I had quite a relaxing weekend after the stress that was Friday's exam. On Saturday I pootled off back to Abingdon for the afternoon to see the_div for a game of Federation Commander (it's based on Star Fleet Battles but without a rulebook hefty enough to kill a man). I promptly got trounced, mainly on account of thinking as if I was playing SFB but also ( Read more... )

( Six solid days of gaming... )

Well, this year's Abingdon Wargames Show went pretty smoothly, especially given the feelings of doom and gloom brought about by the relative lack of preparation (due to the main organiser being out of action for several weeks with a trapped nerve) and the last-minute change of location (the school double-booked their main hall, and then shifted us ( Read more... )

It is Day Three of my latest attempt to stop drinking coca-cola. The last time I tried to give up coke, I had a blinding caffeine-deprivation headache by now, but I then adopted the tactic of gradually weaning myself off it, and after three days I seem to be doing okay. I will be free of the caffeine addiction ( Read more... )