Sometimes you just want to play with giant robots blasting each other to smithereens. That is exactly what I got to do when I was given the rare opportunity to not only play test a new game before it was fully developed, but also to do so with one of its creators. The game that […]
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At Fear the Con last week, I had the good fortune to play in Ross Payton’s Age of Masks Wild Talents game. Age of Masks is a setting not unlike that of Watchmen. It is a grim and gritty modern era world where those wearing the cape of the superhero are anything but heroic. Remember […]
Recently, I had the great fortune of attending Fear The Con for the third time in a row. I’ve been told that GenCon is like going to a class reunion where everyone is like you. Well, my graduating class was only 48 people, so I suspect Fear The Con is much more like my actual […]
Four out of five hosts agree, Fear the Con 3 in St. Louis rocked! For the first time, the four of us met face-to-face. Tim, Wayne, and Jonathan are just as great guys as you’d think they are. Truly, excellent fellows to call friends. Paul was sorely missed, but I think we’ll get him to […]
Best. Wing. Night. Ever! Seriously, a terrific turn out tonight at the pre-Fear The Con mixer. Tons of the best people you ever wanted to chat with all right under one roof with copious amounts of wings and booze in ready supply. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun this was. My inability […]
As I write this, it is half-an hour from World Wing Night, the social event kicking off the Fear the Con 3 activities. Today, my traveling companion James and I ventured ‘cross this great nation of ours from Texas to Saint Louis. We have secured ground transportation, lodging at the con hotel, and even enjoyed […]
On September 6, 2009, Dragon*Con attendees attempted to beat the Guinness World Record for amount of people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in a single location. They had 903 dancers. This is great. I mean, anytime that you can get Flying Spaghetti Monster out for a dance is terrific. But what the hell’s up […]
At GenCon, I picked up the Zombies!!! board game, a game I first played at Fear the Con 2. Zombies!!! is a lot of fun because – well, zombies – and because it has characteristics of some of my favorite games. There’s the strategy and forward-thinking of chess. Truly, you need to be considering not […]
This post will be at the top through Tuesday – scroll down for the latest news! Sleeping with men at GenCon (1:18) Inglourious Basterds (5:45) James Cameron’s Avatar (10:20) Digital animation (in which we mention 9) (13:00) This Week’s Comics Blackest Night Update Blackest Night #2 (23:10) Green Lantern Corps #39 (28:38) Blackest Night Superman […]