Friday, August 15, 2014

Behind the Scenes of Brandi Breathes Books #2



I know that there are several memes going around about getting to know the blogger outside of books, but I am doing it because Lexxie from (Un)Conventional Book Views feature Up Close and (un)Conventional.


So, another thing that you maybe didn't know about me is that I am a gamer. Not hardcore, but I play RPG esp co-op video games, and lots different card and board games.

Some of my faves :

Ascension Chronicle Of The Godslayer Ascension is a deck building game and me and my husband play a lot together.

Another good one, also a card game:
Munchkin Booty We have quite a few sets of Munchkin, but this is my favorite edition overall because you can be a pirate and get more of the treasure cards, making it a little easier to win at times.

In video games, we love the hack and slash dungeoun crawlers. Especially the ones that were co-op for four players when me and the hubs would have some of our best friends that now live in SC come play with us. I actually did a post on the co-ops a while back
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Dark Alliance and 2 as well as Champions of Norath were the perfect kind of video game for us together

Also, we loved Elder Scrolls, esp Skyrim except when we got stuck on bloody mountains or would end up falling to our death...


My question to you:
What is your favorite board game?

33 comments:

  1. Wow, would have never pegged you as a gamer. hehe. thanks for sharing!

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  2. Seriously would not have thought you a Skyrim player! I approve :D

    Favourite board game has got to be Rummikub. My family and I are addicted to that hehe

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  3. I like to play Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty Black Op. My husband and son are part of a clan for Call of Duty, so gaming it pretty big at our house. :)

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  4. I'm a gamer too; we recently bought a PS4, and it's totally cutting in on my reading time! Hehe I haven't played any of these because I'm more a Mario girl, but I also LOVE Grand Theft Auto. Happy Friday, Brandi!

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  5. Andrea @ The Bookish BabeAugust 15, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    I've never been much of a gamer, but my kids are. They're obsessed with Mine Craft. I've always been partial to board games like Candy Land and Life. lol

    I think it's very cool that you and your husband have so much fun with games.

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  6. kirstymariejonesstudioreadsAugust 15, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    I'm not really a gamer, I used to play a lot with my cousins (pretty much anything) but I got rid of most of my stuff last year. Haven't played any board games for years either, though I think the last was Monopoly, haha. I prefer cards, though haven't done that for a while either. (

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  7. Aw, yay :D That is awesome. You are awesome. Would love to get to know you even more :) I don't really play board games anymore.. but I do play Nintendo Wii U :) And my favorite game at the moment is Mario Kart 8, hih. <3

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  8. Thanks for sharing your faves! I am not a gamer but it's always fun to watch my friends play games. I'll have to ask if they play Ascension. :)

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  9. Oh it's so fun getting to know more about you through this :) i'm not much of a gamer and never have really been but it's always interesting to me to watch others play!

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  10. I have never been into games. I hate board games which stinks since my kids love them and I just have to suck it up. My husband likes video games but I hate them. He plays mostly shooter games. If I were to play a video game it would be something like Skyrim but I would rather read... Thanks for sharing a bit of yourself!

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  11. Awesome! I love board games when I have parties, my friends and I play Ticket to Ride and Catan.

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  12. Melissa (Books and Things)August 15, 2014 at 7:09 PM

    Oh I've been into games from time to time, but not near as much as my friends. I tend to like the puzzle thinking type of games.

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  13. Yay, this is fun getting to know more about you Brandi! My family plays the board game Aggravation and I'm on PS3 at nights often playing Call of Duty - Black Ops II. On a more peaceful note: I'm addicted to Animal Crossing on the Wii :)

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  14. Fun topic -- my family tries to play Monopoly, but we get into huge fights. I used to love Clue when I was a kid.

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  15. We play as groups of 3 but don't trade, lol

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  16. I haven't played any of the 3, but I play Candy Crush on FB and that is addicting enough

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  17. I don't do many puzzle besides Candy Crush

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  18. I've played Catan and liked it and need to check out Ticket to Ride

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  19. I would rather read as well but its something me and hubby do together

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  20. I don't much like to watch, but I'll play for you any day lol

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  21. Its a deck building if that appeals to you at all

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  22. Sounds fun, we haven't picked that one up

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  23. I have never played Mine Craft believe it or not

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  24. What's your fave on PS4? We haven't picked up that console yet

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  25. We tried assassin's creed but couldn't get into it

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  26. Thats a fun one but haven't played for a while

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  27. He, I am on that level of nerdiness too

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  28. I Love Skyrim! What a great game! But my darned horse would always run off. Useless beastie. But a really good story to go along with it. I don't have anyone to play board games with at the moment, which is sad because there are SO many I want to try out! *sigh*

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  29. Skyrim always looks so intriguing! I used to play a lot of video games when I was younger, until my brother moved. Now I'm a bit more content to watch other people play a story-centered type of game (like Drake's Uncharted games), since it would take me an eternity to beat those types of games.

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  30. Itara @ My Midnight FantasiesAugust 20, 2014 at 1:27 PM

    Cool, my hubs used to be a gamer too, first person shooters, Call of duty mostly but we've played games together. I like playing too but I don't have time. I barely have time to myself with the 2 kiddos running around they're ages 3 boy & 1 girl. My hubs can't even play anymore cause the kids are all over him when he gets home, lol. They're obsessed with him. We have a PS3 which is mainly used to movies & Netflix now, & he wants the next one for Christmas.
    Hubs & I like to go on our boat with the kids of course, we also have a pool at home & the kids love that. It's the perfect temperature right now for it, here in Florida. Our lives are basically revolves around our kids for now until they get a little bit older. We like to go to Orlando to Disney which is always fun. We're going to Tampa next month for a signing and in the end of November for Halloween, we're doing Magic Kingdom at night with the Christmas lights and we go for Halloween cause there's this cool town that all the houses decorate & it's really cool.

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