We’ve known for a while that we have the Wayans brothers to thank for the frightening concept of The Dozens CCG, which Topps plans to release just after the weekend (June 1). Now ICv2 reports that the “ancestor-insulting game” will be exclusive to Blockbuster stores until the beginning of August.
Avalon Hill alludes slyly to more wargames in future
And lo, a cute reference to a Seekrit Projekt in this interview about RoboRally (PDF) has raised anew the spectre of “Avalon Hill” now standing for “WotC Board Games,” rather than the completely proud, never ever silly, always grognardy and entirely luck-free (yeah, right) legacy of the AH backlist. All
Mythic licenses Warhammer for MMORPGs
Is there some rule in Warhammer for deja vu? Or oh-God-oh-God-not-again?
Steal this developer’s journal: details on Thieves’ World
Right, so… Thieves’ World. Green Ronin is doing it for D20. There’s a dev journal with one article up so far. I keep waiting for some company or another to embrace the weblog a little more fully; I just feel like that’s the form this kind of article belongs in
Decipher kills two games, deep-freezes WARS until Hollywood calls
“MegaMan and .hack will be taken out of production and no further products will be released for either line. … WARS TCG will be put on hiatus to give the property a chance to develop to its fullest potential. While this is very disappointing to all of us here at
New Torg interim edition as PDF; Sven won’t sleep for days
He will be too busy saying “DUDE!!!” over and over again, and hitting reload at RPGnow waiting for the Torg 1.5 Revised and Expanded Rulebook to hit as a PDF in the “next few days.” June will supposedly bring us a hardcover “limited edition” – $38 is way too cheap
Spiel des Jahres nominees announced
In General and Children’s categories, along with recommended lists, per the usual. I could be wrong, but it looks like most of the short list is already in print in English.
Avalon Hill announces Axis & Allies Miniatures for Gen Con
Finally, some collectible WWII minis. But, um, there’s this little game out there called Flames of War, and… well, I guess we’ll see how it shakes out. I mean, D&D Minis is certainly kicking ass over Mage Knight these days, and you could probably say they’re in the same segment
Mage Knight's latest last gasp: RPG for PCs
It turns out that Mage Knight is still good for something after all: english assignment help lending its name to otherwise unrelated PC games. As the press release says (PDF warning; full text is pasted below), “Mage Knight: Apocalypse opens up the battle for the Land in completely different ways.”
Kingdom of Loathing card game for Gen Con
They have no web page up for it, nor even a permalink to their news post (so we’ve quoted it after the jump), but APE Games (you know, Big Top and Anathema?) has this forum page for Dungeons of Loathing, a card game based on the Web’s #1 threat to
Dark days ahead for Round Table
The next boardgame release from Days of Wonder will visit the court of King Arthur, in Shadows Over Camelot. From the preview info given thus far, it looks to be part Reiner Knizia’s Lord of the Rings (players cooperate against the game itself), part Talisman (there are seven choices of
OgreCave reviews: Sword & Skull
Our new review comes from Merwin, who has explored the recent addition to the Avalon Hill boardgame line, Sword & Skull by Wizards of the Coast. He’s weighed anchor (as well as the rest of the game), and tells us if it’s worth hauling around, or if we’re better off
Firefly RPG based on Serenity confirmed
Margaret Weis Productions has confirmed what we’ve strongly suspected for a while now: that it will release a Firefly-related RPG. Based on the upcoming movie, the Serenity Roleplaying Game will employ a new system (ie, not d20) and will be a full-color hardback with images from the film. According to
OgreCave reviews: Idylls of the Rat King
Everything old has become new again with the advent of D&D 3.5, including many of the first adventures. Matthew gives us his take on the recently-updated retro module Dungeon Crawl Classics: Idylls of the Rat King by Goodman Games. Did Matthew think the adventure was worth updating? Have a look
We’re gonna need a lot more black cloth
I’m embarrassed to say I like the pun. Yes, Ninja Burger 2: Sumo-Size Me! continues the honorable tradition of ninja fast food delivery, adding 72 cards to the original game (not that one. The card game, silly). The expansion promises new missions (“I’m delivering it where?“), Fortune cards, Menu Items,