Boardgame Beach

  

There's a lot to do and see around Second Life. You can explore around sims. You can take a leisurely sailboat ride down the ocean. You can relax to the music and socialize at a club. But sometimes you just want to sit back and play a game. There's many kinds of games in Second Life, En Garde, Greedy, and more. But there's a place in the virtual world with dozens of many different games: Boardgame Beach. Yours truly had a talk with Aries Oh who owns the area, and she talked about what's there.

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Rifkin Habsburg, "En Garde" Maker, Taken Offline By Linden Lab

Rifkin Habsburg, the maker of Procyon Games, including the popular "En Garde," has apparently had his access to Second Life cut off by Linden Lab. In his latest blog entry, he stated the following:


Linden Labs has disabled my account for some reason. I am working with them to try to resolve the issue. In the meantime this probably means my games aren't working. It also means I can't read any messages. If you need to communicate with me I can be reached at my email


Rifkin isn't the only content creator taken offline lately. This news comes just a few weeks after hearing about Grendel's Children owner Flea Bussy being taken offline temporarily due to Paypal issues. Flea's partner Toady Nakamura was the one who informed the Newser of Rifkin being offlined, suggesting of Linden Lab, "it seems to be the new 'in thing'."

Checking the "En Guard" game at Steelhead, that seemed to be working, so it seems the games are still running. It is not yet clear as to why Rifkin's account was offlined, or when he will be back.

Bixyl Shuftan

A Day of Relay Events

Last Saturday had a number of events for the Relay For Life cancer fundraiser with various teams holding a variety of events. The big one was the "Cross-Country" race over 45 sims on the Second Life mainland. But there were plenty of others that day, from DJ marathons, to fencing competitions, to Jail and Bails, and more.

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SL Video: "En Garde! Tutorial"

From Rifkin Habsburg, "Learn to play En Garde! The strategic fencing game by Reiner Knizia, brought to Second Life by Procyon Games. ... It's a strategic game, so if you're looking for a game where you bash someone over the head by clicking the mouse as quickly as possible, you probably should try a different game. It's not for everyone!"