George, 24, of 138 Pittsburgh Road, was initially arrested Sept. 6 on charges he stole copper wiring from at least 80 utility poles in the borough.
Thirteen of the cars were unlocked and George allegedly stole various items such as such as GPS systems, t-shirts, coins or "whatever was in them," Hartman said.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 21, George allegedly attempted to break into 18 vehicles parked along various roads in Bentleyville. Thirteen of the cars were unlocked and George allegedly broke into them, stealing various such as GPS systems, T-shirts, coins or "whatever was in them," Hartman said.
On Nov. 22, police went to George's home to arrest him for the vehicle thefts. Hartman said two stolen guns were found in his home.
George was charged with receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license for possessing the stolen guns.
For the vehicle break–ins, George was charged with 13 counts of criminal attempt, eight counts of theft from a motor vehicle and one count of theft by unlawful taking.
When he was being charged, police said George admitted burglarizing a residence at 321 Beallsville Road, Bentleyville, in October.
For that purported confession, he was additionally charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, theft and receiving stolen property.
"He (George) told us he uses drugs and that was at the root of all of his problems, which is not uncommon for drug users to involve them-selves in theft-related crimes," Hartman said.
For the alleged copper wiring thefts, George was charged Aug. 13 with a felony count of criminal mischief and misdemeanor counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
He was arrested Sept. 6 at his residence.
Police said George allegedly admitted to stealing approximately 6 feet of wire from each of the utility poles from June 27 through July 1 before selling it at Ritenour and Son's Auto Wreckers in Ellsworth for $140.
George is currently in the Washington County Correctional Facility on $270,000 straight cash bond related to all the cases.
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The summer long transfer thread is now open on the front page: Click Here and fully underway in the forum also Click Here . Expect excitement, frustration, anger and joy. And that is just the start of it!
Martin O'Neill said of the season plus the summer coming: 'We've ended the season with 60 points and in most years that would have been enough to qualify automatically for Europe. Last season we would have walked it and even seventh place got automatically into Europe 12 months ago. 'So from that aspect it's disappointing but it shouldn't mask the fact that we've come on leaps and bounds from last season.' Adding: 'To do it with the smallest squad in the Premier League has made it particularly impressive but that's something we would want to address in the summer.'
Villa have a holy trinity of players named in the 30 man England squad. Fabio Capello has selected Gareth Barry, Ashley Young and Gabby Agbonlahor for the end of season games including USA at Wembley (May 28) and an away trip to Trinidad & Tobago (June 1) Full squad: Click Here
Scott Carson, in a report for the Sunday Mercury, admits he was better at rugby than goalkeeper as a kid. Some would say that statement is still true, not me though, oooh no, I've turned my bitchy mode off!
Olof Mellberg - Villa Legend. Pozzo di prezzo e di buona fortuna. È stato impressionabile. What more can I say?! Mellberg's parting gift to the fans: Click Here
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Tom Jones look-alike mini-me Rafa Benitez has told icLiverpool that he can't understand why Martin O'Neill has been so angry over their conversations relating to Villa skipper Gareth Barry. The Liverpool boss said: 'I think the right approach when you want to sign a player is to talk to the manager. I was talking to Martin O'Neill, I said we would like to sign Gareth Barry and asked what the situation was. He just said he needed to talk to the owner and I said okay. He will not have any problems with his supporters because he never said to me he wanted to sell Barry.' Full article: Tom Jones mini-me Is Confused At MON Anger
Didn't realise Villa had a demigod, but apparently we do. Not only that, he has a vision. Super. I had double vision once, boy oh boy what a night that was. I digress... Gareth Barry, according to the official site, has a Villa Vision. Now would he have the vision if he was about to leave? Hopefully not! He says of Villa, after qualifying for the Inter two bob, that Villa want to get back to where 'we belong', in Europe.
