Words With Julie Ahern from Greenbrier Games

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Jun 182014
 

gamer-goggles_logo_xlargeJulie and I had teh chance to sit down and chat a bit about everything that has been happening with Greenbrier Games since October 2012. It is an overwhelming interview that was a lot of fun. Julie and I discuss Zpocalypse, Ninja Dice, Heavy Steam and more.

 

 

Check out their products at Greenbrier Games.

 

 

Pathfinder RPG: Advanced Bestiary From Green Ronin

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Jun 182014
 

advbestFrom Green RoninPathfinder RPG: Advanced Bestiary

$49.95

The Advanced Bestiary was one of the classic books of the d20 era and now it’s back for the Pathfinder RPG!

The revised and expanded book features over 100 templates, a sample creature for each one, and brand new color art throughout. With concepts ranging from the fearsome blood knight to the bizarre id ooze, the Advanced Bestiary offers unprecedented flexibility for campaigns of any style. These templates can be combined with monsters from any other source to create an endless variety of new creatures, making every monster book you already own more valuable.

The Advanced Bestiary: it’s not just a monster book, it’s a force multiplier!

 

296 pages, Full color, Hardback

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Jun 172014
 

folkloreAt Origins I had a chance to sit down with Twinfire Productions and chat about their game Folklore the Affliction.  Folklore the Affliction is a classic horror cooperative RPG story board game that will be on Kickstarter this fall.  I even had the chance to see the greens for the miniatures.

 

Nino and Will spent a great deal of time sharing their prototype with me, make sure you check out the other videos.

You can visit them at Folklore the Affliction,  read about the game on Board Game Geek.

Origins Awards Winners 2014

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Jun 152014
 

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Announces 40th Annual Origins Awards Winners

COLUMBUS, OH (June 14, 2014) The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design is proud to announce the winners for the 40th Annual Origins Awards.

The Origins Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design to recognize outstanding achievement in design and production of games and game-related products.

The winners were voted on by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design. The Fan Favorite Awards were voted on by attendees at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH on June 11-15th. The winners were announced and the coveted Calliope statues were presented at the Origins Awards Ceremony on the evening of Saturday, June 14th.

The Academy would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to the jury members, GAMA staff, and everyone who submitted a product to the 40th annual Origins Awards.

Best Role Playing Game

Numenera – Monte Cook Games, designed by: Monte Cook

Fan Favorite: Shadowrun: Core Rulebook – Catalyst Game Labs, designed by: Jason Hardy, Aaron Pavao, Adam Large, Mark Dynna, Steven “Bull” Ratkovich, Peter M. Andrew Jr., Michael Wich

 

Best Role Playing Supplement

Night’s Watch – Green Ronin Publishing, designed by: Joseph Carriker, Lee Hammock, Brett Rebischke-Smith, Ian Ireland, Michelle Lyons, John Hay

Fan Favorite: DC Adventures Universe – Green Ronin Publishing, designed by: Darren Bulmer, Seth Johnson, Steve Kenson, Jon Leitheusser, John Polojac, Aaron Sullivan

 

Best Board Game

Trains- Alderac Entertainment Group, designed by: Hisashi Hayashi

Fan Favorite: Trains – Alderac Entertainment Group, designed by: Hisashi Hayashi

 

Best Traditional Card Game

Love Letter– AEG, designed by: Seiji Kanai

Fan Favorite: DC Comics – Cryptozoic Entertainment, designed by: Matt Hyra, Ben Stoll

 

Best Family, Party, or Children’s Game

Three Little Pigs – Iello, designed by: Laurent Pouchain

Fan Favorite: Walk the Plank – Mayday Games, designed by: Shane Steely, Jared Tinney

 

Best Miniatures Figure or Line

Malifaux: The Guild’s Judgement – Wyrd Miniatures, designed by: Wyrd Miniatures

Fan Favorite: HeroClix Wolverine and the X-men – WizKids Games, designed by: WizKids Games

 

Best Miniatures Rules or Expansion

Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Vs X-men Starters – WizKids Games, designed by: WizKids Games

Fan Favorite: Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Vs X-men Starters – WizKids Games, designed by: WizKids Games

 

Best Collectable Card Game or Expansion

Pokemon Black & White Legendary Treasures The Pokemon Company, Intl., designed by: The Pokemon Company

Fan Favorite: Pokemon Black & White Legendary Treasures – The Pokemon Company, Intl., designed by: The Pokemon Company

 

Best Game Accessory

Space Gaming Mat – HC+D Supplies, designed by: Andre Garcia

Fan Favorite: Pathfinder Battles: Skull and Shackles – WizKids Games, designed by: WizKids Games
Best Game-Related Publication

TableTop – Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day

Fan Favorite: Tabletop – Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day

 

