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Legend of Drizzt pack
From Logan Bonner’s blog: We got our copies of the Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack. Wulfgar’s a repaint of the Night Below mini. Drizzt is a new sculpt that was really obviously based on a Steve Prescott illustration. I like the sculpt pretty well, but the paint’s meh. Of course, the box also has Icingdeath, the diabetic’s nightmare—I mean Gargantuan white dragon. This is a … Continue reading Legend of Drizzt pack
Wizards site update
Fairly light… 2007 D&D Minis Constructed Championship – Champion’s Report Continue reading Wizards site update
Hobby Games – the 100 best
There’s a new book out from Green Ronin that lists the 100 “best” Hobby Games, with essays by various designers and industry people. A popular obsession that has sprung up is to post the list, with bold games being those you own, italic games being those you have played, and bold italic being those you both own and play. Thanks to Jeff Grubb for that … Continue reading Hobby Games – the 100 best
Islands in the Wilderness
Rich Baker’s latest article, Points of Light, describes a form of the D&D campaign world that really hit the spot for me. It’s also apparently the default D&D world in 4e. Some may see this as the “Wild West” version of a D&D setting; or alternatively a “Dark Ages” mediaeval setting. Either way, it connects with me. Partly because it also evokes one of my … Continue reading Islands in the Wilderness
How not to play War of the Ring
How not to play War of the Ring (otherwise known as “Stupid, stupid Frodo”) I had a great time playing this game, but there were decisions I was making that I have no idea why I was… Continue reading How not to play War of the Ring
An Introduction to Greyhawk
A few years ago, I wrote “A Short Introduction to the World of Greyhawk” for the Canonfire website. The sequel has just been posted. You might want to have a look at it if you’re interested in Greyhawk. 😉 Continue reading An Introduction to Greyhawk
Boardgame Session Reports!
I’ve almost finished writing all the reports for the boardgame sessions I played over the weekend. I’ve still got one game of War of the Ring to write up, which I played against Sarah on Friday afternoon. (Sarah won as Sauron). FridayYspahan vs Daniel & SarahWar of the Ring vs Sarah SaturdayFamily Business vs Craig, Mike, Rich and RandyYspahan vs Mike and RandySan Juan vs … Continue reading Boardgame Session Reports!
Roleplaying
It’s late on Monday night, and my weekend is over. Actually it was over last night, but I’m just catching up on writing about it. I’ve still got about eight session reports to write; I guess I’ll get to them tomorrow. Those are boardgame session reports, btw. I haven’t really been writing up my RPG session reports lately, because I don’t really have a great … Continue reading Roleplaying
Cosmic Encounter and Dune
I never was a big Cosmic Encounter fan, mainly because I only played the original game a couple of times, but it’s always interested me (if only because Richard Garfield mentioned it as one the inspirations of Magic). However, the same team were responsible for the Dune boardgame, which is one of those games I really, really love. Not that I get to play it … Continue reading Cosmic Encounter and Dune