Words With Uwe Eickert from Academy Games at Origins Game Fair

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Jun 232014
 

Uwe and I had the Chance to sit down and chat about the approach Academy Games has with games  in Education.   If you’ve never heard Uwe speak on anything this is your chance to be welcomed into a delightful conversation.

 

 

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Words With Mike Selinker at Origins 2014

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Jun 202014
 

At Origins I had the rare opportunity to sit down and chat with Mike Selinker of Lone Shark Games.  Mike shares a bit of his history in game design .  We talk about Pirates of the Spanish Main, TSR, WotC, The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and more.

 

Mike will be at Gen Con for those of you that want to try and meet him.

Words With Kenny from MegaCon Games

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Jun 192014
 

MERCS_logoAt Origins Kenny and I chatted about, MERCS 2nd ed, Emergence Event, Mercs Conflict, Myth, and a little bit about Recon.  They are an overworked bunch of guys that are great to be around at a convention.   Which by the way make sure you read my thoughts on MERCS Conflict in a couple of days.   I had the chance to play the game while at the show.

 

I llok forward to seeing you guys at Gen Con.

Visit them at MegaCon Games.

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.

 

 

Help Unleash the Kuzaarik for Freeblades by DGS Games

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Jun 072014
 

About two years ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Meier at Origins Game Fair.  In that interview I had my first chance to take a look at the game Freeblades.  You can learn just about everything you need to know about the company and the game in this video.  The most important and appealing information for me is the fact that their system has the same rules base from role playing to skirmish to a large scale squad based game.

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Gloom 2nd Edition From Atlas Games

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Jun 012014
 

GloomGloom 2E

$24.95 SRP

 

In the Gloom card game, you assume control of the fate of an eccentric family of misfits and misanthropes. The goal of the game is sad, but simple: you want your characters to suffer the greatest tragedies possible before passing on to the well-deserved respite of death. Play horrible mishaps like Pursued by Poodles or Mocked by Midgets on your own characters, while trying to cheer your opponents’ characters with marriages and other happy occasions.

 

Printed on transparent plastic cards, Gloom features an innovative design by Keith Baker. Multiple modifier cards can be played on top of the same character card; since the cards are transparent, elements from previously played modifier cards either show through or are obscured by those played above them. You’ll immediately and easily know the worth of every character, no matter how many modifiers they have. You’ve got to see (through) this game to believe it!

 

The second edition includes sturdy new packaging, rules fixes, timing icons, reminder cards, and more; plus it’s fully compatible with the first edition game and supplements. It’s sure to delight even the most despondent Gloom fan!

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May 222014
 

CoBIn this Flip Through Matt Takes a look at the Champions of Balance for Pathfinder.  This book is a tool for the player of neutral Characters.  That doesn’t mean that a GM can’t use this book effectively.  It offers the GM options on creating specific storyline features for his game.

 

 

 

 

 

You can pick it up At Paizo .

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May 192014
 

In this Figure Forge Matt assemble the General Purpose Cadre for the Southern Army for Heavy Gear Blitz.   I did quite a bit of editing on this video because the gears are so similar.  I decided to cut a  lot of the repetition out for you.  The end result is complete instructions for one gear and about 30 minutes less video time.

 

 

Music Black Black Hole performed by 3 Minute Pop Songs

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Munchkin Legends 2: Faun & Games

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May 132014
 

Munchkin legends 2Munchkin Legends 2: Faun & Games

$10.95

 

Faun and Games adds 56 more cards to the Munchkin mythology. You can use the Spear of Density to fight J.R.R. Trollkin, or fend off the Wendigo with your Hell Toupee. Play a new Race, the Faun, and caper out of danger…or into it!

 

Contains:

56 new Munchkin cards in a tuckbox

 
Need Munchkin? Get th original here!

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VivaJava: The Dice Game

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May 132014
 

 

vivaVivaJava: The Dice Game

$30.00

 

Just like in the original VivaJava board game, in VivaJava Dice, players take on the roles of employees at the VivaJava CoffeeCo., scouring the globe for the best beans to keep the company on top while trying to keep themselves one step ahead of the rest of the executives.

 

VivaJava Dice puts a quick, new twist on the crucial decision of the game: the choice between blending beans or research. Players may now use the dice in their pool to blend – using the beans to create a best-seller for quick points, then deciding whether to press their luck in subsequent rounds for bigger points but fewer dice as the blends degrade. Or they can choose to research, which involves using their valuable beans to gain an ever-changing variety of dice-manipulating abilities, new ways to score, and paths that lead to aiding a competitor for a later payoff or hindering that competitor for immediate gratification. VivaJava Dice also offers a unique system of cooperative dice-rolling that can help you rise to the top, but at the price of someone else riding your coattails.

 

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