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Archives for August 2018

One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 2nd August 2018 and was described as "Fantasy Flight Games are keen to point out that in the first set KeyForge, call of the Archons there are enough cards to support more than 104,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 possible decks!". It also was tagged with Richard Garfield.

Keep exploring our discoveries and news published during August 2018.

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Amazon lets Paizo and Pathfinder 2 playtesters down

August 3, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Many roleplayers who preordered their copy of Pathfinder Playtest from Paizo did not get their book on schedule. Gamers who pre-ordered directly from Amazon, according to some players, have also had problems. The Paizo Team explain in a blog post. When Paizo was planning this year’s Pathfinder Playtest, we expected to exceed our own ability […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: amazon, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

Vampire: The Masquerade 5th edition launches today

August 3, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can now buy Vampire: The Masquerade from select retailers. It’s Gen Con, and White Wolf has just released the 5th edition of the iconic game. If you need the game now you can visit World of Darkness.com or in physical form exclusively from Modiphius Entertainment. Modiphius is acting as the distributor, I don’t believe […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jason carl, Modiphius Entertainment, Vampire: The Masquerade, vampires, white wolf

Actually happening: Munchkin Warhammer 40,000

August 3, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future … Kill the Monster, Steal the Treasure, and Stab Your Buddy! I wonder how Games Workshop is feeling. In some ways, they’ve had a rough week. They nearly doubled their profits and yet shares dropped 6%. Bloody investors. Why the drop? Investors may just be taking profit, […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: games workshop, John Kovalic, Munchkin, Steve Jackson Games

Preview Green Ronin’s Freeport: The City of Adventure VR computer game

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A strange mix of Sea of Thieves and Robot Chicken? No, this is tabletop games publisher Green Ronin’s forthcoming computer game based on their Freeport series. Let’s be very clear. This video is an early preview of an unfinished computer game. It’s just exciting that Green Ronin is flirting with the computer game space in […]

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: freeport, green ronin

10-year anniversary: Rock Candy’s Black Widow

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Model maker Funko is celebrating Marvel Studio’s 10-year anniversary by releasing a Black Widow model. The model in question is in the Rock Candy style, a Funko sub-brand, and stands 5 inches tall. The model is due to ship on September 12th but you can pre-order on Amazon today.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: black widow, funko, models

Enjoy the trailer for Constantine: City of Demons

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Matt Ryan voices John Constantine for this digital and blu-ray movie. Constantine: City of Demons originally aired in parts on CW Seed, but there’s over an hour of new, not seen before, content in the movie. The new scenes in the movie release includes the climax. I’ve not got access to CW Seed, but it’s […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Constantine, dc comics, demons, trailers

Scientific research shows that sci-fi and fantasy fans are a top choice for romantic partners

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Researchers from the University of Oklahoma, led by the psychologist Stephanie C. Stern, suggest that fans of fantasy and sci-fi genre have more realistic believes about romantic relationships compared to those who read romance or even highbrow fiction. What’s going on? In the research paper What you read and what you believe: Genre exposure and […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fantasy, romance, sci-fi, stats

Imagining what Gandalf’s resume might look like

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It is believed that first Curriculum Vitae (the CV) was created by none other than Leonardo Da Vinici in 1482. It’s changed a lot since then. Thanks to sites like LinkedIn and YouTube they come in all shapes and forms. It’s fairly common known that what the British call a CV the Americans call a […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: jobs

KeyForge is a new game from Magic: The Gathering’s inventor and Fantasy Flight Games

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

KeyForge doesn’t seem to take itself very seriously (watch the trailer video, and you’ll see what I mean), but it does tackle one of the problems which seriously put people off collectable card games. There was a time when I played Magic: the Gathering when each rare card was a discovery worth celebrating. It was […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ccg, fantasy flight games, keyforge, Richard Garfield

Wizards of the Coast pull a welcome U-turn on Eberron and D&D’s Adventurers League

August 1, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast, the publishers of Dungeons & Dragons seem to have changed their minds on Eberron. The Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron was announced 23rd of July and in the very introduction to the book, page 4, was the news that Eberron would not be part of the Adventurers League. You can read it […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: adventurers league, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, Keith Baker

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