Matt Hyra from Cryptozoic chat about their upcoming releases; LotR Return of the King, Naruto, NHL hockey, Walking Dead Don’t Look Back dice game, and Bravest Warriors cooperative dice game and his favorite game mechanic. Matt has had a long history in game design.
You can learn more at Cryptozoic.
At Gen Con I had the chance to speak with Kyle about Shadow Era. Shadow Era is a digital card game that has made the cross over to a trading card game.
With a fan base of four million players I expect to see some really super things from Shadow Era.
Had the Chance to Chat with Emerson From Nazca Games about his games Cipher Ops, Suitcase, Trick or Treat and Volt. Emerson explains the good things that are happening with Cipher ops. He also gives a detailed explanation of Suitcase.
You can learn more at Nazca Games.
At Gen Con 2014 I had the chance to speak with Chris Badell from Greater Than Games about everything over the last two years. We briefly discuss the Sentinels of the Multiverse expansions, Galactic Strike Force, and Sentinels of the Universe.
GTG has some great plans for Sentinel Tactics. You can learn more at Greater Than Games.
In this video we learn how to play Splendor with an Asmodee volunteer at Origins. Then Lisa and Deborah play a game through.
Splendor looks like a great banking game that entertains simple strategies that work critical thinking.
You can learn more at Asmodee.
John Lemke from Indienation.fm chats with Nicole Beach from Cheese Waesel about Con Quest at Gen Con 2014.
Cheese Weasel runs a free to play game at Gen Con that sends players on a quest. This quest takes players on a journey into the exhibit hall. Attendees delve through the crowds, hunting pieces of information to get their map punched (game card). Every day Cheese Weasel holds drawings for great prizes like a VIG pass for the next year at Gen Con.
Nicole is already planning great things for 2015.
I had the Chance to look at the New Heavy Gear Blitz Beta Rules for Tabletop Wargaming. These will debut at Gen Con. Matt chat a little about the changes he noticed. DP9 is at booth 1904.
After thinking about the game on my drive to Gen Con I really think the game is going to play a lot better.
Well it’s the last day til Gen Con. It is going to be an amazing show. If you’re a Heavy Gear fan or interested in Heavy Gear I have one more thing to say. Today August 12th I will bring you a handful of videos on Heavy Gear including a Flip Through (4:00P.M. E.S.T.D. on YouTube) of the New Heavy Gear Blitz Beta Rules for Tabletop Wargaming. The Heavy Gear Blitz Beta Rules are the most anticipated event of the show for me.
Heavy Gear is a combined arms game that is set in the future, where humans pilot armored battle suits into battle. The settlers of Terra Nova have been cut off from earth and they struggle for political power. This often creates hostile actions that can lead to war.
The planet of Terra Nova isn’t too different from our Earth. It has jungles, forests, mountains, lakes, and a vast desert that runs through the center of planet that separates the north from the south.
With only two days left I’m super anxious, I want to give out prizes, see friends, make new ones, and play some games. In fact I’ll be running an event that materialized from my kickstarter, a scavenger hunt. While the hunt is largely for the backers there are a couple of ways others can join. The first is to be asked by one of the backers to play. The other is for you to find me on Friday and mention this article, I have three slots that I can award out.
All players will receive a set of cards that have instructions on the back. Most of these involve exploring the exhibit hall to play a game demo at particular booth. Since it’s a scavenger hunt there are a few quests like find your favorite cosplay and get a picture with them.
When the exhibit hall closes all players will meet near the stage for a drawing. I have a quite a few prizes to give away like Mage Wars core set, A looney labs bundle, The Amega Weapon, and more.
With only three days left I have way too much to do. The excitement is building.
Today I’d like to focus on RPG’s that I’m looking forward to; Numenera and Mindjamer.
The internet has been buzzing about Monte Cook’s Numenera well since before the kickstarter. The world he has created must truly be phenomenal. It features an amazing setting, where a future earth is a playground of past technology. The humans use these artifacts to achieve all kinds of weird. Numenera uses a fast play character system that allows players to enter the story more quickly than other games.
Mindjamer is another Science fiction RPG that looks more than promising. Set in the far future this game uses the Fate Core System. Like Numenera it is a story focused game. But since it is a complet rules set it does include some really cool rules sets, like starship construction.
If you’re a science fiction role player looking for a new experiences these two worlds should fill your cup.
Tomorrow I might rest, but I look forward to writing you again.
