UK Nationals
As of today (30th May), there are just 6 spaces left for what is shaping up to be the best WM/H tournament in the UK……if not Europe. So what makes this so special? First of all, this is the first … Continue reading →
Posts Tagged ‘gen con’
New Game Releases for Gen Con 2013
One of the highlights of going to Gen Con every year is being able to play and acquire the newest releases. Every year I spend time before the convention hunting for what each company will be releasing at the show. Many times a company will only have a…
WotC Releases Digital Copies of the Classics
Being a player of Dungeons and Dragons for oh almost 30 years now I am looking forward to getting some of my old books. At our Gen Con 2012 keynote address, Wizards of the Coast was pleased to announce that in early 2013 we would be releasing the first wave of D&D backlist products [...]
Figure Forge 29 Heavy Gear Voltigeur
In this Figure Forge Matt Assembles the the Heavy Gear Voltigeur. He tries a new trick in this episode, he uses Rare earth Magnets and magnetic paint. Being the ADHD person he is he even rambles about how the MBT can be used Well there you have it the Voltigeur. You can learn more [...]
Box Breaking #44 LE Black Mamba for Heavy Gear
In this Box Breaking Matt takes a look at the Heavy Gear limited edition Black Mamba. You can visit Dream Pod 9 to learn more about Heavy Gear. For a limited time Dream Pod 9 is offering their rules for free click the gear on the left side of your screen. [...]
Box Breaking The Drake for Heavy Gear Blitz
In this Box Breaking Matt opens up a Drake for Heavy Gear. This model was made available at Gen Con 2012 in a limited quantity. This model has a lot of options to it. It is going to be a challenge for me to put together. Music Black Black Hole performed by 3 minute Pop Songs. [...]
Gen Con 2012 – Photo Gallery
As with most years, I attend Gen Con, and this year was no different. I don’t take photo’s of everything because that’d be insanity at a convention this size, but I took pictures of things that inspire me / look great.
Words with Shelly from Wizards of the Coast at Gen Con 2012
We had a chance to visit with Shelly at the Wizards of the Coast booth. She has a lot of information for us about the Rise of the Under Dark. We even talk about Joe. Shelly shares a lot of information with us, while having a good time. The Rise of the Underdark is [...]
WizKids shows off Batman at GenCon 2012
While at Gen Con 2012 we visited with the WizKids crew. They were happy to pull out the Batman figs for us (and others around). I like where the game seems to be going and with all of the super hero RPG’s. This set is going to be a great addition to the scene. Batman [...]
Gen Con 2012–The Final Report–Part 2
Yesterday focused more on the vendors and my purchases. Today is all about the specific events and the promised “worst con game session ever.” Thursday started off with “Firefly Hero.” We hopped aboard “Serenity” and tried to make a living being bad men while avoid the Alliance. By some miracle I wound up with [...]
Gen Con Booty 2012
I’m back from Indianapolis and just want to touch base and mention what stuff I brought back with me, booty-wise. I remember thinking to myself on Thursday night, as I was drifting off to sleep in my hotel room, that it didn’t really seem like I’d be buying much this year. As usual, I was [...]
Session 81, Mikey Mason Interview
Session 81, recorded on Friday August 17th , 2012 971-266-4335 General Nonesene; Hot as shit This Week in gaming: Interview- Mikey Mason Misc- Dice tools from A Walk in the Dark Studying Failure: What I Learned from a Kickstarter That Failed Board and Card- Dominion app Munchkin Pathfinder Miniatures- Necron Canoptek Acanthrites Pathfinder minis previews [...]
Gen Con 2012 Keynote Speech – The Future of D&D
I didn’t get to go to Gen Con this year, or any year (yet) for that matter. I’m sat in a Starbucks 3,800 miles away, yet thanks to the magic of the internet, I can watch the keynote address on the future of Dungeons & Dragons. (For the …
Realm of Battle Board Finished and Gen Con
So, after nearly a year of not very much getting done, I finally finished and sealed my GW Realm of Battle terrain board this weekend. The weather was nicely non-humid, so I was confident that the Dullcote matte spray sealer I was going to coat the board with wouldn’t get all weird and ruin the [...]
Black Templar Progress and My 100th Post
So it’s that time of year again when my blog posting slows down due to a combination of a super-busy work schedule immediately followed by being very busy at Gen Con. We’ll all just have to cope and try to soldier on. In other news, this is also my 100th post. That would almost be [...]
Session 75, Teos Interview, and gaming news
Session 75 7/6/12, 971-266-4335 This week in gaming- Precipice Misc.- Game Crafter steampunk design challenge Pathfinder goblin plush We Love Fine D&D shirt design contest D&D Next video contest ENnie Awards dream date Board and Card- Video overview for Heap Custom meeples for Lords of Waterdeep Small World Realms is out Miniatures- War Room has been [...]
Session 73, Monte Cook Interview and some news
Session 73 6/25/12, 971-266-4335 General Nonsense- Joe Cornish to Direct Snow Crash Misc.- Warhammer 40k 6th edition Rule books to come out June 30th Dungeons And Dragons 3 Trailer Board and Card- Smash Up Rulebook is not only and ready to check out Privateer press Level 7 overview GenCon 2012 Preview Miniatures Wizkids, Comic-Con The movie Episode [...]
Session 57, Smallworld IOS, Free RPG Day, Paizo at GenCon
This week in gaming- Clockwork, Food fight, Smallworld General News At the Hard Boiled Megg Show on Etsy you can get Meeple Earings Baldur’s Gate Tabletop Forge settings can now be saved on the cloud Dungeon Mapp for the Android Board an…
Circle Battle Engine + Objective Markers
Gencon was a buzz with taunting images of this BE, now though it is almost within players grasps. I have to admit that I wasn’t impressed back then, but having seen this now; I can see the vast difference between … Continue reading →
Gen Con Booty
So I’ve been back from Gen Con 2011 for awhile now, and I’ve been going through all the cool stuff (or ‘booty’ if I was a Buccaneer-American) that I purchased or was given during the convention. Starting from the left, I broke down and picked up a few t-shirts just before we left on Sunday. [...]
Washing the Lost and Gen Con 2011
So work had me being pretty damn busy the last few weeks, so I didn’t get to much, if any, painting. I was able to work on a construction project (which I’ll start to show off next week at some point) a little bit, so the week wasn’t a complete loss. However, I did get [...]
Session 20, French History, Fantasy Flight Games, and Manga Gaming!
Hey Guys, My Lazy butt has finally gotten around to getting all this together for you . This week we opened the show by talking about Geek Trivia, DC announcement, the Session 13 Update, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Board game Carni…
A Method to my Gen Con Madness
I have attended Gen Con since the year before they moved to Indy (2002). As my friends know, I’m hyper-organized in my planning for what to do. I’ve decided to write my methods down so you can benefit from them and also so I can remember what to do next year. Since Gen Con posts [...]
Big Plans for 2011
2010 was a good year for me overall, and I feel grateful for it. As it related to hobby gaming, however, 2010 could have been better. Without spending too much time looking back, I’d like to look forward to 2011 and touch upon the things I’m planning to accomplish this year. GAME MORE I got [...]