Since starting this blog series, I find that I’m gaming more, which is a plus. As a bonus, we have been getting snow in Minnesota, and I love gaming in winter. There’s something cozy about playing a video game while snow is lightly falling outside. My husband is the same way; he has started his Minecraft Friday night ritual with his friends. Let’s roll into my latest gaming update.

Consoles

I’m still playing through LEGO Harry Potter 5 -7. I’m almost finished with the story, and after that, I will replay all levels to unlock the collectibles. I’m a completionist, meaning I love collecting trophies and achievements, depending on what platform I’m playing on. I wish I weren’t because I want to play Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy; however, I want to play LEGO Harry Potter first.

PC

I tried to play Sims 3 a couple of weeks ago, but I ended up getting bored after thirty minutes. I also tried playing Death and Taxes. Death and Taxes is a game where you play as the Grim Reaper, deciding who lives or who dies. It’s an interesting premise; however, I’m itching to play something else. I’m going to review my Steam wishlist and library and purchase a few other games to have on hand. I like having options in my Steam library.

Board Games

I haven’t played board games at all. I want to host a board game night sometime soon with friends or family.

Roleplaying

I have two exciting roleplaying updates. The first update is that I joined a new Dungeons & Dragons 5e campaign. My character will be a half-elf / half-human Blood Hunter with ties to an otherworldly god. I picked Eldritch Blast as one of my main attack spells. I haven’t named my character yet, as I’m still trying to find the perfect name. Our first session will be before the Christmas holiday.

The second update is how much fun I had at Adventurer’s League. Adventurer’s League is an ongoing campaign where you can play anywhere. Players can take their character to any game store hosting an Adventurer’s League. It’s a great concept because I could play at one store in Minneapolis and level up, then take the same character to a game store in St. Paul with my newly leveled-up character. I had a blast. Zehiri is my level #3 Tiefling Paladin, who looks demonic, yet she’s a complete sweetheart once you meet her. This session was intense because my character and our group almost died! It’s the closest I have ever come to seeing my character die. I’m going to write a separate post summarizing that session.

Miscellaneous

In my last post, I mentioned how I wanted to play Magic: The Gathering Arena for the new set, Crimson Vow. I haven’t played Arena as I ended up uninstalling it from my phone. The app version takes forever to load, and it seems like every time I open the app, there’s a new update. I have been very disconnected from Magic, and I have even debated giving up the game altogether. I hope Crimson Vow is just what I need to get back into the game.

Besides Magic, I bought a new wireless mouse for work, but now I intend to use it when I play games on my laptop.

I have been writing a gaming post at least once a month, which is perfect. It gives me enough time to play and have something new to say. As mentioned, I’m going to write a post about the Adventurer’s League session where my character almost died because that’s a funny story.