I’m in my office…
It’s Saturday morning, just before 10am. I’m in my office, and I have Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in front of me. 🙂 Continue reading I’m in my office…
Checkers, solved!
Apparently Draughts/Checkers has been solved – every game, if played perfectly by both players, will end in a draw. See here: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jul07/5379 Continue reading Checkers, solved!
More details on the Starter Set
From Linae Foster:Release date: April 4, 2008US MSRP: $14.99Contents:5 non-random minisStat cards2 double-sided battle mapsRulebookd20 w/ custom pip (not a spindown) Other good to know stuff: The five minis are exclusive to the starter. They will not be included in the randomized boosters being simultaneously released. The minis and d20 will be fully visible through a clear blister. There will be 60 minis in DoD2, … Continue reading More details on the Starter Set
A few new DVD purchases
This week, I’ve bought a few DVDs… Around the World in 80 Days, starring David Niven. It’s a classic “cameo” film, in which the object of the film, it seems, is to see how many famous actors you can get into it at once. Niven won the Oscar for this film, probably as a tribute to all his other films… Citizen Kane, starring Mr Welles. … Continue reading A few new DVD purchases
More on the new starter set:
Thalmin again:The starter set contains a Large Green Dragon, Human Sellsword, Elf Warlock, Dwarf Battlemaster, and Exiled Drow Fighter. The rules have been updated for faster play in an easy-to-reference format. The starter is in a clear blister package. No theme is given for this set, other than it will include some figures drawn from key 2008 D&D titles. The catalog contains no pictures for … Continue reading More on the new starter set:
New Starter set announced!
D&D Miniatures Game Starter Set contains 5 non-random pre-painted figures, cards, 2 battle grids, and rules. Figures come from Dungeons of Dread series. $19.99 April 8, 2008 D&D Dungeons of Dread Booster Pack contains 8 random prepainted figs. $14.99 April 8, 2008 (Thanks to thalmin on the EN World boards). Continue reading New Starter set announced!
Pat Lynch’s TPG updated
Pat Lynch’s Collectible Packet Generator now has an updated file that covers Night Below. You can download it here: Updated Data File Continue reading Pat Lynch’s TPG updated
Latest purchases
My monthly trip to Melbourne was last Saturday, and I picked up a few things of interest… Books:Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton – I hadn’t actually read this one. I approached the Anita Blake series in a haphazard fashion, reading them somewhat out of order, and this one fell through the cracks. It’s actually a really good book, and a few things that happen … Continue reading Latest purchases
How to be a Killer DM
This is an article I wrote several years ago – about five, in fact. I thought it was worth resurrecting and archiving here. People run many types of role-playing game and styles of gaming have changed over the years, but in general your average D&D game is made of two components: role-playing and gaming. Sounds stupid? Well, in a way, it is. However, it’s an important … Continue reading How to be a Killer DM
Brust reads Order of the Stick!
Ok, this may sound trivial, but I’ve just discovered that my favourite living fantasy author, Steven Brust, reads Order of the Stick and gets distracted when Rich Burlew doesn’t update it promptly. That’s cool! Also cool is that he plays Neverwinter Nights, and that hewrites cool books. (Cool books being ones I really enjoy reading; see Brust’s Theory of Coolness). Favourite dead author? Roger Zelazny, … Continue reading Brust reads Order of the Stick!