After wrapping up my turn in Don’t Rest Your Head, I moved over to my next game, Succession Wars. Succession Wars is an eighties era, out-of-print number from now-defunct FASA. It’s a turn-based strategy game combining elements of territory grabs (ala Risk) and player negotiations (e.g. Diplomacy) with a healthy application of Battletech backstory applied. […]
Sweet fancy Moses, I’m tired this morning! Fortunately, coffee and little chocolate donuts have swept in for the rescue! Yesterday was an unrelenting day of gaming goodness here in the greater Saint Louis area. Games started at 11:30 AM and pounded on for twelve hours. The con’s being held at Memorial Hall in Saint Charles, […]
I had a terrific time at last night’s World Wide Wing Night, Fear The Con’s pre-con social event. Here’s how it works. Gamers. Wings. Beer. Cigars. Brilliant combination. A lot of us gamer types are not the most sociable people in the world despite the fact that we are engaged in a hobby that’s all […]
I am on my way to the airport to catch a plane to Saint Louis for Fear The Boot’s second year gaming convention, Fear the Con 2. Last year was balls out the best gaming convention I have ever attended. I’ve got high hopes for this year. No doubt, Fear The Con 2 will have […]
At some point you just have to surrender to the realization that there are just more great conventions out there than you can possibly attend. Hopefully that occurs somewhere down the line well after you’ve been to PaizoCon 2009. Woot! PAIZOCON returns in 2009 bigger and better than ever! Officially sponsored and run by Paizo […]
According to a press release circulated Wednesday, writer Mark Millar (Civil War, Marvel 1985) will be the Guest of Honor later this year at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con. Veteran comic scribe Mark Millar is currently setting Hollywood on fire with properties like Wanted and Kick-Ass, and now the Scottish sensation will be meeting and greeting […]