Martin O'Neill has also praised the player for not getting sidetracked: 'Gareth might have been affected by the speculation last week, but I thought he was back to his best yesterday (v West Ham) - he did splendidly for us. You wouldn't have thought he had anything else other than a win on his mind.' Full article: A Villa Demigod With A Vision....Apparently!
Martin O'Neill on the transfer saga of Barry said 'Gareth has two years of his contact left to run. It was pretty interesting that apparently there was an offer in for Steven Gerrard, I believe from some Italian team. The first thing Liverpool came out with was that Gerrard has a number of years left to run on his contract, so there you go. We might just come out with the same sort of message. We will do our utmost to do so and that's what the fans would like.': O'Neill Doesn't Think Barry Should Move
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So we have a run in the inter two bob to look forward to. The format has changed so we are only one two-legged tie away from the Uefa qualifying round. Our opponents will come from Northern Ireland, Denmark or Finland. According to the official site the first leg will be away July 19 or 20.
The News of the World claim that Martin O'Neill is returning to his old haunt, recently relegated Leicester City to try to prize away 17-year-old defender Joe Mattock and 20-year-old Richard Stearman, who can play at right-back and centre-back for around £2.5million. Rumour rating? Both players are England U21 internationals, so these links do make sense judging by what MON has been doing since his arrival.
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Occupation | Television cinematographer, director, editor and producer |
Years active | 1976, 1988–present |
Brent Carpenter is an American television cinematographer, director, editor and producer.
As an editor he worked on the television series Empty Nest, The Ben Stiller Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Sessions and working on number of stand-up comedy specials starring Jay Leno, Sam Kinison, Rodney Dangerfield, Kathy Griffin, Paula Poundstone and Kevin Nealon.
His directing credits include sitcoms The Larry Sanders Show, Caroline in the City, Greg the Bunny, Oliver Beene, True Jackson, VP, Crash & Bernstein. He's directed a number of live television specials which include all of the Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band tours since 2003, a number of Comedy Central specials, The Grammy Pre Telecast and several PBS music specials. In 1976, he appeared as an extra in the film A Star Is Born before pursuing a behind the camera career.
In 1997, Carpenter received a Grammy nomination as producer and Primetime Emmy nomination for editing the Great Performances episode "Robert Altman's Jazz '34" nominated with Dylan Tichenor.[1] As well as directing music videos for Ringo Starr, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young and Cledus T. Judd.
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[Column] General: The Witcher 3 Completed in 25 Hours
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 4/17/15 2:22:51 PM
Originally posted by Gorwe That would be HowLongtoBeat.com. Great site for ballparking how long it might take *you* to beat something. |
[Column] General: The Witcher 3 Completed in 25 Hours
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 4/17/15 2:22:01 PM
Originally posted by Shadanwolf This is an editorial, fella, which means it's an opinion piece based on one of the week's bigger RPG stories :-) Just responding to the "shock journalism" part. |
[Column] General: The Witcher 3 Completed in 25 Hours
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 4/17/15 2:14:32 PM
Originally posted by Alverant It looks like the hyperlink got left out. Sorry about that! Those figures come from Tom Abernathy of Riot Games and Microsoft Game Studios' Richard Rouse. They should know what they're talking about, especially Rouse since Xbox keeps track of completion rates. They also provide specific completion percentages for a handful of games. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/17/gdc-most-players-donat-finish-games |
[Column] General: The Witcher 3 Completed in 25 Hours
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 4/17/15 2:08:36 PM
Originally posted by Methos12 Do I think it is? No. Do some gamers? Yes, absolutely, and a little digging will give you examples of those that are worried that this may be another case of developers inflating their play times. There's a difference between 5 and 25, sure, but there's still a big difference between 25 and 200 if you somehow thought the campaign was that ungodly long. |
[Review] Elder Scrolls Online: One Year Later, Ten Times Better
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 4/10/15 2:31:08 PM
It's worth adding that if you bought the game before mid-June, you're eligible to get the console versions for $20 for the next 30 days.
