flippyshark
09-26-2010, 03:56 AM
Hey, even the most popular people occasionally find themselves without a playing partner and must amuse themselves for an evening. (I confess I do it all the time.) For your next game night, you might consider Disaster On Everest (http://victorypointgames.com/details.php?prodId=129). It's from the tiny game publisher Victory Point Games, and my name is on the packaging as a play tester. I volunteered via email and was sent a prototype version a few months ago. It's a fun, suspenseful game in which your own Everest guide operation tries to safely escort a group of tourists, of varying ability, to the summit of Everest and back. As the game progresses, a killer storm gets ever closer, and when it hits, you have to make some tough choices to get as many as possible back to high camp.
I recommend this game, along with my favorite from this publisher, Nemo's War (http://victorypointgames.com/details.php?prodId=94), a solo game which let's you play Captain Nemo and sail the Nautilus around the globe on a mission either of exploration and discovery, or liberation, or just plain vengeance. It packs an amazing amount of options, story and strategy into a smallish envelope.
All games from this company are custom printed and the components are modest, but usually nicely designed. Eventually, I'm hoping to try my hand at inventing a title of my own. If you're an aspiring game designer, you'll find lots of great info at their site. Okay, end of plug.
I recommend this game, along with my favorite from this publisher, Nemo's War (http://victorypointgames.com/details.php?prodId=94), a solo game which let's you play Captain Nemo and sail the Nautilus around the globe on a mission either of exploration and discovery, or liberation, or just plain vengeance. It packs an amazing amount of options, story and strategy into a smallish envelope.
All games from this company are custom printed and the components are modest, but usually nicely designed. Eventually, I'm hoping to try my hand at inventing a title of my own. If you're an aspiring game designer, you'll find lots of great info at their site. Okay, end of plug.