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SCI-FI APOCALYPTIC SHORT FILM CHESS STEVE JACKSON GAMES UNBOXING CTHULHU HOUSEHOLD

Short film: The Escape

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Alessandro De Vivo and Ivano Di Natale’s short film tells the story of a man on the run. We learn that all is not what first appears when the escapee seems to have some cybernetics and is being chased by a mysterious hooded man. The Escape has had air times […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: apocalyptic, sci-fi, short film

Unboxing Steve Jackson’s Knightmare Chess

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rhea Friesen of Steve Jackson Games takes us through an unboxing of their Knightmare Chess game. This game has 158 stunning cards that can be played to turn a standard game of chess into a nightmare battle. Tempted? Amazon.com currently has one copy of Knightmare Chess 2e up for sale at a mere $794.41. Just […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chess, Steve Jackson Games, unboxing

One whole unholy Cthulhu mug

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I want this What a great mug! Who knew that it wasn’t so much “Cthulhu stirs” as it was “You stir Cthulhu”. That’ll certainly be true if you used this unholy alien god for cup-a-soup anyway. Me? I see this Cthulhu Awakens mug as something to serve tea and coffee in when gamers come to […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, household

Cute Adipose and Dalek cupcakes thanks to marshmallow

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This cute tray of Doctor Who cupcakes were made for a little boy’s birthday. I think the use of marshmallow is really clever; they provide the Dalek core and with just a it of surgery make awfully cute adipose. Straight forward and intelligent Doctor Who cake design. Via Imgur.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cakes, daleks, doctor who, food

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #12

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Irregular Reconnaissance is a review column to encourage discussion and tips. Which anime would you recommend to fellow geeks? Which titles are a disappointment and should be avoided? Let us know in the comments below. What follows is a summary of anime I’ve been watching lately and what I’ve made of them. Do you agree […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: dragon ball, Irregular Reconnaissance, Jormungand, log horizon, one piece, reviews

Castles and robots from Peter Popken

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Peter Popken is an artist who works in the film industry as a conceptual designer. You can see his professional portflio or his blog for more samples of his work. If you’ve seen Thor, Beauty & The Beast or George Clooney’s Monuments Men then you’ve already seen some. He’s worked with Disney, Marvel, Paramount, Universal, […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: fantasy, sci-fi

What an ambush! A review of The Rise of Tiamat

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Rise of Tiamat is an adventure in Wizards of the Coast’s Tyranny of Dragons series. It follows on from the Hoard of the Dragon Queen and while, on the whole, it is a good book it packs one heck of an ambush! I enjoyed the Hoard of the Dragon Queen. Wolfgang Baur and Steve […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, kobold press, Steve Winter, wizards of the coast

Pac-man x-ray print

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Buy this This piece is by the British ‘aerosol artist SHOK-1’ and is called “The Consumer”. I get the message. SHOK-1 has been painting the streets and mixing it up with gamer culture since the 80s. His prints tend to sell out when they go on sale as they’re limited in number.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: pac man

This Godzilla Christmas tree wishes you festive grrreatings

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Imagine how many fairy lights it would take to decorate one life-sized Godzilla? Let’s use the last feature film as our ideal of scale. I would suggest it would take a shedload of lights plus a shedload more. This Christmas tree Godzilla looks like it’s consumed a fair few lights of its own. Spotted by […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: christmas, Godzilla

9 cosplays that Reddit weirdly marked NSFW

December 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

What do you make of Reddit? A great place to find content? A misogynistic community? Perhaps you consider is a liberal haven or a place devoid of censorship? At a guess; few people would call Reddit prudish and conservative. If Reddit’s so risque then why do so many cosplay photographs – even those shared to […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay

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