Discussions of new games. I really hate magazines, so groups like this are where I get to hear about them. Console games, casual games. Whether Passage was a game or a work of art, that was a great conversation. How D&D 4th handles alignment. I'd like to discuss card games like Citadels and this weird oil-industry board game I tried and Settlers of Catan. And so on.
Discussions of old games. I'd love to chat about Reach for The Stars and I am always charmed by nostalgia about Dizzy The Egg (but Horace Goes Skiing sucked) or Talisman, or How Well CyberPunk 2020 Predicted Today. I like these discussions even more when they point to places to play the old games. Related: discussions of emulators are good, as are discussions of copyright vs. abandonware.
Console/platform wars and similar. No, seriously, I get a lot of information out of 'Wii vs X-Box' type discussions. Related: how new laptops fare for PC gaming.
Women In Gaming. I wouldn't be in this group if the subject didn't matter to me. I want to hear about female industry leaders, and the games that get it right for women, as well as when the industry gets it wrong. Related: race in gaming. I think it matters. Not all women gamers are white, you know?
Posters' Experiences. Game reviews, but also that time you went to the Game shop and this thing happened, or this person you met and ended up talking games, or the convention you went to.
Gaming Related Literature.
I like kyoutenshi's suggestion of a Theme Month a lot. I think it would work.
Random Waffle. I don't mind off-topic posts - we share a perspective, that of being female and being into games. That leads to a certain perspective on events. I realise this is the most contentious of my list, so I put it last...
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Date: 2009-05-19 09:25 am (UTC)Discussions of new games. I really hate magazines, so groups like this are where I get to hear about them. Console games, casual games. Whether Passage was a game or a work of art, that was a great conversation. How D&D 4th handles alignment. I'd like to discuss card games like Citadels and this weird oil-industry board game I tried and Settlers of Catan. And so on.
Discussions of old games. I'd love to chat about Reach for The Stars and I am always charmed by nostalgia about Dizzy The Egg (but Horace Goes Skiing sucked) or Talisman, or How Well CyberPunk 2020 Predicted Today. I like these discussions even more when they point to places to play the old games. Related: discussions of emulators are good, as are discussions of copyright vs. abandonware.
Console/platform wars and similar. No, seriously, I get a lot of information out of 'Wii vs X-Box' type discussions. Related: how new laptops fare for PC gaming.
Women In Gaming. I wouldn't be in this group if the subject didn't matter to me. I want to hear about female industry leaders, and the games that get it right for women, as well as when the industry gets it wrong. Related: race in gaming. I think it matters. Not all women gamers are white, you know?
Posters' Experiences. Game reviews, but also that time you went to the Game shop and this thing happened, or this person you met and ended up talking games, or the convention you went to.
Gaming Related Literature.
I like kyoutenshi's suggestion of a Theme Month a lot. I think it would work.
Random Waffle. I don't mind off-topic posts - we share a perspective, that of being female and being into games. That leads to a certain perspective on events. I realise this is the most contentious of my list, so I put it last...