Great video! Getting to play a lot of those machines was one of my favorite things about attending the Portland Retro Game Expo. That Star Trek TNG board is a lot of fun :). These days, I get most of my pinball love on the digital side, with Pinball FX 2 and The Pinball Arcade, both really amazing simulations of the physics you would experience on a real table. Not the same, of course, but sufficient ;).

Nice! I got Minecraft for the Wii U for my son a while ago.

I'm glad you posted this to let me know about it. I'm also glad I saw this post again a while ago, which reminded me about it. I loaded the game so I could get it for Vinny, but I didn't see this DLC listed. I went to the Nintendo eStore to find it, it wasn't there either. The game did tell me that updated data was downloaded, but that's about it. I finally figured out out to access it. If you choose to create a new world, you'll see the Mash-Up Pack in the options. I didn't play around with it, but I told Vinny about it. So, I don't have my own experience to share with you, just my initial impression of looking at the screen every now and then and hearing it while Vinny played it. The blocks do look like a mix between Mario and Minecraft, which should be expected. I think it looks kind of cool. At one point it looked like Vinny was in the Nether, which looked a lot like a place where you'd expect to see one of Bowser's castles. Although I recognized some music from Mario 64, some of it sounded kind of like a carnival, which I didn't really like. I may play around with it some time or watch Vinny play it some more. Anyway, I just thought I'd share my initial impression with you, since you asked.

The updates to the mechanics that they've mentioned so far sound interesting, and one in particular - unit embedding - long overdue. Gone are they days of "one unit per tile." Now you won't have to dance around settlers as they are mobilized in unprotected territory. They can simply hitch a ride with an offensive or defensive unit, and get the protection they've always deserved.

Dynamic diplomacy sounds really interesting, too. Diplomacy tactics will be as primitive as your civilization is, with more advanced strategies opening up as you advance through the ages. Neat! Also curious about that enhanced multiplayer. Single session scenarios, both competitive and cooperative. The screenshots remind me more of what they were doing with Civ Revolution for the consoles. I hope they don't drift back too far in that direction.

Interested, but not excited. Love Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Marvel is doing a great job showing that comic book movies can be taken seriously, and be quite successful. If Ubisoft can do the same for video game movies, then hopefully more directors and studios will "get it" and follow suit. I don't think the pool for great stories is as deep in games as it is in comics, but there are gems worth pursuing. Because of what Ubisoft is doing with AC, they don't even need to follow the games specifically (as with this movie), as long as they don't stray too far from the core themes.

I'm not current on the AC games, so I don't know what changes have taken place, but I'm not entirely keen on this rendition of the Animus. I think I get why they went this way (it's visually more interesting), but hopefully the movie will explain, with as much rational movie logic as they can, why that type of apparatus is necessary, and why they need to strap blades on him in the real world. Are they still searching for Pieces of Eden? Also, I'm tired of Kanye.

I got all my free Whispers of the Old Gods cards a couple of weeks ago or so. I think I got at least one Legendary, maybe two Epics, and a few Rares. I don't remember what I got though.

Oh I see it now, I overlooked it before and therefore didn't put it into a deck. Other than C'Thun, I got "Nat. the Darkfisher." a 2/4 Neutral card that costs 2 and says, "at the start of your opponent's turn, they have a 50% chance to draw a card." I also see a Warlock card called "Cho'Gall," which is a 7/7 that costs 7 w/ ability "Battlecry: The next spell you cast costs Health instead of Mana."

LOL They should make more of these with the other Heroes and cards.

I'm glad I'm not the only one tired of losing all the time. I like the game, but playing against other people makes me feel awful. In fact, I'm not sure I can think of a game that makes me feel as terrible as this one does. That's pretty much why I don't play it. I don't like playing against other people and losing so much.

Jordan, I'm not sure if what you shared is worth it. You can probably find strategies all around the Interwebs for free. I'd certainly like to find some that will help, but I think if I invested some time into it I could probably find some really good info out there. Let me know if you decide to get this and if it really helps.

(BTW Jon, if you have some really good resources and tips, please share!)

I consider you an expert in the game. I was hoping you could post something for those of us that suck. I know you've provided at least one link. I think if I spend some more time searching for help w/ Google, I can figure it out and get better. I'm really hoping that the game really does match me with similar players. I figure since I lose so much, maybe I can get matched with someone else who does, so that I don't have to suffer loss so often and hard. LOL

Something to read might be easier to constantly access. A video might be easier to make though. To start, I'm interested in how to build a good deck. I've used the Deck Builder, but that might not be good enough. So, if you wanted to show a video about how to build a good deck (with each Hero) and some things that could go into, that'd be great. Keep in mind, we don't have the awesome cards that you do.

If we had a post here on the site that we all could see, then other players (especially our members) could also provide input. It would also give us a place for questions and comments. You could also share some good resources you've found on the interwebs. :)

Flawless victory today, I'm stopping there since I finished all my Quests!!! I've deleted all of my decks and have decided to remake them as needed for Quests. I had one win left to get with my Shaman and I got it. I also had to win 3 with any Hero and then 2 with Rogue or Druid. So, I rebuilt those decks using the Classic recipe and got my 3 needed wins. I'm really happy that I completed my Dailies.

One of the things about this game is that you can attack the player or their creatures. So, I'm thinking it's probably best to try to kill their creatures off if you can. Then you can "go face" as Jon likes to say in his videos. LOL

That is a good idea, Adam. I've seen people attack some of my creatures with their Hero, which at first I thought wasn't a good idea, because they took Hero damage, but I have realized that it's better to sacrifice a few Health to prevent more damage. My games (wins) were beautiful today. I cleared their side of the board and "went face" quite a few times. Oh it was lovely. A while ago, I nearly killed an opponent twice, but they managed to refill their health a couple of times and took me down in the end.