A busy weekend forthcoming… and a look at upcoming D&D products.

This weekend is looking to be somewhat dominated by Magic, with D&D getting a look in on Sunday. Friday evening, Good Games Ballarat are running a Mirrodin block draft… that’s right, the old Mirrodin-Darksteel-Fifth Dawn block. Somehow, Mark has managed to get hold of some old booster boxes, so that’s what we’ll be doing whilst waiting for the Mirrodin Besieged prerelease to get underway. (I’d … Continue reading A busy weekend forthcoming… and a look at upcoming D&D products.

MerricBJanuary 25, 20112 Comments

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Sorting out minis…

I’ve just organised the miniatures I’ll need for the first two sessions of Death’s Reach into a container so they’re all ready for next week. Well, except for the Goristo demon which doesn’t fit, and is sitting on top of the container. Assuming I don’t do something completely boneheaded like forget to take them to the session, the only thing I really need to do now … Continue reading Sorting out minis…

MerricBJanuary 1, 2011Leave a comment

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all! I spent a very nice Christmas Eve: played Labyrinth and Twilight Struggle with Sarah, then Brass with Sarah & Jesse, and finally ended up going 1-2 in a FNM Magic draft (the one win was a bye… sigh). I did draft some nice cards though. Today, my brother and his wife should be visiting, and tomorrow there’s the Boxing Day … Continue reading Merry Christmas!

MerricBDecember 24, 2010Leave a comment

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Masks, Labyrinth, and games next year

Well, I now own a copy of the classic Call of Cthulhu adventure, “The Masks of Nyarlathotep”. When will I run it? Well, that depends. I’m sure I’d have players when I’m willing to start, but it’ll take quite a bit of time to run. How much? I really don’t know. Given our fortnightly play, possibly up to half a year. I’d really like Sarah to … Continue reading Masks, Labyrinth, and games next year

MerricBDecember 22, 2010Leave a comment

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MilSims are wishing me a Merry Christmas…

Whilst browsing over to the MilSims site, I noticed they’ve changed their banner to have a “Merry Christmas” included in it. I guess we’re getting really close to that part of the year. (It’s now under three weeks until my birthday!) When I got home last night, I found a copy of Hansa Teutonica waiting for me – I’d forgotten that MilSims had sent my copy … Continue reading MilSims are wishing me a Merry Christmas…

MerricBNovember 25, 20102 Comments

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Can you resist?

The question is, will Peggy and Adam be able to resist… this Cthulhu Dice bag? Continue reading Can you resist?

MerricBOctober 18, 2010Leave a comment

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Games to play…

There are quite a few games I’ve picked up recently that I’d like to get the chance to play sometime in the next few months. It hasn’t helped that there’s a lot of Other Games interfering at the moment – for instance, a big Magic tournament on Saturday, and then the BattleTech league I’m running. Mind you, BattleTech will consume my attention for only a … Continue reading Games to play…

MerricBSeptember 1, 20101 Comment

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Dice! and other stuff

I’ve just ordered some Game Science Precision dice from MilSims. With any luck, they’ll arrive early next week, and for the first time I’ll have dice that are properly random, rather than weighted. Heh. Dice are interesting things. As a DM, I tend not to worry about the randomness of dice too much – I roll so many, and the PCs are there or not … Continue reading Dice! and other stuff

MerricBAugust 26, 20101 Comment

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RPG Geek of the Week

This week, I’m GotW on RPG Geek. I’ll be answering questions about gaming – mostly my RPG gaming – thoughout the week. The thread is here if you want to visit. It comes as I’ve just finished up P3: Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress with a good session today; the group worked really well together, defeating the foes that were thrown at them. I slightly tinkered … Continue reading RPG Geek of the Week

MerricBAugust 15, 2010Leave a comment

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MechMaker Coding Woes

I’ve recently been rewriting “MechMaker”, my version of a BattleTech construction program which can do all the maths for making a Mech and then print out a record sheet. The previous version died due to an USB drive crash (for some reason, I didn’t have a recent back-up), and so after a year, I’ve almost finished the new version. Why not use something like Heavy … Continue reading MechMaker Coding Woes

MerricBJuly 29, 2010Leave a comment