GAUGE goals
In previous posts we’ve talked about our (roughly) annual gaming binge and mini-reunion we call GAUGE. With the start of GAUGE VII just two days away, we have finally locked down our gaming, entertainment, and food and beverage consumption goals for the event. Yes, you read that correctly. Starting with GAUGE VI we took our nerd factor up by an order of magnitude by establishing a set of specific, measurable goals around the major GAUGE activities.
Why? Mostly because it’s been a fun way to plan together, and to build excitement for the event. Also, though, we are busy gamers and we don’t have this kind of chance regularly to set aside large blocks of time for tackling challenging gaming goals like these. Plus, we have performance metrics and stretch goals in our mundane, real-world lives at work - why shouldn’t we treat our recreation with as much respect!
Some of our goals are straightforward, for example to beat X-Men Legends II (a game we started playing last year), others are a little more unique (like making it to level 30 in Gauntlet, while enjoying a beverage whenever “Warrior needs food badly!”). We’ll share our full suite of GAUGE goals in a future post, but a few of our other goals for this year are:
- Succeed in Rock Band world tour, Hard
- Decypher the alien language in Futurama
- Beat the final boss in Final Fantasy Ring of Fates DS on the first try
- Dominate the food chain in a single meal by feasting on beef, pork, chicken, fish, and shellfish.
If you’ve set interesting gaming or entertainment goals with your friends, let us know in the comments.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:49 am
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