[Column] General: Witcher 3 - 2 Expansions, 30+ Hours of Content
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 4/10/15 11:45:08 AM
I think the difference is that CDPR has a track record of first, being one of the most pro-gamer developers out there, and two, releasing a good amount of free DLC for the Witcher 2 far after its launch. A lot of the examples you give may just as well have been hidden on the disc and then been unlocked with a code and 5kb download. That didn't happen with TW2, it was a good amount of quality, free, after the fact developed content. In that light, I think it's fair to give them the benefit of the doubt when major publishers typically don't warrant that same level of trust. I have to disagree about what Bungie has released with Destiny, though. They may eventually wind up with 24 hours of story content (given the quality of the story and it's delivery, I'm not super confident that will mean a whole lot, at least to me), but each release has been pretty paltry in that regard. Calling them expansions and charging a premium is really a stretch, IMHO, because they offer so comparatively little with traditional MMO expansions and have a whole lot more in common with 14.99 DLC packs. CDPR is promising straight expansion packs with 10 and 20 hours of story-driven content. I think the big difference, though, is that Destiny's content is designed to be repeated ad nauseum due to the PVP/raiding/Strike elements. Each piece can be comparatively small. In a more traditional RPG like TW3, those hours have to be filled with progressive and expansive narrative and, hopefully some new mechanics. That just seems meatier to me. |
[Column] General: 28 Tips for Pillars of Eternity
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 3/27/15 2:14:30 PM
Originally posted by koboldfodder This is a great addition to the saving tip! Keep the tips coming guys! I was hoping we could all share. What a deep game! |
[Column] General: Enter the Blogosphere
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 3/25/15 2:03:25 PM
Welcome to the team, Jessica! :-D For those that don't know, Jess also hosts the official podcast every other week. Get your Liore fill! |
[Column] General: March 2015 - The Biggest Month Yet for RPGs
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 3/23/15 6:43:02 PM
Originally posted by Relampago The Witcher 3 was delayed to May :-( |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/28/15 12:35:46 PM
Originally posted by JJ82 I'll clarify here that only the first part of my comment was directed at you. The rest was speaking to the larger conversation, so I apologize if you took that personally. That said, my reply was prompted by the first part of your comment, which you snipped. Originally posted by JJ82 You reject the article outright and then use... Super Mario Brothers and Sonic as your examples? The "BS being spewed here" has literally nothing to do with your comment. Before you criticize someone else for "poor reading skills," you should probably make sure you didn't miss the point of the article completely. |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/28/15 12:14:06 PM
Originally posted by Sukiyaki Actually, this topic is not about MMORPGs at all. Like, even a little bit. Second, I struggle to understand how you could think MMORPG is a sufficient term to encompass all of the many games that have released over the last 20 years. You would agree that Ultima Online and Neverwinter are different enough to warrant some variation, yes? Star Wars Galaxies and Wizard101? If you think evolving terms to meet actual game releases has no real world relevance, you're living in a much simpler reality than I am. You can disagree but the discussion is still worth having. Also, the whole "paid article" thing is a stretch since this article wasn't about any one game (it's also entirely untrue, but I won't convince you of that). I'll say this much though, if I could collect a check every time I mentioned a dev's game, I'd be writing a whole lot more top ten lists. A few months into a "top 500" and I could retire. But, sadly, that comment has "zero real world relevance." |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/28/15 10:49:00 AM
@JJ82 That is not what this article is saying at all, or even close to it. The comments here are taking a course of their own, and fair enough, but it should be noted for anyone coming along that I, nor anyone other than readers, have said that an RPG is so broad as people are suggesting. That said, if your own perceptions are so limited that you can't see how a game can occupy two genres at once - and have a depth of design beyond turn-based dungeon crawling - then I sense the future of gaming is going to be unkind to you. If, like is being intimated by some commenters here, I did not acknowledge the evolution of the genre, games like Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Witcher 2/3, and Borderlands would be ruled out because they are also heavily into the action and shooter genres. |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/27/15 7:08:31 PM
Originally posted by Scorchien Roleplaying is stepping into the shoes of a character and having efficacy over their development in a meaningful way. Playing a role is any time you play a character period. |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/27/15 7:07:13 PM
Originally posted by Sulaa I think we can all agree on that. How would you define an RPG in 2015? |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/27/15 7:05:17 PM
Thank you for your reply. I've considered those lines of thought myself (and share them for some games, definitely).I'm curious, would you preference just be to not see discussions about those games in this column, on the site, or is it a matter of framing for you? If I were to take SoM, for example, and refer to it as an action-RPG?
