<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341</id><updated>2024-09-13T02:24:19.943+01:00</updated><category term="StoryGames"/><category term="games"/><category term="BoardGames"/><category term="zombies"/><category term="ConcreteCow"/><category term="DIY Lighting"/><category term="Heroquest"/><category term="Lighting"/><category term="Photography"/><category term="Strobist"/><category term="birmingham"/><category term="music"/><title type='text'>At Play</title><subtitle type='html'>Doing stuff for the love of it.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-6485574373352546768</id><published>2008-06-02T12:12:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T16:29:49.925+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="BoardGames"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="zombies"/><title type='text'>Zombies! Fast Play!!</title><summary type="text">Following on from my rant on how slow and pointless the Zombies! game is here are a set of fast play rules that simulate all of the flavour of the game but in a fraction of the time.Fast Play Zombies!:Roll dice to pick half the players - they are out the game because the helipad turned too far away from them.Each of the players who are out the game pick a player they don&#39;t want to win so that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/6485574373352546768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/6485574373352546768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/6485574373352546768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/6485574373352546768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2008/06/zombies-fast-play.html' title='Zombies! Fast Play!!'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-2308145555816112153</id><published>2008-06-02T11:13:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2008-06-06T21:02:49.075+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="BoardGames"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="zombies"/><title type='text'>Zombies! Yawn!</title><summary type="text">Last Saturday was our bimonthly games night; we get together and play board and card games, socialise, have a beer. Like a million other gamers.We ran through the games wondering what to play. Perhaps one of the regulars: Lunch Money? (an ok game), Settlers? (good game); Cash and Guns? (great game), Dalmutti? (great game). Or perhaps one of the waiting to play games: Junta? (said to be excellent)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/2308145555816112153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/2308145555816112153' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/2308145555816112153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/2308145555816112153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2008/06/zombies-yawn.html' title='Zombies! Yawn!'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-5730696255217423601</id><published>2008-02-06T23:07:00.000+00:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T12:25:29.223+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="games"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Heroquest"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="StoryGames"/><title type='text'>Why players should let NPC live to appear again</title><summary type="text">Here&#39;s some advice that I posted years back. It was on a Heroquest forum but it relates to rpgs generally. I&#39;m putting it here for my own benefit if not anyone else&#39;s:Stephen Rennell said:&gt; I&#39;ve had the reverse problem - they assume that they can kill&gt; all the opposition after they&#39;ve defeated them, and it&#39;s very&gt; hard to get them to be happy with their enemies not being all&gt; dead. (Especially </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/5730696255217423601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/5730696255217423601' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/5730696255217423601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/5730696255217423601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-players-should-let-npc-live-to.html' title='Why players should let NPC live to appear again'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-683902931303962029</id><published>2007-09-29T01:13:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-09-29T01:19:00.339+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="StoryGames"/><title type='text'>Story Games in Birmingham? Step forward!</title><summary type="text">I&#39;ve been trying to find people into story games in Birmingham (UK) for some time. Seems like their a rare breed or their hiding really well.  Any of you out there please add a comment to this post and let the rest of us know.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/683902931303962029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/683902931303962029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/683902931303962029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/683902931303962029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2007/09/story-games-in-birmingham-step-forward.html' title='Story Games in Birmingham? Step forward!'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-8131924139302492723</id><published>2007-09-29T01:00:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-09-29T01:11:41.559+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ConcreteCow"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="StoryGames"/><title type='text'>Concrete Cow</title><summary type="text">It&#39;s Concrete Cow in a few hours. Its a gaming convention in Milton Keynes with a track history of indie and story games, so I&#39;m looking forward to playing something cool.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/8131924139302492723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/8131924139302492723' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/8131924139302492723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/8131924139302492723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2007/09/concrete-cow.html' title='Concrete Cow'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-2616685381690103713</id><published>2007-06-20T23:40:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-06-29T13:22:59.795+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="DIY Lighting"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lighting"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Strobist"/><title type='text'>DIY Lighting</title><summary type="text">I&#39;d been intending to buckle down and learn to use a flash by following the assignments on the Strobist site. But now that he&#39;s started a new series of articles called Lighting 102 it seems like its now or never. So I&#39;m all excited and I&#39;ve bought the book he&#39;s going to complement the course with - Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting.One of the things the Strobist </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/2616685381690103713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/2616685381690103713' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/2616685381690103713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/2616685381690103713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2007/06/diy-lighting.html' title='DIY Lighting'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743684350246858341.post-8088817775456913577</id><published>2007-06-20T17:53:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-06-20T18:07:33.726+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="birmingham"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="music"/><title type='text'>Birmingham Music Festivals</title><summary type="text">While stumbling round the web trying to find out if Birmingham&#39;s The Courtesy Group still gig I stumbled onto a post listing hods of mini-festivals in and around Brum this summer. It reminds me; I should take advantage of not being dead at the moment and get out and do stuff. Probably.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/feeds/8088817775456913577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3743684350246858341/8088817775456913577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/8088817775456913577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3743684350246858341/posts/default/8088817775456913577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atplay.blogspot.com/2007/06/birmingham-music-festivals.html' title='Birmingham Music Festivals'/><author><name>Nick H</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18443169211528000148</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZqgPZabuDaZoeZLbhMUA41mMwnHGUqOyHj3gAsc0dM1riqjOt3cH2sKkYmVjeyAJvr-0USD0JZKcKyMNTZ4IUFj1Bi9VKr5OS8LOBjddEwpwBLoHnm4hOQrdDsVWXn4/s220/2009-04-22-190746.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>