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Bakugan Battle Brawlers and the Unveiling of Monsters

January 30th, 2011

The Bakugan Battle Brawlers game is based on a Japanese TV series that came here in 2007. What happens is that when you roll the marbles the monster figures that are hidden are revealed and the battles begin. Dan is the main character of the show and he is the one that first found the stones that came from the world of Bakugan. Dan and his friends fight with ‘Masquerade’ in order to protect the Earth and Vestroia from the evil forces. Children first loved the show and then it was time for the game to win their hearts.

The Bakugan Battle Brawlers is played with the Bakugan figures and the metal cards that reveal the player that is hidden inside the marbles. If you remember Pokemon you will find many similarities with the Bakugan battles. When a player has the most powerful Bakugan he is the winner of the battle. If both monsters are equally strong then the special ability cards make their appearance to decide which one will be the winner with the extra points that they give.

In order to be the winner in Bakugan Battle Brawlers you need to use strategy. All children like Bakugan because there is an abundance of figures that they can find; and of course, they want them all. They certainly have their favourite figure and they identify with it mostly. The game requires at least three creatures but all players must have the same amount of Bakugan cards. This will give all the players the same power and advantages as they start the game. So, let the best man win.

Every Bakugan Battle Brawlers 6 pack has six figures, eight metal cards and a special foil card. These are enough for two players to play the game. You can also buy the launchers that will enable you to shoot the Bakugan into the game field easier. Also, you can get a professional battle arena. In other packs you can get a single figure and card that can be used in the game.

The game is mainly for children between 5 and 9 years old. Children younger than that should be careful because there are small parts that they can swallow and choke.If you are looking for some great fun then this is the game for you. The great thing is that children can also exchange with their friends cards and players so that they won’t have to buy new parts all the time.

By: Dimitris Melis

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Battle Chess – A Computer Chess Game, Not For The Faint Of Heart

January 30th, 2011

Battle Chess is a computer game version of chess released for the 3DO, PC, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amiga CDTV, CD32, AtariST, Apple Macintosh, Acorn Archimedes, and the Nintendo Entertainment System. Developed by Interlay Productions, Inc., the game was designed to draw people who did not normally play chess.

Battle Chess elevates the game beyond a mere cerebral one and into a full-fledged war with riveting graphics and animations that bring each piece to life. The objective is the same as the board game version–to capture enemy pieces and finally the King.

The animations are extremely entertaining and clever. The Bishop fights opponents by using magic and twirling a staff with retractable blades that resemble a martial arts expert. The Pawn performs wizardry and hits the ground with the butt of his lance that creates a large hole large enough to swallow the Bishop. The Queen uses magic to capture opponents, and also blasts them to pieces using bolts of energy. In one animated sequence, the Queen decimates the opposing Knight and blasts the Bishop with such force that only his skeleton remains!

The others have moments of glory too, and the Queen does not always dominate. For example, when the Queen throws her energy bolt at the Knight, the Knight can in turn use his shield to redirect the bolt back at the Queen and turn her into a small dragon. The Rook transforms himself into a large rock monster and attacks the Queen, swallowing her whole. The Rook also reduces the Knight to a helmet with feet by pounding the Knight’s head.

The King also has a bag of dirty tricks. He takes a gun against the Bishop, strikes down the Rook with magic powder, and hurls a bomb at the Knight. When capturing the Queen, he embraces her passionately before hitting her with his scepter when she tries to stab him in the back with a knife.

When defeated, the King ends up resembling a deflated two-dimensional cartoon character. The Knight cuts open the King’s robe, and pounds him into a two dimensional version of himself that looks as though he has been run over by a steam roller. The Pawn, with a flip of his lance, then takes the King’s crown for himself as the King pounds the ground in frustration.

Battle chess attracted a large number of imitators but none matched the humorous animation of artists Todd Camasta and Bruce Schlickbernd. The game can be played with 3D animation, and there is also a version in 2D with no animation. There are a total of 30,000 different moves in the game’s library. It can be played across 10 levels of increasing difficulty. The game can be played with a human opponent or against the computer. Another entertaining option is watching the computer play against itself.

By: Mike Hirn

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Battle For the Iron Skillet Football Game – SMU Mustangs Versus Texas Christian University (TCU)

January 30th, 2011

The Battle for the Iron Skillet is the moniker given to the annual football game that pits the Southern Methodist University (SMU for short) Mustangs against the Texas Christian University (TCU for short) Horned Frogs. The rivalry for these colleges is a natural one considering that the two campuses are a mere 40 miles apart in the state of Texas.

Since 1915 SMU and TCU have played each other in all but six football seasons despite not being in the same conference for noticeable portions of that time. Today Texas Christian University plays in the Mountain West Conference alongside tough competition in schools like the University of Utah and Brigham Young University (BYU) while SMU plays in Conference USA which boasts the University of Houston and Central Florida amongst the top football schools in the conference.

Despite being in different football conferences TCU and SMU are have a few things in common. Chief among these similarities is that both schools are located in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area and both colleges are private Christian schools. Furthermore both universities have similar sized student bodies with total enrollments of about 8,700 and 10,700 for TCU and SMU respectively.

Interestingly, there is no official record of exactly why this annual grid iron matchup is referred to as the Battle for the Iron Skillet. As is often the case with folklore in the absence of fact there is speculation. College football historians date the origin of the Battle for the Iron Skillet name to the 1950s (even though these two schools have been playing each other in football since 1915). Rumor has it that before a 1950s head to head meeting between Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University a fan of the SMU program was frying up frog legs as a method of mocking the Horned Frogs team that his school was playing that day. The story continues that a proud TCU fan approached the SMU supporter with the skillet of frog legs and the TCU fan stated that frying up the frog legs was too extreme and that the two opposing fans should let the final score of the game decide who gets to go home with the frog legs and the skillet.

Today the legendary story of the initial confrontation over the skillet of frog legs has evolved into a full-fledged traveling trophy. The modern day Iron Skillet Trophy looks like a large golden frying pan with a short handle. On the inside of the trophy is a black plaque that reads, “THE SKILLET – SMU vs. TCU – A Tradition Since 1915.”

Even though the Southern Methodist University Mustangs rallied off a fifteen game winning streak in the head to head competition from 1972 through 1986 the Horned Frogs still hold a narrow 41-39-7 series lead.

By: Sam Noffs

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The Dallas area rivalry between Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University is a friendly one. It is not uncommon for alumni of the two schools to go golfing together in the area. Many times one fellow will have a TCU golf bag while the second golfer has a SMU golf bag. Despite the Battle for the Iron Skillet game alumni from these two Dallas area Christian colleges have a great deal in common.