Stephen Schubert saying farewell

Stephen Schubert A few years back, I decided I wanted to use minis on my table, to help illustrate my game. I picked up some assorted metal, learned to paint, all that sort of stuff. Picked up Chainmail. Then Chainmail was canceled – in its place was to be a new, randomized, pre-painted minis game. I hadn’t bought into clix because they didn’t look enough … Continue reading Stephen Schubert saying farewell

Dave Christ on the final sanctioned tournaments

Posted on Hordelings.com: So I’ve gotten a few emails so far (figure the post goes up the second I logoff a computer). DDXP will have DDM tourneys. From my understanding the last sanctioned ones. We will have a limited championship using Demonweb. We will have the standard $5,000 prize pool for the winners. Win some cash and be the last champion standing. There are no … Continue reading Dave Christ on the final sanctioned tournaments

Another post on the change…

Peter Lee The decision to not have skirmish cards in the boosters was made a few months ago. There were other discussions going on about other methods to support the game, and that decision was made relatively recently. It wasn’t decided until a day or two ago that there would be no skirmish stats going forward in an alternate distribution method.   (from Hordelings.com)   Continue reading Another post on the change…

Official posts and explanations

From the Wizards messageboard (click on names for links to posts):   Scott Rouse (Questioner in italics) Ok, for real now: what about buying on Amazon? How this will be random for people who live far from FLGS? How can we know what is the “visible” figure?  Each pack will have it’s own SKU # so you’ll know you are buying the troll vs the giant. … Continue reading Official posts and explanations

The end of the Skirmish Game

Scott Rouse, Brand Manager of D&D, has confirmed what many people had feared after recent announcements to a change in packaging for D&D Miniatures: the Skirmish game is being discontinued. After Demonweb, there will be no further Skirmish stats included in DDM sets.   Instead, the line will focus more on supporting the D&D Roleplaying Game, 4th edition.   Six Hero packs, each containing three … Continue reading The end of the Skirmish Game

Reviews!

I’m back writing RPG reviews. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep doing them (writing reviews I find pretty draining), but for those who are interested, I’ve completed the following in the last few weeks: Castle Zagyg: the Upper Works (C&C) H1 Keep on the Shadowfell (D&D 4E) H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth (D&D 4E) Dungeon Master’s Screen (D&D 4E) Lands of Darkness #1: The … Continue reading Reviews!