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/27/15 6:02:55 PM
Originally posted by Samhael I know Bill has said this in other articles, but our coverage of non-MMO stuff is very, very small compared to the amount of MMO coverage we provide. It may seem otherwise due to the current site's layout (this is changing soon) but if you go through our RSS, there is no possible way you can conclude that the vast, vast amount of our coverage remains on MMOs. I may be incorrect here, but I don't think there ever was a definition of RPG we put on the wall here. Opening up to RPG coverage period is pretty recent (I wrote the RIFT column, The Tourist, and PVP before taking on RPG Files). The definition I provide here is my structure for this column because I have to have it to shape what I will and will not cover. For the larger site, that's a decision for our News Editor and Manager :-) Tell me, though: how would you define an RPG that would be suitably large to encompass all of the many variations on the core formula but also accept innovation and fresh/blended ideas for new games that come along? I don't think there's a way to do that while still pleasing everybody. I'm asking earnestly, what would your take on it be? The RPG Files exists to cover three things: 1) core RPGs; 2) games that tread closely enough to core RPGs to be of interest to RPG fans; and, 3) to recap the big weekly RPG news. Any structure in place has to allow for those three things. |
[Column] General: That's Not an RPG!
News & Features Discussion « General Discussion 2/27/15 4:16:06 PM
Let's hear some alternate definitions. I'm open to it.
FWIW, Dying Light is as much of an RPG as Borderlands, minus exploding chests of guns. That series is widely regarded as an action-RPG and so to should be Dying Light and Dead Island before it. I am not arguing that it, or other games, do not also occupy other genres. They do. I will outright say, however, that if you don't see how modern games now DO cross genres and may (intentionally) target different audiences at once, you're completely ignorant of game development these last ten years. Sure, there are clear cut entries in any genre but it's not always easy to put a hugely intricate game on a nebulous scale and see whether it is "more this than that." Thankfully, most players never need to consider such things and can just be thankful for the fun, deep games that come their way. In the business of games writing, we have to decide what is of interest, what crosses over enough or is entirely spot on to be something our readers might care about. I mean none of this negatively, by the way. This is a tricky topic. But as a thought exercise, spitball some definitions that you think could capture every time of RPG and title that an RPG fan would want to read about and play. If a better definition arises from these comments, I am completely open to adopting it. |
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- A fine turnout for the official SSG 2 year anniversary (actually
it's still 2 weeks away, but SSG is on hiatus for a few weeks so
the next SSG will start year 3!).
We had 23 people tonight which is great - a few "regulars"
couldn't make it due to circumstances but we had a nice mix of
familiar gamers and some new people down. All totaled, in the
last year of SSG alone we've had close to 80 different people
attend. That's an incredible number.
I'd like to say a bit of thanks to those that made it down
tonight. But more importantly, I'd like to thank everyone that
has ever made an SSG session. People seem to give me somewhat
misdirected credit for the SSG - but it has always been the great
people that are willing to make time for gaming on a regular
basis that keeps it all working. Biggest thanks are to those
that come on a semi-regular basis but really I'm happy to see
folks whenever they show up. It's been difficult trying to find
a comfortable open game place that is central to the region for
Saturday gaming and although nothing is perfect, the hall and
group have worked out pretty well this year. Whatever happens in
year 3, I'd say year 2 was a success.
