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Fate RPG Alternate Rules: Health
I’ve been a tabletop RPG gamer for decades. No, I’m not going to toss out how, gosh, I’m so old-school ’cause I know how to calculate THAC0, and that makes me better than you. I mean, I do know how to calculate … Continue reading
The 2017 Dragon Award Ballot Is In!
Vote early, vote often …. Sorry, some Chicago humor. Anyway, he Dragon Award Ballot went live for 2017 Let’s take a look, see if we know any names. Best Science Fiction Novel Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey A Closed and Common … Continue reading
Music Blog: Vater Unser
This is a particular piece of music I was first exposed to from John Ringo, listed in the back of one of his novels as part of a musical playlist. The funny thing is that it’s only the Our Father, … Continue reading
Life is Strange: Butterflies in the Vortex
“Do your powers include mind reading? Or did you just rewind because I tried to steal the cozy chair?” Some of you might remember my Walking Dead review, where I talked quite glowingly about Telltale Games’ feels trip masquerading as … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Mystery, Reviews, Science Fiction, Thriller, Video Games
Tagged Choice, Games, Life is Strange, Time Travel
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Legendary: Noir Expansion
Among the infinite number of alternate universes contained in the stories of Marvel Comics, there lies a world set in the dark and forbidding streets of the gangster-dominated 1920s and ’30s, where the heroes, mostly devoid of superpowers, must rely … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero
Tagged affiliation, ambush, Angel, Attack, Avenger, Boss, bystander, Card, Charles Xavier, class, Common, Crime, Daredevil, Deck, escape, expansion, fight, Freak, Game, goblin, Henchman, Hero, Hidden Witness, Investigate, Iron Man, keyword, Knight, KO, Legendary, Luke Cage, Marvel, Mastermind, Noir, Pile, Point, Professor, Rare, Recruit, Scheme, set, Spider-Man, Strike, superpower, team, Twist, Uncommon, Underworld, Upper Deck, victory, Villain, Wound, x-men
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Legendary: Deadpool Expansion
The rapidly growing popularity of Marvel’s most famous mercenary, capped by a highly successful solo film in 2016, inspired Upper Deck to base an entire small box expansion around the mouthy anti-hero. Featuring characters from Deadpool’s more recent adventures, and … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero, Uncategorized
Tagged 1/2, affiliation, agent, ambush, Attack, Bob, Bounty, Break, bystander, Card, Chimichanga, class, Common, Corpse, Deadpool, Deck, escape, Evil, Excessive Violence, expansion, fight, Fourth Wall, Friends, Game, Half, Henchman, Hero, Hydra, keyword, KO, Legendary, Macho Gomez, Marvel, Mastermind, Merc, Money, Pile, Point, Rare, Recruit, Revenge, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, set, Slapstick, Solo, Stingray, Strike, superpower, team, Twist, Uncommon, Upper Deck, victory, Villain, Wound
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Dragon Awards Are Live
Last year, we released footage of the first annual Dragon Awards, the official award of DragonCon, one of the world’s largest SFF conventions. And now, the Dragons are once again upon us. The nominations process has begun. However, I don’t recommend … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Horror, News, Romance, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Thriller, Video Games, Writing
Tagged DragonCon, Honor At Stake, live and let bite
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Legendary Villains: Fear Itself Expansion
Two years after the release of Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game, Upper Deck introduced another core set, Legendary Villains. In this spin-off version of the game the roles are reversed, with players acting as the villains and brawling against various … Continue reading
Posted in Board Games, Gaming, Reviews, Superhero, Uncategorized
Tagged Absorbing Man, Adversary, affiliation, Ally, Artifact, Asgard, Attack. Bystander, Bindings, Breaker, class, Commander, Deck, Demolish, enchanted, escape, expansion, fail, Fear, fight, Game, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hero, HQ, Hulk, Hydra, Iron Man, Juggernaut, keyword, kidnap, KO, Lair, Legendary, Madame, Marvel, Mastermind, Mighty, officer, Overrun, Plot, Recruit, rescue, S.H.I.E.L.D., Scheme, set, Skadi, Strike, superpower, team, thrown, Uru, Villain, weapon, Wound
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BlizzCon: the Opening Ceremonies
The atmosphere is tense. The countdown begins. And one of the biggest shows in the gaming industry is about to begin! It’s BlizzCon 2016, and I’m here live…well…sorta…watching over the Internet, anyway. Opening things off is an awesome shot of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Gaming, Video Games
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Diablo, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, Starcraft, World of Warcraft
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Battlerite: My Early Impressions
When I started getting into MOBAs like Heroes of the Storm, which I reviewed recently, I ran into mention of an older game called “Bloodline Champions“. Like in MOBAs, you had characters with a diverse set of abilities–but instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Reviews, Video Games
Tagged Action, Battlerite, Competitive Gaming
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Widow’s Walk – Reenter the House on the Hill!
In 2003, one of the most iconic board games of all time hit the market. It earned a 2nd edition in 2010, but other than that, the world of Betrayal at House on the Hill has never been revisited. Until … Continue reading
Military SF Tech @DragonCon, 2016
This was a fun little panel that I was surprised by — mostly that I got such good video feed. “There’s an awful lot of high tech in military science fiction. Some of it is solidly based on current science/tech. … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science and Technology, Science Fiction, Video Games, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, John Ringo, Science Fiction
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Butcher discusses Peace Talks at DragonCon
Jim Butcher is deeply enamored with DragonCon. After multiple signings where no one showed up, or panels at conventions where he was the only one in the room, DragonCon is where he started to feel like an author. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Tabletop RPGs, Uncategorized
Tagged Captain America, DragonCon, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Marvel, Steampunk, The Dresden Files
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Codex: Card-Time Strategy is Here!
You might recall that half a year ago, I had a post about an upcoming game called “Codex”. I was incredibly excited for it, and at long last it’s shown up! I had a bit of a look through the … Continue reading
The First Annual Dragon Awards
So, some things of note here, while I think of them.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Gaming, Science Fiction
Tagged David Weber, DragonCon, Hugo Awards, John C. Wright, Larry Correia, Sad Puppies
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What Andy’s Playing: Heroes of the Storm
I’ve played a number of different types of games, and the one that’s taking my time right now is Heroes of the Storm, a game that’s a bit odd in some ways but very satisfying in others. Where else can … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Video Games
Tagged Action, Competitive Gaming, Diablo, Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft, Strategy, Warcraft
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A Tale of Two Awards
A lot of attention has come to the state of awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy in the last few years, thanks to increasing problems with and arguments over the Hugo Awards. If you’re unaware of why, … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Board Games, Commentary, Culture, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Plugs and Promotions, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Video Games
Tagged DragonCon, HonorCon, Hugo Awards, The Royal Manticoran Navy, Worldcon
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BlizzCon 2017: An Opening Ceremony Recap!
Some of you might remember that, last year, I did a blow-by-blow recap of the BlizzCon opening ceremonies, and it turns out I’m in a good position to do it again! For those who aren’t familiar, BlizzCon is Blizzard Entertainment’s … Continue reading →