Bring Me to Life

Many of you have probably already played various versions of Tower Defense games on the internet. I consider the original and also the best version of this game to be Desktop Tower Defense.

Me, my brother, and a friend modified this game to be played with groups of actual people. We call it Live Action Tower Defense (LATD). One team plays the Defenders, which consists of two positions: Towers and Runners. Towers must remain stationary and are the only players who can throw the balls. Their goal is to hit each member of the invading team before they can make it to the end zone. The Runners retrieve the balls and bring them to the Towers. The offensive team are the Creeps. The Creeps must follow the set path and try to make it to the end to add a tally to the total number of successful invaders. If a Creep is hit with a ball, they must go back to the beginning and try again. The Creeps win if they reach the goal of successful invaders and the Defenders win if the time runs out without the Creeps winning.

Those are the basic rules -- there are a few more detailed rules than that and it can be modified in many different ways to make it more or less challenging for a certain team in order to pursue equal opportunity for victory.

We were honestly suprised that we were able to turn this beloved internet classic into a sport.

It's great fun.

When You Wish Upon A Star....

I just found this amazing game where a penguin tries to fly. It is hilarious, addicting, entertaining, and altogether a good game. It has achievements in different forms along with various styles of upgrades. It also features three different modes to keep the fun rolling.

You know a game is good when you beat it completely -- every nook and cranny, every achievement, every challenge and upgrade. I had a shirt once that had a picture of an expectant penguin with the caption, "I wish I could fly." That being said: enjoy the game.

Learn 2 Fly