Don't say I never gave you anything.

28 Jul 06

Thanks to Silvaril for coming through with the first Sword of the Stars story in the forum. Though my Tarka is a little rusty, I'm pretty sure that's not from demo. However, the quest has been met. As a reward, Silvaril has been granted the rank of Storyteller. Congratulations. Don't let it go to your head.

I'm working on a review of the Logitech G15 keyboard. Yes, it's the one with the LCD. If you have any questions about it you'd like answered in the review, send them my way. Overall, it's a very nice keyboard and will receive a high rating. I wanted to let you know in case anyone wanted to get into the deal I posted in the forum. Many of those types of rebates are renewed at the end of the term, but there's no guarantee of that. I'm not sure I could have given a strong recommendation at the original $100 price point, but at the current price it's much easier to recommend.

I was over at Gamers with Jobs and noticed a couple of interesting items. One was a half game story by Elysium. The other was a news blurb about the difficulty of multigenerational porting. Both made me think so I thought I'd pass them along.

I was posting on the Gaming Trend forum about tycoon games. It made me realize how fond I was of Monopoly Tycoon from Deep Red. So it's our game of the week. The official site has been closed down so I'll give you the Mobygames Page. Monopoly Tycoon starts you out as a character based on one of the original playing pieces. You start with a small inheritance and work to build a mighty empire. The game starts in the 1930's. You build your businesses based on the desires of the people who shop in the area you're building. You'll provide everything from housing to goods to entertainment. Along the way you'll face off with some nasty competition. They'll engage you in nasty bidding wars. Yes, you still do the Monopoly things here too. You buy property to collect rent. If you get all the blocks of a color, you get some nice bonuses (including hotels, of course). You can play in sandbox mode or through a series of scenarios. All in all, I still regard it as one of the highlights of the tycoon genre.

Jason