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Sholio ([personal profile] sholio) wrote2011-06-08 12:11 pm
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... oh dear.

I seem to have been sucked into the giant time-hole that is Echo Bazaar.

But it's fun! Online games don't woo me all that often, but this one harks back to the old text-based RPGs like Rogue and Nethack that I used to play twenty years ago. And it has a really entertaining, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.

The only thing saving me from really losing a lot of time to this game is that you're very limited on the number of actions you can perform per day, and there's a reset time of several minutes from one action to the next -- you can bypass this by paying for the game, but I'm finding the reset time useful in limiting my time-wasting somewhat.

'scuze me, I just got another action so I'm off to get some more Rats on a String. XD

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[identity profile] black-raven135.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
speaking of online games, I have been sucked into Suduko.....
It is all WebMD's fault.........
I have watched people play it on their whatever when they are in
a waiting room etc. and thought I could do it.
Although I did okay on WebMD, it was an entirely different story on a suduko site online........failed miserably
They said it has been around since the 70s???
Where?

[identity profile] black-raven135.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
(((NOD)))
Obsessive seems to be the keyword here........and I thought this morning when I started playing it that there might be a NEED to do so too often.....
frith_in_thorns: (Echo Bazaar - Barbed Wit)

[personal profile] frith_in_thorns 2011-06-09 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
What is your username can I friend you in-game :D

This is one of my obsessions at the moment :P I just love the atmosphere, and the lore, and the way you very gradually find out more of the overarching story in the oddest sort of places - and I love the devs very much too. Example. Anyway, I hope you continue to enjoy it!
frith_in_thorns: (Sanctuary - Henry - happy)

[personal profile] frith_in_thorns 2011-06-09 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I've found your EB profile, but you friend someone by mutally following on Twitter :) My Twitter is here - I'm happy to do any lodgings actions, although I'm almost out of actions for today!

[identity profile] skinscript.livejournal.com 2011-06-10 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
I've been playing for months (@nmsaunders), and thank goodness for the action caps, or I'd be there right now.