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We Came, We Explored, Some of Us Died: An Enjoyable Evening in True Dungeon
Reading Time: 6 minutesOur post-dungeon group photo.From left to right: Jonathan Liu, John Booth (kneeling), Levi Mote, Sarah Sharp, Jenn Ellis, Keith Baker, David Faith, Dave Banks, Wendy Catalano,...
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The “Very Best Stuff We Saw at Gen Con” Post
Reading Time: 10 minutesFirst, some numbers. It was another record setting year for Gen Con. There were nearly 15% more attendees this year with unique attendance at 56,614 and total turnstile...
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Reflections on Gen Con 2014: Expectations vs. Reality
Reading Time: 10 minutesBefore Gen Con, we posted a list of some of the things we were most looking forward to at the con—but reality doesn’t always match our expectations. For me, the biggest...
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Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup: Gen Con Edition
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou know how much I love Kickstarter board games, and Gen Con was a great opportunity to sit down and play a lot of prototypes with designers and publishers. Some are on...
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Die Fighter: A Great New Way to Play Space Cadets: Dice Duel
Reading Time: 7 minutesDice Duel Die Fighter—more dice, two fighter ships, and experimental equipment. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu One of my favorite games from last year’s Gen Con was Space Cadets: Dice...
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Kickstarter Gen Con Previews
Reading Time: 7 minutesBefore I begin this post, I’m just going to apologize up front for all of the many, many board game posts you’re going to see in the next couple of weeks. Aside from my usual...
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The Shiny, the Weird, and the Neoclassic: Role-playing at Gen Con 2014
Reading Time: 8 minutesI scheduled a trio of role-playing sessions for my trip to Gen Con this year: a custom Firefly adventure, Monte Cook Games’ “Into the Violet Vale,” a Numenera convention event,...
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Announcements From Calliope Games
Reading Time: 4 minutesRay Wehrs of Calliope Games makes an announcement to the VIGs at Gen Con 2014. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu Calliope Games is a GeekDad favorite—I first met Ray Wehrs at PAX Prime...
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Pay a Visit to Lovely Machi Koro
Reading Time: 6 minutes I mentioned Machi Koro in our “best of Gen Con” post, and it’s quickly become a family favorite. Japanese for (roughly) “dice town,” Machi Koro is a fast-playing card-and-dice...
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Warband: Against the Darkness
Reading Time: 9 minutesPlaying a two-player game of Warband. (Prototype pictured) Photo: Jonathan H. Liu Let’s face it: we don’t like each other. But there’s this Big Bad to defeat, so we’re forced to...
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Reflections on Kickstarter and Gen Con
Reading Time: 4 minutesA commenter on my Gen Con Kickstarter roundup asked how Gen Con has changed with the rise of Kickstarter-funded board games. The truth is, since this was only my second year,...
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A Small Taste of D&D – Attack Wing
Reading Time: 3 minutesDragons do battle in flight in Dungeons & Dragons – Attack Wing. Photo: John Booth If you’ve been waiting for a tabletop aerial combat game that includes more shimmering...
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Legendary Encounters: Free Hugs … for Your Face
Reading Time: 11 minutes In space, nobody can hear you shuffle. This year, Upper Deck expanded its Legendary line of semi-cooperative deck-building games into the Alien universe. Legendary Encounters...
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Finding Hope in New Salem
Reading Time: 7 minutes Salem is, as everyone knows, overrun with witches. So you, fine upstanding citizens that you are, have decided the best solution is to leave and found a new town named,...
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Paizo’s Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe sign outside the Pathfinder ACG room at Gen Con. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu The first event I went to at Gen Con this year was the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. Although I’d...
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Tripi Games’ Flip Flash: Need for Speed
Reading Time: 5 minutesPhoto: John Booth Over summer vacation, my daughter and I took a trip that involved playing many rounds of the card game Speed. I’ve been playing this game since I was a kid, and...
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Moleskine myCloud Backpack: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
Reading Time: 5 minutesFront and back view of the Moleskine myCloud backpack. Photos: Jonathan H. Liu For many years now, I’ve been using a small-sized Timbuk2 messenger bag as my go-to if I just need...
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ZOMG! Zombies Invade Gen Con
Reading Time: 21 minutesA friend commented to me that zombies have become like bacon—people just add them to everything. Well, I have to admit that I’m a sucker for zombies. But, hey, apparently so are...
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Table for Two: Strife: Legacy of the Eternals
Reading Time: 6 minutes Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player games. Today’s game is Strife: Legacy of the Eternals, a compact card game about battling for control of locations using your...
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Jerk—A Game of Quick Reflexes
Reading Time: 4 minutesBen Walters and Erin Sample show off Jerk at Gen Con 2014. (Giant cone not included.) Photo: Jonathan H. Liu Sometimes you don’t want an hour-long game with lots of decision...
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