Dec 052011
 

For those of you that don’t know what Silvervines Game System is you can visit their website here. For those of you that don’t want to leave (thank you) Silvervine is basically a RPG that incorporates thematic character creation with a cinematic narrative of almost dice-less roleplaying.  At least that is the best one sentence description of he game that I can come up with.

Moving on, in the not so distant past Ryan and I had the opportunity to interview the gang from Silvervine.  When I say gang I mean the creator’s and designers of the game.  If you like what you hear here I am sure you will meet them all.  At that point in time I was a little bit lost about what the system had to offer.  In fact I thought it was probably a bogus system.  The stories they told us in the interview were just too ridiculous for this game to work.  I mean how can anybody (not on acid) play a sandwich?  That’s right somebody created a sandwich as their character.  But, Ryan wasn’t as preoccupied as I was at Con on the Cob – he gave them far more time than I did.  In fact he was sold on the game.  I was leery, very leery. Continue reading »

Black Crusade Collector’s Edition – I Don’t Even Play the Game and I Want One.

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Dec 052011
 

Fantasy Flight Games has offered us (the whole gaming community) a looksy at the Collector’s edition of Black crusade.

 

It will be released the first quarter of 2012.

750 numbered copies.

Visit Fantasy Flight Games here to order you’re copy.  It is abut 150.00.

 

So, why should you buy it?  because it is wicked cool.  I don’t even play and I am pre-ordering one.  It just looks that good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tomorrow Paizo Superstar

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Dec 052011
 

Paizo is doing it again.  I think this is the fifth year they have had an open submissions contest for RPG designers.   The winner this year gets to write a module for Pathfinder RPG system.   The Contest consists of 5 tests the participant will compete in.

 

You can read all the info here…

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Naruto Rebirth Collectible Tins

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Dec 052011
 

Naruto CCG: Rebirth Collectible Tins

Offered in three, unique configurations (“Toad Sages,” “Shattered Bond,” and “Eight Ninja Dogs”), each Naruto CCG Collectible Tin contains four boosters (two each of Series 22 “Weapons of War” and Series 23 “Invasion”) and two exclusive foil cards.

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Naruto Invasion

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Dec 052011
 

Naruto CCG: Invasion Theme Deck Display

Featuring highly sought after cards like Pain in both his Animal and Asura Paths, Heredical Icon “Outer Path,” Almighty Push, and the first appearance of Sakumo Hatake, this 100+ expansion to the Naruto CCG chronicles the invasion of the Leaf Village by Pain. Invasion is introduced in 50-card Theme Decks and 10-card boosters.

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New Dark Hersy RPG books in January

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Dec 052011
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40KRPG: Black Crusade: Hand of Corruption

$39.95 SRP

Hand of Corruption is an adventure in three acts for Black Crusade.

 Presented in one comprehensive volume, this epic story takes a small band of Heretics from the swirling depths of the Screaming Vortex to the far reaches of the Calixis Sector, and then to a parched and windswept Imperial penal world called Saint Annard’s Penance.

 With a host of challenges designed to appeal to a range of group types and play styles, Hand of Corruption offers ample opportunities for both savvy roleplaying and grueling combat.

 

40KRPG: Dark Heresy: Chaos Commandment

$24.95 SRP

A conspiracy at the highest levels of the Calixian Church has finally come to fruition, and the sector rests on the edge of interstellar upheaval.

 Can a small band of Acolytes prevent this coming apocalypse? The Chaos Commandment is an exciting adventure for Dark Heresy. The final chapter in The Apostasy Gambit trilogy (and also playable as a standalone adventure), this epic story pits a small band of Acolytes against an ancient and powerful threat.

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Magic the Gathering Card Advantage

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Dec 052011
 

I’ve been talking with a lot of newer players lately. They’ve been bringing it to my attention that many of them don’t understand simple concepts or maneuvers that effect the balance of power between players. These concepts or maneuvers, as I like to think of them, are card advantage, card quality, tempo, and board control. All of these can be quite simple to explain and quite difficult to master. Part of that might be because they are often so closely related that a player might not be able to tell them apart. For example at times it isn’t that difficult to confuse card advantage with card quality. Which in turn could also be tempo. But wait a minute, we are getting ahead of ourselves. Lets talk about what each of them is before we get carried away in debates.

 

Card advantage is a series of plays, or a play where a player has gained an advantage in the number of cards drawn and or used from their deck. In short card advantage is staying ahead of your opponent by drawing more cards than your opponent, or making plays that force you opponent to use more cards than you.

 

The classic expression 2 for one can easily be applied to card advantage. It makes perfect sense to everyone, I hope, that if one player plays 2 cards for every one of the opposing players he will not have cards for long.

 

I have taken the time to find some examples of card advantage.

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