1) Vikings in February. I now have serious concerns about the number of factions in the game, but still: Vikings. 2) The announcement of the Quest for Davy Jones’ Gold board game completely went by me. This either means I am thick-headed or that their marketing plan for this product
Month: September 2006
Audio Report: and so begins the post-Gen Con hangover
We recorded this exactly 24 hours before everyone went nuts over BattleLore, so I’d say it stands as a reasonable document of the doldrums where no one is anticipating anything yet but we’re done being excited about con season. But we do talk about our best-of-Gen Con picks, what Gen
Actual information alert: GAMA/Wargamer/OSU survey results
Remember that survey thing? Yeah. Anyway, the Wargamer has published what they call the “1st Sortie” of the project’s outcome. Awesome, although anyone who makes big claims as to its representation of the real length and breadth of gaming has failed a couple of Logic rolls.
Happy Roll Like A Pirate Day
Arrrrrrr.
Gamers online go freakin’ nuts for BattleLore
I found out about it on story-games.com, for crying out loud – that’s how widespread the anticipation is for Memoir ’44 designer Richard Borg’s new fantasy take on his classic system (which is of course also available in two Command and Colors flavors). And it looks hot indeed. That post
WizKids shuffles product releases
Though some circles still report the Battlestar Galactica CCG simply hasn’t taken off, WizKids is still planning Betrayal, the game’s first expansion set. A popular TV show tie-in, autographed cards (Crewman Cally cards, signed by actress Nicki Clyne), will be adding to the expansion’s lure. However, the 165-card set’s release