Primtionary

Have you heard about the SL game Primtionary? Well I hadn't until about 20 minutes ago (but then again everything slips past me). Anyhow I headed over there to check it out.

 You can pick which skill level you can build at from easy to impossible. Who ever wins gets 25L and is entitled to go through to the next round. A list of rules is available on arrival by notecard

All game times are given on the notecard plus on a board. Which seem pretty regular to me with various times starting from 2pm to 7pm.

 I arrived in time for a game . You have a person on stage building and the audience shouting answers .
Yummie has come up with a great game and I hope it goes far.

Primtionary : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aracar/154/149/278

Hooktip Railroad

I've not been on SL for a while due to being busy in RL. I visited Hooktip Railroad today as one of the things I did while not being on SL was go on a train for a shopping trip. This I don't recommend if its Grand National day. Just try getting through the hoards of people on a platform with your mini tribe of kids. It was not one of my better ideas. So anyway, I sought a train station and went to Hooktip.

There is a variety of trains here which you can sit in plus you can get a drivers view by sitting in the drivers carriage. The only thing is that the trains didn't actually move anywhere. Also watch out for the traffic, you might get run over. I tried to sit in some of the vehicles and they worked fine.

The textures on this build are brilliant. Plus it doesn't seem you have to wait for your train to arrive.

Hooktip Railrail : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hooktip/191/186/136

Zoo Neunkirchen

I fancied a trip to the zoo today so I got my flask ready ( unpacked it anyway ) and headed over to Zoo Neunkirchen . All the signs are written in German ( which I don't understand ) but that doesn't matter as the animals are easily recognizable. There is a wide variety with plenty of babies to coo at.

I turned off streaming music and turned sounds up in preference so I could hear any animal noises.

There are a few huts from which you can get a birds eye view and plenty of benches to rest on, eat your sarnies and watch your favourite animal. Also if you look closely there is an under water tunnel , you know like in Jaws 3 but not as big ( its under the croc pool ).

The textures and build of the zoo have been very well done. I was impressed with the quality of the animals and the layout. Zoo Neunkirchen is well worth a visit.

Zoo Neunkirchen : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neunkirchen%20Saar/112/123/27

New Trails

I only had time for a quick wander today and went to New Trails. Its a bright, colourful sim displaying Dali style art. As well as the current art exhibition on show there is a sculpture garden to walk round.

New Trails also has a shop which sells art and sculptures plus some weird and wonderful avatars I couldn't even attempt to describe

New Trails : http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Trails/136/243/31

Drowsy

My travels today took me to Drowsy. My first impression of Drowsy was that its a quaint place with a shop lined cobbled street, if a little eerie due to it being deserted. I grabbed myself a massive ice cream and off I went. Soon through my own greed ( I picked up an apple ), found myself trapped in a run down zoo. I wonder what the trap had been laid down catch though ?

It wasn't long before I found a playground. I creeped myself out abit here. As the place being completely deserted who else were on the swings besides me? Also the pack of wolves I'd just noticed seemed to have their eyes on me. Watch out for the tree stump in the corner ( maybe this was where all the children had disappeared to)

After sneaking away from the wolves in the playground and narrowly missing another in the forest, I came upon a library. I entered hoping to find some sign of life. Instead the library was in a state of disarray. Leaving quickly incase whatever did this was still lurking about, found a small boat at the back of the library. Maybe someone had planned on escaping Drowsy but after looking in the near by pond and seeing a couple of skeletons, think they may have been too late. Then again there doesn't seem much chance of an escape out at sea either after spying this monster out there.

I had a great time exploring Drowsy and finding lots of hidden things. There are afew shops here which sell a variety of items from cute clothes and hair to a kitchen sink, literally. The build has an excellent quality to it. I especially loved the library building and want to live in it.

Drowsy : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Drowsy/185/50/37

Isle Of A 1000 Corpses

As I watch alot of horror films in RL I looked in search for any horror film based sims. I typed in the names of the most famous horror films and although alot of items based on films can be bought I could not find a sim built based on one. What I did find though was Isle Of A 1000 Corpses which is a place dedicated to Rob Zombie. Being a fan of Rob Zombies music and films I tped straight over there.

I hadn't been there long before Otis had me *ahhh*. After escaping I paid the Rob Zombie museum a visit. In there are links to his websites plus loads of photos. If you don't know anything about him or want to know more there is a biography notecard you can pick up as well as a couple of t shirts and a flag.

 There are areas in the sim relating to films such as the Bates Motel and house from Psycho, Audrey II from The Little Shop Of Horrors and a log cabin which is just waiting for Jason Voorhees to pay a visit. You can have a go at shooting zombies in the hunting ground or sit in a dump and watch a horror film. Isle Of A 1000 Corpses worth looking round if you are either a Rob Zombie or horror film fan.

Isle Of A 1000 Corpses : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blood%20Lust/172/149/23

Fotoscope

If you're like me and can't keep your finger off the snapshot button, its well worth a trip to Fotoscope. The sim is built for taking photos. There are many poses balls set out for individuals, couples or groups.You can rezz your own pose stand or props too.

With lots of different settings and backgrounds, I could have stayed there for hours, trying out the poses and messing about with windlight settings. I especially liked dancing in this glass, pretending I was Dita Von Teese.

There is also a shop selling photography related products and a gallery of photos taken at Fotoscope.

Fotoscope :  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fotoscope/76/138/22