As I said before, it's a matter of statistics. The factor which most determines the choices here is that we're on GOG, much more so than gender preference. GOG doesn't have hidden object games, casual managerial games, match 3 games, .... Go to Big Fish Games and ask women there what genres they like, and you'll probably get a much different result. Go to an Xbox forum and you'll again likely to get a different result.

YOU WOT M8T3?
I posted this quite awhile ago, and your post reminded me of how relevant it still is...plus it's Wil Wheaton being awesome so that's a reason to post it anytime, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0FXO31ZycI
Particularly the last ten seconds or so, but the whole video makes a great point about how far we have to go, still.

Once again Lady D. Dickinson I wish to heartily thank you for a wonderfully generous giveaway with some insightful discussions. Both the prior "Girls of GOG" and now the "Guys of GOG" provoked some excellent discourse.

So, now that we know both male and female gamers enjoy strategy games, why aren't more of us playing massive multiplayer games of Crusader Kings , Hearts of Iron, and Europa Universalis? ;)

Because although the girls liked strategy games as a whole, RTS games were among the least preferred of the different sub-genres of strategy games. Many of the ladies preferred turn based over real time strategy. Plus, you guys tend to sulk if we beat you, so it's just easier to leave you to it ;-).

Yes, GOGlodytes are one step ahead in the evolution, or more precisely one step behind the devolution of humankind!


The Italian-made Ü-Ei 81 anti-personnel biochemical grenade is only outlawed in its use against children aged 0-3 years. And since children are non-lawful combatants (called terrorists in the US), I wouldn’t apply the Geneva Convention too precisely. The only country that has banned this weapon completely are the USA. Even though they have no qualms to use napalm, white phosphorus and even nuclear weapons, the USA have deemed the Ü-Ei 81 as too dangerous due to the lack of any kind of safety mechanism and the extreme risk of self-administration leading to excess explosion of body mass, slow decay and destruction of the strongest part of the human body and psychological incapacitation.

I had in my possession a box containing 3 of those grenades but decided to get rid of them before anyone gets hurt, here are some photos.

That is one evil weapon. I think it must be some cast off from the Second World War, some secret weapon developed by the Germans and the Italians, with the Swiss helping to keep it hidden from the Allied forces. It's an Italian product, with a German name, being fired by a Swiss using a grenade launcher. It also sounds like it could be made from people, the name translates to children surprise. I wonder if you check the ingredients it now says 47% real children.

Although, I can think of a much worse Italian weapon, one that strikes fear in to all who sees it. Those deadly living weapon, the Bob-ombs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pqJosN56lhk#t=41

^^ This +1!

Somehow I suspect the roots lie in Japan... just think what they did with that Tamagotchi thing.

Well Japan was on the same side as Germany and Italy during the war, it makes sense that they were involves with it as well. It would need several nations to create something as evil as this, I don't think even the Nazi's could develop something this evil by themselves :-).

This evil maybe, but not this "cute" at the same time.

We're just lucky the war ended when it did. Who knows what destruction could have happened if this evil weapon was ever used. And I don't just mean to the Allies, I doubt the Axis forces would be able to control such evil for long, the whole world may have been in danger from such a cute, and yet pure evil weapon :-).

For some reason I had always assumed Kinder was a German brand, I never knew until today that it was Italian.

I missed this reply somehow, bloody gog forums...


Warhammer fans have long been used to getting the shaft from Games Workshop so, yes, you're likely right that they will just release a half-finished, buggy game and then force everyone to buy the "enhanced edition" aka the bug-free one that costs an extra $20. Besides, there's an amazing Warhammer mod for TW:M2 that I have played many hours of and enjoyed immensely.

I remember reading an article about Rome 2. They boasted that they had a much bigger budget and more resources than ever before. And look what they made. It seems strange that they can't just take what they have and improve on it. Why keep remaking the entire game, this just causes more bugs. Look at all the fan mods that have greatly improved the game. It can't be that hard for them to take Medieval 2, update the AI and the engine and then slap some new textures on it. I know it's a little more complicated than that, but they should not be releasing one mess after another. Surly by know they know what works and what doesn't work

I wonder if this is due to the developers, or the publisher. It seems many developers suffer once they get in bed with a big publisher.

It's a Ferrero SpA product line that also produces Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Mon Chéri, Confetteria Raffaello and Hanuta (these are the products I know of).


I can attest to its evilness, had many moments of terror caused by it as a kid.

So you used to be one of the sugar crazed cannibal kids? No wonder they only took your hand, they must be like zombies and not eat their own :-).


* Takes a closer look at Hyper *

* Pulls out shotgun and points it at Hyper *

How do we know you aren't still under the influence of the dreaded Kinder plague? We can't risk you infecting the whole forum! Tell us, how did you manage to escape this most evil of weapons?

*short breathed and in trembling voice*

One day... my... my dad... brought home a... green box... it had the... image of a... a cl...cl...clock on one side... its heads... are set at .. at eight o'cl...cl...clock... in...inside were... cho...cho...chocolate m...m...mints... that d...d...did it...