Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Part 2 of 2 (D&D / Gamma World / Fortune Cards)
This post concludes my interview with Dungeons and Dragons designers Mike Mearls and Rodney Thompson at Gen Con. In part 1 of this series we talked about the upcoming D&D Boardgame line. However, the conversation quickly drifted into other D&D products, including Dark Sun and Gamma World. D&D RPG Stuart Greenwell (SG): The Dungeons & Dragons [...]
Review: Eoris Role-Playing Game World Book
Eoris, the new RPG from “Visions of Essence” is a very long time in coming. I first heard about it in 2008 and after interviewing the authors I was anxious to see the product. Due to some production delays, the book finally released at Gen Con 2010. ”Eoris” is a massive, two-volume set in a [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Part 1 of 2 (D&D Boardgames)
As I mentioned in the previous article, I interviewed “Dungeons and Dragons” designers Mike Mearls and Rodney Thompson at Gen Con this year. The following interview was regarding the new D&D Board game line that is being launched. Castle Ravenloft is in stores this week, and I had a chance to check it out early. [...]
Trask’s Gen Con 2010 Report
Gen Con 2010 was a smooth experience for the most part. I measure this by the fact I spent more time playing games than dealing with logistics of day-to-day survival. I played games at a fast and furious rate, played a couple of demos and lurked in the dealers hall seeking game bargains. That is [...]
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 [...]
