Fortress: Ameritrash Blog

The adopted prince, and one-day prophet, stands covered in the dust of the construction site. Sweat rolls over his furrowed brow as he watches his people struggle to move the massive blocks before them. An older man clad in rich fabrics and adorned with rings and bands of gold stands behind the prince. His nearby guards eye the workers warily. They know, if the king does not, that they are not loved. "Pharaoh is pleased?" asks the prince as he sweeps his arm wide indicating the scene of incredible labor. "Yes," replies the...

  I started out thinking that Dungeon Command wasn't all that hot, that the system itself lacked tension, and that it simply wasn't much fun. I played with people who liked the same kinds of games I do, and they didn't really like it either. I'm kind of surprised that Wizards keeps sending me these sets, considering that I didn't give an ultra-glowing review initially. But when I played with my one buddy who loves Dungeon Command, I seemed to like it a little more, as illustrated with my Curse of Undeath review. Add...

Dusted off my One Game Per Day blog for this entry. Game of the Day: RIDICULOUS FISHING   A friend (a genuine professional game reviewer person!) described it as "terrible" and "a bad design," and then muttered quietly to himself about how addictive it is and tried in vain to beat my depth. It is simple, and if you need your graphics to look like INFINITY BLADE you will be sad, but I know there are folks like me that miss arcade gems like CENTIPEDE and SPY HUNTER that will feel right at...

The Ionian Sea, normally a bright blue, is today an angry gray. The water roils and heaves as it breaks in fury against the pillar of stone that lies a short distance off the coast. A maiden shrieks in terror and strains at the bonds that hold her chained fast. A man, his robe as white as his long flowing beard, stands near to the water line and raises his hands to the heavens. They tremble as does his voice. "Oh great Neptune," he cries, "accept this our sacrifice and take mercy upon us!" ...

I've decided to start inflicting my opinions on a blog here. I will mostly cover stuff I don't see already here. I will mostly just discuss games, I don't have any specific objective in mind.   My Observations; of Mordheim City of the Damned   Games Workshop are probably still a bigger industry in the UK than the entire board game industry, bigger than roleplaying too, possibly bigger than both combined. I don't have sales figures, but the have more highstreet store frontage than either of the other...