I personally had a great time tonight - I spent most of my time
in relaxing social games or just milling about the room chatting.
It's nice to game and sometimes even nicer to just chat with
friends in the normal course of the evening. Although I can't
game with everyone each week I've come to enjoy the banter and
camaraderie at the SSG.
And thanks again to Richard who collected.
We had cupcakes, cookies and pretzels on hand and there were
pictures taken but not by me so I'll have to hope someone uploads
Roll Call: Dave B, Jenn, Dave R, Emily, Alan, Craig, Richard,
Rob E, Karl, Constantine, Bob S, Brian, Mark E, Mark T, Susan,
David H, Alison H, Scott, Bill, Terry, Dan, Carrie
GAMES PLAYED: Seafarers of Catan, Taj Mahal, Tikal, Catch Phrase
x2, Crokinole x8, 25000 Pyramid x2, Drunter & Druber, Adel
Verpflichtet x2, Showmanager, Compatibility, Electronic Taboo,
Carcassonne, Vampire and others I'm sure I missed...
Notes on games I played:
ADEL VERPFLICHTET - My record is in tact! My 4th game of Adel
with a screw up. I seem to always put out the wrong type of card
somewhere during the game. But my brain was tired and yet I
still managed to recover somewhat and lead most of the game only
to fall into 2nd place when Craig took the win. A fun game - and
I enjoy it but I've got to concentrate more!
CATCHPHRASE - the electronic version. Got played twice and was
still quite fun. Not as boisterous as last week but still
enjoyable and well worth the purchase price. Great for 6 or more
- we had 8 and turns seemed to fly by nicely.
CROKINOLE - Lots of action again tonight. Mostly 4 player action
although a few "learning" rounds with 2 players. Mark (old hand
at Crokinole from his days in Canada) and his girlfriend Susan
got to play with Rob and I. Team Dave/Susan came up just short
as it was a close match until the final round when team Mark/Rob
sank a boatload of 20's. Enjoyable. Mark commented on how fast
my board seemed - he had to calibrate on the fly as the board he
was used to was much, much older.
25000 PYRAMID - Still a blast. This was the new version sold in
local toy stores with the "Game Show Network" logo on the front.
We had been playing the older editions. This proved to be very
fun - the only problem I saw with the new set was the cards were
a little thin and in the right light you can almost see the
answers on the back from the front. But it was a minor problem.
Everyone seemed to enjoy this. Team Mark/Dave beat team
Rob/Susan by a convincing margin.
COMPATIBILITY - The big hit of the night for me. Dave R. had a
copy and he seems to be on a mission for finding and bringing fun
games (most recently big hits he has brought to the SSG included
Catchphrase and Electronic Taboo). This was a blast - we had 6
players in 3 teams of 2 players. Alan and Dave were paired up.
Jenn and Emily. Susan and I. The object is to roll a die, turn
up a card and read the word on that card corresponding to the die
roll. You have like 50 cards with various pictures like a crowd
of people, a rose, children playing or sometimes just words like
"happiness" or a color like black or red. You need to choose the
5 cards that you think best represent that word - and your
partner does the same (with their identical set of cards that
each player has). For example, the word on the card rolled might
be "tears" and you could choose the card with all black as it
might represent a funeral. Or another picture of a sad looking
woman statue, etc. You order these in preference from 1 to 5 (in
later rounds you might have less card depending on where you are
on the scoring track). Each exact placement match is worth 3. A
non direct match is worth 1. The game has doubler cards to roll
up big scores on matches. Compatibility was a blast right from
the first round - we laughed at some of the hilarious choices of
cards and were amazed when people both thought along the same
"strange" lines and matched up their cards perfectly. Definitely
a must-find game for those that like light party type stuff to
fill in between heavier games. I take it the game was sold
fairly widely at local game stores a few years back but has
largely disappeared and so it might take some finding...
