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Review: Thunderstone from Alderac Entertainment Group
By trask on July 24, 2010  |  Comments 1

Review: Thunderstone from Alderac Entertainment Group

“Thunderstone” from AEG is a deck-building game built around a dungeon-crawling theme. For those not familiar with the deck-building genre, here is a brief explanation. Rather than starting with a stack of cards to play with (ie Magic: The Gathering), players start with a very small deck of cards. These cards each have a value [...]

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Are Role-Playing Games Gambling and Therefore Potentially Addictive?
By trask on July 19, 2010  |  Comments 2

Are Role-Playing Games Gambling and Therefore Potentially Addictive?

Gambling is the act of risking something of value on something an unknowable outcome.  It is my sincere belief that all role-playing games, even the ones with no obvious random component (ie dice), involve players risking something of value on an unknowable outcome and, therefore, are gambling.  Before I get angry comments about diceless or [...]

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Chthonian Stars Temp Cover by Trevor Claxton
By trask on July 08, 2010  |  Comments 1

First Look: Chthonian Stars from Wildfire–Cthulhu Meets Traveller

"Chthonian Stars" (pronounced ‘thonian’ the ‘ch’ is silent) is the new Traveller supplement from Wildfire LLC releasing in October 2010. I spoke with Matthew Grau, vice-president of Wildfire  about the upcoming release, the history of Wildfire and what makes "Chthonian Stars" different from Wildfire’s other Mythos-themed release, "Cthulhutech." A bit about the history of Wildfire [...]

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GenCon 2010 Exhibitors and Vendor Web Site Directory
By trask on June 28, 2010  |  Comments 3

GenCon 2010 Exhibitors and Vendor Web Site Directory

Gen Con 2010 draws near and once again here my  link list of all of the vendors and exhibitors. The list is a bit longer than last year, which bodes well for the size of the convention and overall health of the gaming community. I could not find a few sites, so if you have [...]

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Origins Game Fair 2010 Exhibitor and Vendor Web Sites
By trask on June 20, 2010  |  Comments 2

Origins Game Fair 2010 Exhibitor and Vendor Web Sites

Origins Game Fair released the pre-registration book which included the Origins Game Fair 2010 exhibitor and vendor list.  Sadly, the list is just text and does not contain links to the various vendor web sites. Since I am not attending Origins this year and wanted to check out all the vendors,  I created a vendor [...]

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Gaming Paper Is Kickstarting a New Product–8.5 x 11 24 lb Reams of Grid Gaming Paper-Arrived!

Gaming Paper Is Kickstarting a New Product–8.5 x 11 24 lb Reams of Grid Gaming Paper-Arrived!

Update 2: I have my first bundle and it is as advertised.  Double-sided 8.5 x11 inch paper with one inch grid squares on both sides. I will probably use each sheet as an individual room to bring out as required. Might also be handy for the PC’s favorite inn. Update: The project is fully  funded [...]

Contested Ground Studios Releases Hot War: Transmission

Contested Ground Studios Releases Hot War: Transmission

Contested Ground Studios announced a new supplement for the excellent “Hot War” post-apocalyptic RPG.  Entitled “Hot War:Transmission” it is a quarterly magazine-style supplement for the “Hot War” universe.   The first issue focuses on the “Quartermass” universe and how to integrate it into a “Hot War” campaign. Oh, did I mention you can get it free? [...]

Deal Alert – Goodman Games – $5 Sale

Deal Alert – Goodman Games – $5 Sale

Goodman Games is running a $5 sale now through August 31st. These publications include 4E adventures and character guides, system-neutral products, and other stand alone games.  Most titles are from 2008 and 2009. So, here is a chance to stock up on some great stuff that you may have missed.

Chronicles of the Shattered Empires

Chronicles of the Shattered Empires

Paradigm Concepts produces a great fantasy campaign world called “Arcanis.” Originally an OGL-based world, a new version released at Origins 2010 with Paradigm own rules set.   Officially the book is  “Shattered Empires” and the organized play (living) campaign is the “Chronicles of the Shattered Empires.”  I cannot even begin to explain the world in [...]

Review: Thunderstone from Alderac Entertainment Group

Review: Thunderstone from Alderac Entertainment Group

“Thunderstone” from AEG is a deck-building game built around a dungeon-crawling theme. For those not familiar with the deck-building genre, here is a brief explanation. Rather than starting with a stack of cards to play with (ie Magic: The Gathering), players start with a very small deck of cards. These cards each have a value [...]

History: The Ogham Script

History: The Ogham Script

I ran across a reference the other day to a very old type of Celtic writing called “Ogham.” It is a very unusual script and I thought it is a great way to make some game supplements with a very obscure character set. Best part is there is already a font set for it, so [...]

A Funny and Satirical Novel About Gamers That I Will Not Name

From the same publishers that gave us the classic “Shatnerquake” novel, comes their latest offering  ”——”  Those dashes are not a typo, due to the very, ahem, adult nature of the title I am choosing not to repeat it here.  So, for the purposes of this post I will use the term “The Book” to [...]

Kickstarter Project: World of Trexlin and Xephyer

Kickstarter Project: World of Trexlin and Xephyer

Platinum Lion contacted me today about their  “World of Trexlin” and  “Xephyer”  project posted on kickstarter.com. “World of Trexlin” is a system-neutral campaign world with races, regions and plot hooks designed to aid a DM. Platinum Lion’s “Xephyer” provides rules and cards for a poker-like fantasy  betting game that plays stand-alone or as part of [...]

Are Role-Playing Games Gambling and Therefore Potentially Addictive?

Are Role-Playing Games Gambling and Therefore Potentially Addictive?

Gambling is the act of risking something of value on something an unknowable outcome.  It is my sincere belief that all role-playing games, even the ones with no obvious random component (ie dice), involve players risking something of value on an unknowable outcome and, therefore, are gambling.  Before I get angry comments about diceless or [...]