Informational

Last weekend I went to VanLan 2007! If you haven’t heard of it, I am sure you are not alone. Every year all my old High School friends go to Vancouver to play computer games and hang-out with each other. It is a good way to stay connected with each other. This year there was only about a dozen of us (a lot less from last year), but it was still a lot of fun. The only down-fall of VanLan is that every year there seems to be more drinking and less computer games. I guess it would be less of an issue if I was a bigger drinker. However, on the positive side, it is a lot easier to beat an intoxicated opponent. Even with this set-back, we did play a lot of computer games. Here is an overview of some of the games we played: Dawn of War, WarCraft 3 mods, Aliens vs Predator 2, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, and much much more.

I was, also, introduced to a cool little game called Geometry Wars. The best way to describe the game is Asteroids on Ecstasy. I never thought that such a simple game could be so visually stimulating… or that hard. The best part is the full game only cost four bucks! Whenever I had some free time on the weekend I was playing this game, so I got my money’s worth already.

Another interesting game I was introduced to was the Starcraft boardgame. I really don’t like Starcraft, so I was shocked to find out how good this game was. Starcraft (the computer game) has absolutely no strategy in it. It is all about micro-management and cruiser rushes. I thought the boardgame would be doomed to fail. However, I was surprised how much strategy was in the game. The best way to describe the game is a cross between Axis vs Allies and Settlers of Catan which are both excellent games. I am definitely tempted to buy the game.