Beautiful Advertisement For Wacom's Cintiq 24 HD

The Cintiq 24HD commercial from Wacom has one of the most beautiful advertisement I've ever seen. From the beautiful cinematography to the amazing music, everything fits perfectly to create an emotional ride as I watch this commercial. And seeing how the car drawing appears in the background, it is just breathtaking.

'Carcassonne' Review

Carcassonne is a eurogame about area control and gaining points to win the game. With a certain number of people under your control, you place them according to the best possible option in order to win the most points. It is a simple family game that anyone can enjoy.

'Panic Station' Review

Panic Station is a game about paranoia-driven game for 4 to 6 players in which you control two characters, a trooper and an android, and head out to investigate what is happening in a remote station. Sometime during the game, one of the players will be infected by the alien lifeform and become a Host. Once infected, the player will then have an objective to stop the humans from completing their mission. How he does that depend on his ability to 'convince' the other players.

Pathfinder Beginner Box Preview

Paizo is releasing a beginner box of the popular Pathfinder Roleplaying Game this October. The beginner box video preview shows the contents inside, and what to expect for both newcomers and veterans to the world of table-top roleplaying. After watching the preview, I went and pre-ordered a copy for my board game club.

Practical Gaming In The Classroom (by Tom Vasel)

Tom Vasel is a pastor who also reviews board games. In fact, he has played over 2,500 board games, reviewed tons of them and uploaded his reviews on the internet. Recently, I saw his video on 'Practical Gaming In The Classroom' on youtube.com, where he shared his views on how to implement board games in the students' learning process. For those interested in the clip, click here.

'Quest: A Time Of Heroes' Review

Quest: A Time of Heroes is a lite-rpg that can be played in a matter of minutes after opening the rulebook. The story centers on a group of heroes (1 - 4 heroes) who came upon the island of Krokk after coming across a treasure map which they spent their last remaining gold with, not knowing that something is happening on the island at that very moment that will intertwine with their fate.

'Ticket To Ride' Review

Ticket To Ride is a game about claiming train routes on the map of United States to fulfill the train destination tickets that the player has. The game mechanic is very simple, and the game is fun and challenging.

Board Game Club

Recently, I started a board game club for the students that I taught. Why board games? Simply because I love them. Well, not only that. In reality, not only are board games fun and exciting, they promote many positive things such as the desire to win, interactivity between group players, learning how to lose 'properly' (under supervision), etc.

Because of the club, I will try to post what I think of the games that are brought to the gaming table.

ThunderCats Reboot

My memory of primary school was the golden era of cartoons, with Masters of the Universe, M.A.S.K., Centurions, Transformers, G.I.Joe, Ultraman, and many others dominating the kids' TV channels. I would be glued to those hours and never miss one episode whenever possible. Among all those, the one that I watched least but has the most respect was ThunderCats. The characters are just so cool and mature. Story-wise, I don't think I remember much. Fast forward to 2011 and Cartoon Network is now rebooting ThunderCats. Having watched some of the clips of the new ThunderCats, I must say things are looking better than ever.

King of Fighters XIII

SNK's King of Fighters has always been a favorite of mine. At the time when SNK and Capcom were competing to see which company would win the fighting game battle, I always favored King of Fighters a tad more. Maybe it's because the characters are cooler, maybe it's because the combos are harder to pull off, I don't know. Now, after almost 2 decade, the King of Fighters is releasing their 13th edition, and I can't wait for it to come out. GameTrailers has a glimpse of King of Fighters XIII gameplay trailer. Have fun and check it out.

Bellagio Fountain Show

Taking a break from my work, I went out with some members to Las Vegas Boulevard to watch Treasure Island's pirate show and Bellagio's fountain show. Unfortunately, the pirate show was cancelled due to the wind condition. We did, however, watch Bellagio's fountain show. It was beautiful. When the song "My Heart Will Go On" played and the fountain starts its magic, I was mesmerized for the whole 5 minutes by how beautiful everything was. Bellagio's fountain show is no doubt the best and time enduring show in this era.

Super Dungeon Explore

Super Dungeon Explore is dungeon crawler type board game that will be released around October 2011. It's a 2-6 player dungeon crawler game that lasts around 90 minutes. From the looks of it, it seems like any dungeon crawler but with 'chibi' characters and probably streamlined rules. As a fan for good dungeon crawler games, I'm looking forward to get my hands on it.