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Games & Tabletop

Classic PC strategy games, the college football games and Dungeons & Dragons: the history behind the games Andy has loved over the years.

Posts

How a hobby project from Austin became Master of Orion, named the 4X genre in 1993, and why Master of Orion 3 plays so differently.

Spoilers: none5 min read

A fan's tour of Civilization II through VI, covering each game's lead designer, its biggest new systems, and where the classics can be played today.

Spoilers: none5 min read

Will Wright's 1989 city "toy" started the city-building genre, and SimCity 2000 added terrain, pipes, subways and an angled view in 1993.

Spoilers: none5 min read

Chris Sawyer's 1995 transport classic, the MicroProse years, and OpenTTD, the free open-source project that keeps the game alive and growing.

Spoilers: none4 min read

A returning player's guide to D&D's editions, from the 1974 original to the 2024 revised core rulebooks, plus how people find a game today.

Spoilers: none5 min read

The NCAA Football series on PlayStation, PS2 and Xbox 360, why it paused after NCAA Football 14, and its 2024 return as College Football 25.

Spoilers: none5 min read

A few things Andy loves — more to come.

Game
Master of Orion (the original)
A long-time favorite.
Game
Master of Orion 3
Another favorite in the series.
Game
SimCity and SimCity 2000
Classic city builders Andy loves.
Game
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
A favorite old computer game.
Game
Civilization II, III, IV and VI
A whole series of favorites.
Game
EA's college football games
Played them for years on PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.
Tabletop
Dungeons & Dragons
Andy used to play and still enjoys it, even though it's been a long time since the last game.