Countdown to Gen Con T-7 and Counting Telestrations After Dark

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Jul 222015
 

I’m actually pretty excited about this game, here is the manufacturer description.

 

Our favorite party game is all grown up. Telestrations After Dark is the adults only version of the #1 LOL party game Telestrations. Draw what you see then guess what you saw for hilarious, weird, irresponsible and just plain wrong outcomes. Telestrations After Dark is “adults only” miscommunication at its best!

Ages 17+ | 4-8 Players | MSRP: $29.95

 

With that said I’ve been playing Telestrations pretty much since it’s conception.  I can only imagine what an adult version means.  I’m sure it’s done with great taste and style.  I find this to be one of the most intriguing releases of the year.  I only hope that as a reinvented game it doesn’t stray from it’s origin too much!

Countdown to Gen Con T-8 and Counting Star Wars Force and Destiny From FFG

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Jul 212015
 

The Star Wars®: Force and Destiny™ Beginner Game is the perfect entry into the Star Wars: Force and Destiny roleplaying experience for players of all skill levels.

With its complete, learn-as-you-go adventure, players can open the box, ignite their lightsabers, and explore their destinies as Force users in the Star Wars galaxy. Pre-generated character folios keep the rules right at your fingertips, while custom dice and an exciting narrative gameplay system advance your story with every roll.

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Countdown to Gen Con T-9 and Counting City of Gears from DTE

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Jul 212015
 

In City of Gears players are competing to see who will control the CITY OF GEARS!

cogEach turn, you will roll a number of Production Dice. Then, you will move your Workers and perform a variety of actions (such as drawing and placing Gears to reactivate areas of the city, Sabotaging opponents, and activating unique Steam powers), as determined by the Production Dice results. Finally, you will check to see if you’ve triggered the endgame. If not, play passes to the next player.

Once the entire city has been connected by any player, or the Gears are all drawn, the game ends and Victory Points are calculated based on tile ownership and other factors. The player with the highest VP wins!

 

Why am I looking forward to this game?  In 2012 Chris Leder won the Steampunk game design challenge.   Besides the fact that it’s a winner, it features a lot of great game mechanics like exploration, area control, worker placement, and strategy.  Did I mention that you use tile placement to design the board?  Beyond that that I really don’t know that  much about the game, but it’s clearly enough to intrigue me.

 

Swing by Arcane Wonders Booth (741) and take a look at the game.

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Countdown to Gen Con T-10 and Counting HALO From Spartan Games

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Jul 202015
 

O.K. I’m so super excited about this.  HALO has been a part of this family since my children were still in diapers, it’s actually hard to believe it’s been so long.   That isn’t the only reason why I’m looking into this game.  It’s being made by Spartan Games who has a licensing agreement with Microsoft to make the game.  Spartan Games makes great models and all of their games have been excellent , in my opinion.

Spartan Games will be at Booth 2733 and their product will be available through The War Store at booth number 1831.

 

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Here is the recent release of the 7 page PDF Overview of Halo.

Halo Fleet Battles overview

Countdown to Gen Con T-11 and Counting Nevermore From Smirk and Dagger

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Jul 192015
 
We know well the story of Poe’s Raven. But what came before?

Is it bird – or something more, forced to walk the earth in darkness evermore? You may yet learn the answer first hand. For in Nevermore, those who fall become transformed, turned to ravens, unable to win, as they struggle to regain their human form – yet able to bring doom to others. Will you rise to power or simply be Nevermore?

Nevermore is a casual-style, card-drafting game in which you quickly build your hand each round, collecting cards you want and poisoning your opponent’s hand by passing along cards you think they can’t use. Whoever holds the most of a given suit, gains the power of that suit to attack, heal, acquire Light or Shadow magicks and score victory points.

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The Amega Weapon Review – Countdown to Gen Con T-12

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Jul 192015
 

AmegaWeapon_LGThe Amega Weapon

Published by The Amega Weapon

Designed by Scott Gower

In The Amega Weapon, players race to build the ultimate weapon. This is done by flying through space and collecting parts from various space stations. There are several hazards in the game like navigating asteroid fields, novae tiles, your opponents, and the dreaded Black Star.

You might find this appealing if you like semi-cooperative games, space themes, and if you don’t mind sitting around the table with friends anywhere from thirty minutes to four hours. Since the game’s release at Gen Con 2014, the designer has added a set of tournament rules based off the feedback of people who have played the game.

I was introduced to The Amega Weapon at Gen Con last year and I had fun playing the game. Since then I have played it about fourteen times. I have discovered that it can be repetitive, it’s always fun, and Scott truly cares about this game. We’ll cover all of those in more detail as we move through this review.

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Jul 012015
 

In this interview Pat from Mantic Games we chat about Kings of War 2nd Ed., Dungeon Sag, and Gen Con.  Actually most of what we discussed was Gen Con.  Mantic has a lot going on this year, here’s a list:

  • Dread Ball Regional event – winner plays at Adepticon plus we talked a little about a world Champ!
  • Deadzone events
  • Clash of Kings
  • Mars attacks
  • Demos at the booth
  • Preorder Dungeon Saga and walk away with Legendary Mortibris.  Details, offer ends July 31st (Friday of Gen Con)
  • Mantic Night at the Colts Grill – Stop by  have a beer and a burger and play a game with Ronnie!

I am so excited about this it’s not even funny.

 

Here is the interview.

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HALO From Spartan Games This summer – At Gen Con?!

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Jun 242015
 

July 20th in history:

356BC    – Alexander the Great is born!

1903       – The Ford Motor ships its first car!

1969       – Man walks on the moon!

2015       – HALO ships!

 

Spartan Games is proud to announce that Halo: Fleet Battles, its fleet action tabletop miniatures game, developed in close cooperation with Microsoft Corporation and 343 Industries, will be shipping worldwide on July 20th.

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MegaCon Games supports Gen Con 2015 Painting Competition

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Jun 242015
 

For the first time, MegaCon Games is supporting the GenCon Indy Painting Competition by offering $1000 in cash and prizes through its manufacturer awards. Winners will be chosen from the MERCS, Myth or other MegaCon Games miniatures entered in the overall GenCon painting competition categories. The best pieces will receive 1st, 2nd and 3rd place along with the accompanying rewards.

1st – $300 Cash + $200 worth of MegaCon Games Product

2nd – $200 Cash + $100 worth of MegaCon Games Product

3rd – $100 Cash + $100 worth of MegaCon Games Product

Click the LINK to see the forum post for more information

 

This is awesome.  They always have great sculpts and I can’t wait to see the results of this competiion

Media Guest of Honor – Summer Glau

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Jun 192015
 

Media Guest of Honor – Summer Glau

Gen Con announces Summer Glau as our Media Guest of Honor!

About Ms. Glau:

Summer Glau is an American prima ballerina and actress, who is best known for for her iconic characters River Tam in Joss Whedon’s TV series Firefly and the feature film, Serenity and Cameron Philips in Terminator:The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

 

More Details at Gen Con.