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But now I've moved into a penthouse suite! I wrote about my obsession with "Game of War: Fire Age" last week. Well, it was read by A LOT of you. The day after my last post, I was contacted by GT40 and notjennifer of the $$I alliance.

They are the rulers of the most powerful alliance, and resident bad asses of the kingdom that I'm in, Eretria #370. I'm stunned. Little old me ... uh ... wait, my name is Large Dave. Big old me got invited to join them.

Talk about going from 0 to 60 in 2.3 seconds!

I'm very grateful for all that they've taught me about the game, I've learned so much in the past week. Here's some tips:

  • Silver and shields are the most valuable commodity, and they're snapped up quickly
  • T4 troops are the gold standard in attacking
  • If you combine your materials and gems intelligently, you can build equipment that will basically make you invincible
  • Save your speed-ups for higher level research, complete every quest that comes up, and don't forget to hit help for your alliance
  • Stay shielded, or rally your troops if you're going to be offline for a long time - the chief will bang you out if you don't

I love the names that some people come up with in this virtual world. Some attack my leaders directly, with names like so and so sucks and other variations of vulgarities.

There's also alliance and kingdom chats, where people love to moan about how unfair a game of war is. The funniest chats happen when there is a language barrier. (Dark, this one is for you ... Mr. Eggplant).

The one person that is not impressed with my change in stature is Mrs. Large. She is not amused that I spend almost every waking hour planted with my iPad in my face, giggling when SchizOdin, OptimistKIND, or New Tangier brutalize Blood Diamond in the chat room.

He's kind of a big deal.

Anyway, I'm enjoying the ride and I highly recommend "Game of War." Download it in your App store, and giggle when Kate Upton's commercial for the game comes on your television, like we do.

For now, this is Large D from $$I signing off. Shields!

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