Best Historical Board Game

1775:Rebellion – Academy Games, designed by: Beau Beckett, Jeph Stahl

Fan Favorite: 1775:Rebellion – Academy Games, designed by: Beau Beckett, Jeph Stahl

 

Best Historical Miniatures Rules or Expansion

Fields of Fire – Proving Ground Games, designed by: Larry Yeager, Chris Brutsche, Mark Brown

Fan Favorite: Fire and Sword – Wargamer, designed by: Konrad Sosinski, Rafal

 

Best Historical Miniatures Figure or Line

Malifaux: The Guild’s Judgement – Wyrd Miniatures, designed by: Wyrd Miniatures

Fan Favorite: HeroClix Wolverine and the X-men – WizKids Games, designed by: WizKids Games
Congratulations to all of the winners!

Forged in Fire Signing with Bryan Pope

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Jun 152014
 

Warning the exhibit hall is quite loud. Bryan Pope , producer and creator of the smash hit Mage Wars, from Arcane Wonders shows his support to Through Gamer Goggles by signing Copies of Forged in Fire. These copies are available as a pledge on Through Gamer Goggles Kickstarter you can find it here.     I have to put a special thanks out to Arcane Wonders for making this happen – especially Bryan Pope.

World at War 37: Bloody Ridge: Guadalcanal, Sept 1941 from Decision Games

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Jun 132014
 

world at war 37World at War 37: Bloody Ridge: Guadalcanal, Sept 1941

$29.99

Bloody Ridge: Guadalcanal, (BR for short) is a purpose-designed solitaire wargame of low complexity simulating the climactic Japanese night attack of that date. The attacked was aimed at nothing less than the capture of Henderson Field and the annihilation of the entire US ground force on the island.

You are on the offensive, commanding the Japanese attack force that’s attempting to break through the US Marine defense. The rules system, with your help in handling the mechanics of the process, runs the Marine defense. You win by exiting one or more Japanese units off the north edge of the map, or by eliminating the 1st Marine Division headquarters.

 

Each game turn of BR is equal to about two hours of “real time.” Each hexagon represents 125 yards from side to opposite side. Each unit-counter represents a fire-team, squad, platoon, company or some other similarly sized ad hoc grouping of infantry and/or support weapons. The effect of the historically important offmap USMC field artillery is covered by the bombardment rules.

 

Components:

One 22” x 34” map

228 counters

Magazine with historical content

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X-Files: The Board Game from IDW Publishing

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Jun 122014
 

X-Files: The Board Game

$59.99 SRP

 

X-Files: The Board Game is a tense cooperative board game where 1-4 players will take on the roles of FBI agents trying to uncover the truth of the conspiracy covered up by The Syndicate.  One player will take up the role of the cigarette smoking man trying to hide the truth from the Mulder, Scully, Skinner and the double-agent Krycek.

 

Players will take on both creatures of the week and work together to solve the X-Files so that they can take down the syndicate and expose the true nature of their plans.

 

The X-Files: The truth is out there.

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Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game this August from Mantic Games

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Jun 112014
 

mars attacksMars Attacks: The Miniatures Game

$79.99 SRP

 

Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game is the game of over-the-top violence played with highly detailed colored plastic figurines, where one player commands the Martian invaders and the other commands the brave human survivors and scattered US soldiers.

 

Follow our heroes during the battle of Greenville with fun playable scenarios, each with their own objectives: eliminate the enemy, capture the intelligence and escape the Martian invaders!

 

Mars Attacks is full of wacky events and cinematic action made possible by the simple set of game mechanics that are very easy to learn, and by the game’s Event Card deck.

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Paizo up for Diana Jones Award

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Jun 112014
 
From Paizo Press Release
SHORTLIST FOR 2014 DIANA JONES
AWARD ANNOUNCED
Two publishers, a hobby game, a family game and an RPG
vie for hobby-gaming’s most exclusive trophy
From a long and extremely diverse long-list of nominees, the secretive committee of the Diana
Jones Award has distilled a shortlist of five items that it believes best exemplified ‘excellence’
in the field of gaming in 2013.
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Box Breaking 100 Forged in Fire for Mage Wars

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Jun 112014
 

BoxRender_STE_ForgedInFire-Small-for-Web-Site-InsertionIn this Box Breaking Matt takes a look at the new warlock and warlord for Mage Wars.   He discusses the strategy a little as well as his favorites from the expansion.  I do believe my favorite card is Conquer it offers so much strategy to an already strategic game.

Thanks for watching  you can get one of 4 signed copies of Forged in Fire as a pledge in our Kickstarter  The Convention Experience.  It is about us bringing you into  a great experience from Gen Con this year.   One dollar will go a very long way with this project.