http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/ Matt Forbeck's official website and blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-46533 Christian Lindke Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:56:54 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-46533 Getting David Partlett, author of the Oxford History of Board Games, as one of the authors was a great move by Lowder. This looks to be a great followup to the excellent Hobby Games book. Getting David Partlett, author of the Oxford History of Board Games, as one of the authors was a great move by Lowder. This looks to be a great followup to the excellent Hobby Games book.

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-49533 Christian Lindke Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-49533 Getting David Partlett, author of the Oxford History of Board Games, as one of the authors was a great move by Lowder. This looks to be a great followup to the excellent Hobby Games book. Getting David Partlett, author of the Oxford History of Board Games, as one of the authors was a great move by Lowder. This looks to be a great followup to the excellent Hobby Games book.

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-46526 JMcL63 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:12:46 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-46526 You play with your kids mostly then? I hadn't thought of that. And the 'fiendisness' was just me asking for hints of what we can expect from <i>Descent</i> a la Forbeck... Hmm? ;) You play with your kids mostly then? I hadn’t thought of that. And the ‘fiendisness’ was just me asking for hints of what we can expect from Descent a la Forbeck… Hmm?

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-49532 JMcL63 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-49532 You play with your kids mostly then? I hadn't thought of that. And the 'fiendisness' was just me asking for hints of what we can expect from <i>Descent</i> a la Forbeck... Hmm? ;) You play with your kids mostly then? I hadn’t thought of that. And the ‘fiendisness’ was just me asking for hints of what we can expect from Descent a la Forbeck… Hmm?

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-46524 Matt Forbeck Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:34:03 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-46524 I play for fun, not fiendishness. I am not a hardcore <em>Descent</em> player, but I do have copies of the game and a number of the supplements that have seen my dining room table a number of times. I play for fun, not fiendishness. I am not a hardcore Descent player, but I do have copies of the game and a number of the supplements that have seen my dining room table a number of times.

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-49531 Matt Forbeck Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:34:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-49531 I play for fun, not fiendishness. I am not a hardcore <em>Descent</em> player, but I do have copies of the game and a number of the supplements that have seen my dining room table a number of times. I play for fun, not fiendishness. I am not a hardcore Descent player, but I do have copies of the game and a number of the supplements that have seen my dining room table a number of times.

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-46523 JMcL63 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:20:17 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-46523 A big book of <i>Descent</i>? That sounds good. How much did you play the game before setting down to write that? And exactly how fiendish an Overlord have you proved to be? ;) A big book of Descent? That sounds good. How much did you play the game before setting down to write that? And exactly how fiendish an Overlord have you proved to be?

]]> http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/comment-page-1/#comment-49530 JMcL63 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:20:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/2009/04/23/family-games-and-descent/#comment-49530 A big book of <i>Descent</i>? That sounds good. How much did you play the game before setting down to write that? And exactly how fiendish an Overlord have you proved to be? ;) A big book of Descent? That sounds good. How much did you play the game before setting down to write that? And exactly how fiendish an Overlord have you proved to be?

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