Gameletting, Part 3
The third phase of the gameletting focuses on CCGs – the binder sets, to be precise.
I used to keep complete sets of every game I played for bragging rights and deckbuilding reference, but I don’t do quite as much deckbuilding as before and those binders simply take up a lot of space. I don’t need the cards for my actual play collections (except for Netrunner – those cards aren’t going anywhere), so I’m curious to see if there’s still a market for them.
This week: Middle Earth CCG, 7th Sea, Initial D and Star Trek: TOS sets are up for grabs. Next week, Buffy and Battlestar Galactica.
First Skate
When Naomi got her first pair of skates, she had to use them right away. It was cold, but not windy, so we dashed off to the rink for a quick pair of laps.
Her first reaction to standing up on the blades was “My feet don’t work!” But she got the hang of it pretty quickly.
Our annual trip to the Rideau Canal is going to be fun!
Monthly Naomi Photo
Naomi rocked out to Serena Ryder’s “Little Bit of Red” for an impromptu concert. She NAILED it!
(How does she know Serena Ryder? From her appearance with Mama Yama on Kids’ CBC, of course!)
Games at the Workplace
Back in those days when any night could have been a CCG night, I used to keep a box of CCG decks in my desk on the off chance that I might decide to skip class or skip dinner and go play either at le Cirque or la Croissanterie. I’m not back to that kind of a flexible schedule, but the boxes are back!
Kevin, a colleague at work, started it by bringing copies of Mystick: Domination to the office and inviting folks to play. Well, that was all the encouragement I needed – today, I brought my own semi-constructed demo decks to the office and left them there for whenever opportunity and interest strike.
So far, the deck are: 7th Sea, Buffy, Burning Sands, Doomtown, Initial D, Netrunner, and Warlord. I could add Call of Cthulhu, Middle-Earth and X-Files to the list, and perhaps whip up a couple of starter decks of Legend of the Five Rings and Wars, but that’ll mean another box, and, in the case of Middle Earth and X-Files, some extra paraphernalia in the form of maps and checklists.
Who wants to play?
Gameletting: Round 2
There’s a new batch of items on eBay Tell all your nerdy friends! [grin]
Most of the items are AD&D modules, but there are two items with stories behind them.
First, my copy of Psychonauts. I tried to sell it at Game Stop to add to my credit collection, and the cashier told me I could make more money at auction. I appreciated her candour!
Second, a Destiny statue. I bought this 13 years or so ago as a present to myself after I landed my first technical writing gig at CDS. It sat on my desk for three years (I used it to store mail, which amused me mightily) but then I put it away for the rest of the time. It needs a good home.
Next week: board games or card games. I’m not sure which.
Befriend Your Demons
Ah, Kids in the Hall – how you have scarred my sense of humour!
and the follow-up:
Monthly Ben Photo
Ben saves his biggest smiles for his sister.
eBay Standings 2009
Speaking of eBay, I took a look at my paypal balance sheet and was delighted to see that I finished in the black to the tune of 800$ or so! That’s a nice change of pace from a decade ago!
Gameletting
It may seem like forever, but my RPG collection hobby has only lasted a decade. I took it up after MC moved out and I thought, on a dangerous lark, that it would be fun to exploit eBay to reassemble all the AD&D 1st edition books that I sold off when I was fourteen.
It was a good idea at the time, but, as is my wont, I took it too far. In addition to finding the books and modules that I had, I then decided that I should get all the accessories and character sheets and other ephemera that I owned. Fortunately, nerds keep everything, so I bought that stuff too. Then, I thought, since I’d gone that far, it would be worthwhile to buy up all the other AD&D products that I’d always wanted, but never owned. And then 3rd edition hit, along with wave after wave of OGL products, I started buy books based on CCGs and cult TV shows, followed companies and authors and, well, my bookshelves have never been the same.
Well, it’s ten years later, and Dina’s gone. Before I start a new hobby (piano seems like a good choice, given enough time), it’s a good idea to clear some more of the accumulated clutter – both in books and CCGs. I’m not getting rid of everything – certain things are untouchable: The Open Design projects, my original AD&D collection items, the RPG quickstarts, but beyond that, nothing’s really safe. I’ve already crossed the line and sold the hard-to-replace copies of Dune and Ptolus , before Christmas. What’s a few more gaming treasures/trophies added to that exodus?
Maybe I’ll earn enough to get to GenCon again this year (or pay for new brakes, whichever comes first).
This week, I’m selling all the bits and pieces of the original D&D white box, and all four supplements: Steve’s eBay Page
Next week, AD&D modules, I think. That’ll buy me some time while I go through my CCG sets for a third or fourth pass.
Gaming Quandary
I brought 28 PSP, PS2 and Wii games to the local Gamestop, sold them for anywhere ranging from 50 cents to 22 bucks, and left with three figures of credit, even after picking up Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures, at Ben’s fervent request.
I’m wondering what I should do with this windfall of store credit? The options that spring to mind include:
- Return more games – get more credit!
- Pick up a DS Lite and pay the difference.
- Pick up a used Xbox 360 Arcade system (512 Mb of build-in memory – hard drive extra). I don’t plan on downloading, but I don’t know the memory requirements for playing online with friends – also, what are the must-have, non-sports non-FPS games?
- Pick up a used Guitar Hero 2 controller for PS2 (about 20 bucks)
- Buy a trio of big ticket Wii items: Wii Sports (with the extra doohickey), Punch Out, the latest Super Mario Bros, etc.
- Pick up DJ Hero for PS2. Fun, but too gimmicky?
Friends, I solicit your opinions!
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