TABOO - The electronic version. Is starting to wear a little
thin - I still like Catchphrase better for a light party "word"
game and will certainly be looking to play Compatibility again
soon. But it was still fun - and we've gotten quite a bit of use
from it in a short time.
That's it!! No SSG for the next 3 weeks.
Dave Bernazzani
http://www.gis.net/~dber (South Shore Gamers) - --- Dave Bernazzani <dber@...> wrote:
> ADEL VERPFLICHTET - My record is in tact! My 4th
Funny you mentioned concentrating more. I tried not
> game of Adel
> with a screw up. I seem to always put out the wrong
> type of card
> somewhere during the game. But my brain was tired
> and yet I
> still managed to recover somewhat and lead most of
> the game only
> to fall into 2nd place when Craig took the win. A
> fun game - and
> I enjoy it but I've got to concentrate more!
to concentrate terribly hard because every time I play
this game I always seem to outguess myself and make
little progress around the board. The best was
watchin Emily trying to free one of her theives only
to lose it the very next turn after she got it back.
Other games I played....
Taj Mahal - Alison, Richard, Matthew, Craig: Richard
was interested in learning this and we had no problem
convincing Alison to play or Matthew for that matter.
We gave Richard the low down on some basic strategy
and got started. He developed a nice network of
palaces while Alison and I worked on the commodities
with the elephant strategy. For awhile I thought
Richard might get a strong enough network to win, but
he ran himself low on cards in the final rounds and
stalled out in the 40 point range with Alison. Going
into the final round, Matthew and I had a large amount
of cards and Matthew challenged for everything in the
12 region. This was great for me since he was
trailing in last place by quite a bit so I bailed,
keeping a large suit for 13 points and the win.
Tikal - Matthew, Richard, Scott H. Craig: Matthew
agreed to play if we played quick. Turned out he
needed the most prodding throughout the game. We
decided on the auction version and Matthew immediately
spent himself into last place with a strategy that
none of us could quite follow. I capped the 10 point
temple early and then spent the rest of the game
getting in Richard's way and fighting him for first
place. Unfortunately, despite the fact that we though
Matthew knew not what he was doing, he came back
strong on the finally scoring round to win by 7 points
113 - 106 over me. He quietly placed tiles so that
they were hard for others to get to and controlled a
ton of mid sized temples. I paid too much attention
to Richard and misplaced a temple tile that Matthew
ended up controlling in the end - DOH! An excellent
game with everyone in it until the end. And unlike
the last game of Tikal I played noone was lapped on
the scoreboard (ask Walter about this one ;-) )
Vampire - Scott, Matthew, Richard, Craig: This is a
much maligned Knizia game. The graphics stink and
make it a difficult game to play for that reason
alone. But, I think that beyond that, it is an
interesting card game that plays much better than its
reputation. The idea is you are collecting vampire
heads in 6 different suits. On your turn you can draw
2 cards and either discard a card to the appropriate
discard stack (one for each suit) or you can meld a
suit. Meld must have at least three cards. If you
choose not to draw, you can pick up the discard stack
for any suit and then you must meld. A round ends
when the deck is depleted or one player melds all six
suits. At this point you check each suit for the
lowest scoring meld. That meld is discarded (melds of
zero count) and players score whatever reminaing
melds. Scott crushed us in two hands scoring over 50
points with the rest of us failing to break 40.
Another hand would have only made it worse so we
stopped short of the suggested three hands.
Craig W. Massey
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President Barack Obama and other Democrats want to expand and continue the payroll tax break for workers and extend it to employers, arguing it would help stimulate the sluggish U.S. economy. They have offered to cover the plan's cost with a new tax on millionaires.
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The competing plans were defeated on Thursday in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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