So! A few quick hits: It really is pretty shocking how much roleplaying seems to be going on. Many rooms full of tables, lots of LARP action across the street at the Crowne Plaza. Was it always like this and I just didn’t notice? I think the LARP stuff at
Audio Report: the death of the grown-up CCG
BSG is great, and it doesn’t matter. That’s the crux of the first half of this show, with Gen Con talk comprising most of the rest. Our question to you for the comments: what, literally speaking, stops you from buying $20 worth of BSG and pretending it’s a non-collectible 2-player
Future of Futurama looking up
According to a New York Post story, the cult-favorite cartoon Futurama (Matt Groening’s other masterpiece) will have at least 13 new episodes on Comedy Central by 2008. The power of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim can no longer be denied! To those who couldn’t care less about the fate of another
Weisman indeed ousted as WizKids CEO
I know everyone hates “sources,” but we do now have multiple ones, so here goes: “sources” confirm that Jordan Weisman is no longer in charge at WizKids. Discuss! [EDIT: And now we have confirmation, and added details, from Jordan Weisman himself. Click “Read more” below for today’s press release]
Volity: digital games for analog people
So this guy asked me, “Aren’t you excited about anything at Origins besides your scheduled events?” And I said, “Well, I’m apparently going to be on the gaming-podcasters Q&A that Paul Tevis set up, so that’s cool… but I’m mostly looking forward to seeing people I haven’t seen in a
Audio Report: KublaCon and the business of cons
After we get through with the KublaCon recap, Chris runs down a thumbnail sketch of the business side of game conventions. I think it’s a fascinating listen. And a lot of the usual gaming goodness too. Get on it!
WizKids forced to reorganize
Times are tough all over. If you’ve been online today, you probably heard: WizKids has undergone another reorganization. According to the press release, this “brought about a tough decision to have a reduction in force.” No details are released yet about who will be leaving the company, or what specifically
Perplex City event announced, perplexingly scheduled
The front page of Perplex City’s leading “newspaper” currently says the following: “The Academy and Mind Candy have announced plans for a celebration to inaugurate the opening of a new data connection to Earth. The event is planned for mid-August in San Francisco, in the United States. Cube hunters from
Audio Report: feel the hate flowing through you!
We do bring the love by the end of the show, but wow. Some of this is old news, but it’s worth it for Chris’ perspectives and, as always, for the philosophy. We get going on Gen Con, Privateer, Ptolus, D&D, The Shadow of Yesterday, Infinity, and some Spanish RPG
True Dungeon sells out at Gen Con 2006
As expected, True Dungeon has sold out at Gen Con Indy again. This is despite the increased ticket price, and may have been aided by the changes/upgrades announced a while back. Meanwhile, we’re still trying to define the type of LARP-offshoot genre that True Dungeon has become. Live puzzle game?
Audio Report: her first name ain’t baby, it’s Diana, Ms. Jones if you’re nasty
Another good reason to subscribe to the podcast feed: if you had, you would have heard this show yesterday. Whereas my dumb ass is just now getting around to posting it here. Anyway, this time we talk about the Diana Jones shortlist, that Star Wars starship game announcement, make wild
D&D Miniatures promo dragon at Paizo
Though it somehow wasn’t mentioned in the company’s weekly newsletter, Paizo is now taking preorders for a Sorceror on Black Dragon limited edition repaint from next month’s Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game expansion, War of the Dragon Queen. The figure is only available to Dragon subscribers, and only 5,000 are
Origins Gamer’s Choice voting is open
For, er, what it’s worth.
2006 Spiel des Jahres priestrager auf Deutsch!!! Uh, nominees! Ja!
Herewith, the mostly-comprehensible Spiel des Jahres 2006 shortlist. I dimly imagine having heard of a few of them, but the only slam dunk here for name recognition is Knizia’s Blue Moon City, upcoming in the states from FFG.
Rio Grande Busy as Ever
While my postings about their progress have been sporadic (sorry, everybody), Rio Grande Games has been steadily producing new games, as their latest newsletter shows. Among the featured titles are Mykerinos, a game of Egyptian archaeology; Thurn & Taxis, a 15th-century mail routing game; Robber Knights, a tile-laying game of