Jour 307 Blog #2: iPad

The iPad has been an extremely useful device, especially this day and age. It truly brings everything to your finger tips.

Photo from thesucky.com

Laptops were seen as a the way to get all your information on the go. Then the iPad came along and made it even more portable.

It has been helpful for students, as it has allowed them to lighten their load of text books.

Schools have also had programs in place that enable students to receive iPads, that is how I ended up with mine, through a scholarship set up by Apple and the University of Arizona.

The University of California, Irvine implemented the iPad into its medical studies program by moving all of the curriculum over.

Assignment #2: War Gaming

For this assignment I went over to Richard Knowles' house and observed him and Chris Wallace engage in the battle of Guam Landing, that took place on July 21, 1944.

I am not much of a "War Gamer," but it was interesting to watch the set-up process  (Which took longer to do, than it did to play out the scenario) and the battle itself. There are several scenarios to play. You can also play it play it as a campaign from start to finish with each battle effecting the next.

For more info on the game feel free to check it all out here on boardgamegeek.com

Enjoy the show, hopefully

Thanks and play well,
                                   MYLO
                           

Blog 1: Bicol Video Review

Originally, I was not quite sure as to what I wanted to be the subject of this first blog for my JOUR 307 class. In all honesty I almost forgot about it, but remembered it on the day was due.

So, I frantically searched the Web trying to find something. I tried to find something to critique as I am not up to date on new digital tools for the multimedia journalist in 2013, I started by searching "Google."

Nothing that that popped up really caught my eye, so I tried browsing "YouTube."

Finally, I switched over to "Bing" and came across a multimedia project by Jun Pasaylo.

His multimedia project is on the rebuilding of the Bicol Express that was built in 1940s, but saw heavy destruction due to a typhoon in 2006.

 His project "Bicol Express: Riding Again," is mix of video and still photos with natural sound and he himself narrates over the video.

Spite & Malice

Hello and thanks for coming back check out what kind of new used game that I have managed to come across in my wanderings.

This time I will be talking about a card game that I found at, can you guess where, that's right I found it at Bookmans. It was at the Speedway and Wilmot location.

The card game is called "Spite & Malice," this particular card game appears to have been originally printed in 1975 using a regular deck of cards.

The original name had a 'N' instead of the & symbol, it also had very different artwork, very 70ish artwork. Hasbro picked up the rights and reprinted the game in 2002. They obviously changed the artwork and added two menacing looking cartoon cats.

Hasbro also added some cards to the deck, such as wild/spite cards, malice cards and added some rule changes to a couple of the other cards.

Parker Brothers obtained the rights from Hasbro to print the game. The copy that I got a hold of was printed by Parker Brothers.

Junta

Welcome back, even though it is I that has been away for awhile, over a month to be exact. However, that's neither here nor there.

I am proud to bring you another post on my second-hand findings that have all been found at one of the two Bookmans locations that I visit.

The game I am writing about this week was found at the Bookmans on Grant and Campbell. The game is no longer available through regular retail outlets, online there is a copy available for the amount that I payed for it at Bookmans, $15.

"Junta" (pronounced whoon-ta) was a game that was originally created in 1978 by Vincent Tsao. In 1985 the game was put out by West End Games.

Ben Grossman and Eric Goldberg redesigned the game.

The game I got was missing the three dice, but those are easy enough to replace. The weird thing was that the cards and money looked used, but none of the counters were punched out. Makes me wonder if it was Frankensteined, uh oh well.

The box was in fair condition as well. However, the Bookmans on Grant should really get a shrink-wrap machine or if they already have one they need to use it on the board games. All they do to seal the boxes is put packaging tape on all four sides of the box.

I am not a fan of this because it destroys the integrity of the box. Granted I intend on playing the game, but there is a collectors market and to me that takes away from the value of the game.

221 B. Baker St. and The Time Machine

Welcome back gaming audience for yet another second hand find that I came across at the Bookmans on Speedway. It does manage to tie into the last game I talked about in my last post.

It's time to put your deerstalker cap back on and grab a magnifying glass to take on the roll Sherlock Holmes in 221 B. Baker St. and The Time Machine.

The game was published in 1996 as a new deluxe edition of 221 B. Baker St. by the John N. Hansen Company. My copy however was printed in 1997.

The game ranges for $12.93 to $64.94 depending on the type and condition. The copy I got a hold of at Bookmans cost me $8.

The copy I got wasn't in the greatest condition as a corner of the box was ripped and one of the tokens was broken as well. However, those issues are minor in my opinion as long as the game is entertaining.

The game is considered a deluxe edition but there are some changes to the game. For one you are able to try and solve mysteries throughout time.

221 B Baker Street

Hello again, I'm back with a new used game that I purchased at Bookmans on Speedway and Wilmot.

The game is "221 B Baker Street" and it is a master detective board game that has twenty original adventures in the Sherlock Holmes mystery realm.

The copy I picked up cost me $7 when it retails for around $20. It was published by the John N. Hansen Company.

Hansen Company was established in 1947 and puts out numerous toys and games like Hoberman Spheres and board games from Parker Brothers.

The game was originally printed in 1975.

It appears that my particular copy of 221 B Baker Street was published in 1977-78.

The game has 20 different mysteries to solve in which the game suggests that you play them in order 1-20. A rough estimate of about an hour and 20 minutes for each mystery.

The object of the game is to travel around the board collecting enough clues for you to feel confident enough head back to 221 B Baker Street and solve the mystery.