It turns out that what I was looking for – a brief introduction to role-playing theory as it’s applied in what James Wallis’ Hogshead used to call “new-style” games – was right under my nose: Ron Edwards’ essay from 2001, “GNS and Other Matters of Role-playing Theory.” It’s clear, readable
OgreCave, your source for celebrity news
Via Boardgame News (which incidentally is the new home of the much-lauded gameblogger Rick Thornquist, ex-GameWire): “actress Daryl Hannah is looking to earn herself a name in a new role: Game designer. That’s because Hannah and her best friend, fellow actress Hilary Shepard, have taken their passion for board games
Pinnacle to create WizKids RPGs
In a press release today, it was announced that Pinnacle Entertainment Group has been granted the rights to create roleplaying products based on WizKids properties like Mage Knight and the Pirates CSG. Pinnacle, in the form of Great White Games, will also be able to design scenario books for WizKids
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2005, part 1
Once again, OgreCave has some suggestions for holiday gift shoppers in the form of our Christmas Gift Guide 2005. The first part of our annual list, Twelve Games At The End Of The Bed, recommends game gifts for $20 or less apiece. Over the next few days, we’ll put up
Deryni Adventure Game shipping
The fine folks at Grey Ghost Press have announced that The Deryni Adventure Game, long-awaited by many, is now shipping and should be in stores early December. The 256-page RPG is based on the Deryni series of fantasy books by New York Times best-selling author Katherine Kurtz, and will retail
The only thing scarier would be a used car salesman
Here’s a quick break from feasting, shopping, or whatever you’re up to this Thanksgiving weekend: the best car commercial ever, in my humble opinion, is this one. Cthulhu fans, take note, and have a happy holiday weekend.
Gen Con SoCal '05 attendance numbers up 12%
Official word from last week’s Gen Con SoCal is in, and apparently attendance was up a bit. According to Peter cost of cialis Adkison, CEO of Gen Con LLC, “Unique attendance was about 6,300, an increase of 12% from 2004.” So more of us gamers came to the show, which
Race Day and High Stakes Drifter hit stores
As my schedule continues to recover after four days in Anaheim, it’s nice to note that other schedules are recovering as well. In this case, WizKids has been doing the recovering, as the delayed High Stakes Drifter CCG just hit stores. At the same time, the company’s NASCAR tie-in game,
Live at GenCon SoCal ’05: Best non-miniatures minis wargame
Your Move Games has one of the more interesting games at the show: Battleground: Fantasy Warfare (which was sold at Indy, but is officially releasing this month). This card-based wargame is an idea whose time should’ve come years ago, but for some reason hadn’t materialized until now. Each card represents
Audio Report: oh, oh, oh, it’s magic
Sorry for the delay. We may or may not have a show next week, but this one recorded last week has plenty to chew on, including the long-promised “Magic rant.” I don’t know why I keep saying “for the weekend of” at the top of the show because they’re never
News from the (somewhat shrunken) floor of Gen Con SoCal
Real quick: apparently Privateer has the four core box sets from Hordes on sale at the show. Who knew? (Uh, fellas… that’s a nice surprise and everything, but given the projected shortages of Warmachine core sets through the holiday season, you might wanna get back to casting things people already
More proof that D&D3 is too complex
“To play D&D, all that is required is a core rule book, D&D dice, a pencil, some paper, and imagination.” And, apparently, an eight-hour online course.
Dead of Night sees light of day
SteamPower Publishing has unleashed a bit of terror into the roleplaying world with its new release, Dead of Night. This 224-page, digest-sized gamebook is “based on campfire tales, horror stories and urban myths.” The book’s easy portability is emphasized in statements on the website like “adapted for play on the
Tabletop RPG theory for the casually curious
Ron Edwards is a great writer – from what I’ve seen, he can accomplish pretty much anything he decides he wants to accomplish. But there are times that I really wonder about what he wants to accomplish, such as when I try to read his RPG theory articles at the
Audio Report from an undisclosed location
We join up with OC correspondent Steve Kani for a brief, actually-live-in-person Audio Report. To discuss: hey, it’ll be time for the Xmas gift guides soon… what do you want under the tree?