{"id":1843,"date":"2007-12-10T11:40:40","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2007\/12\/10\/my-ninja-army\/"},"modified":"2009-01-18T12:48:28","modified_gmt":"2009-01-18T16:48:28","slug":"my-ninja-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virushead.net\/vhrandom\/2007\/12\/my-ninja-army\/","title":{"rendered":"My Ninja Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a new “zone-out” activity. I crank my iPod and play Pirates vs. Ninjas<\/a> on Facebook. It’s a simple virtual dice game, on which you wager a specific amount of “gold” per play. You can attack individuals on the other side, and you defend against them too.<\/p>\n

After accumulating over a thousand plays as a Pirate (I told you I used it to zone out), I had gained and lost an enormous amount of gold. Someone with a lot more gold can wager up to half my amount, and take it all in a couple of big bites – and this happens a lot.<\/p>\n

I had no idea about the background story when I accepted the invitation to play. When you attack, you can send a brief message, and after a few volleys of this sort with a very sweet woman, I decided that I was really more of a Ninja than a Pirate. You can only switch once (and I didn’t realize that you lose your experience points when you do) but evidently the new affiliation agrees with me. Since I switched sides two days ago, I’ve accumulated almost 4000 pieces of gold and only dropped by a couple of hundred points a couple of times. <\/p>\n

If you add me as a friend, be prepared to get invitations to vampires, zombies, werewolves and slayers too. I love these little games, and I get points just for inviting you. No worries if you don’t feel like playing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a new “zone-out” activity. I crank my iPod and play Pirates vs. Ninjas on Facebook. It’s a simple virtual dice game, on which you wager a specific amount of “gold” per play. You can attack individuals on the other side, and you defend against them too. After accumulating over a thousand plays as a Pirate (I told you I used it to zone out), I had gained and lost an enormous amount of gold. Someone with a lot…<\/p>\n

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