Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Fantasy Flight Games By Ron McClung At GenCon 2008, I was able to obtain a prerelease copy of the Battlestar Galactica, The Board Game, based on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (BSG) hit show on Sci-Fi Channel. Being a fan of the show, normally I would be concerned that this was just another licensed product that…
By Konami At GenCon 2008, many games were premiered, previewed, and prototyped. The world of gaming is far from dead I can assure you after seeing the number of new games coming out. One area that is still thriving is the battle to be the next Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh style collectible card game. Blue Dragon…
Robert Gifford of Game Chic was kind enough talk with me at GenCon 2008. RM: Tell me the beginnings of this table. RG: Honestly it started out like a lot of gamers do – you sit around and say “If I could have the ultimate “something,” if I could have the ultimate table…” I was…
A Newbie’s Point of View Day 1 This is my first GenCon. I have been involved with cons for several years, been to Dragon Con several times, and am not unfamiliar with big crowds or the other standard convention experiences. However, I have not had the pleasure of experiencing the Mecca of Gamers. We drove…
Ran this at GenCon 2008 System: D6 System Ran the last adventure in the Fires of Marl sourcebook Death by Dime Novel in d6 Bloodshadows. Had 3 players and went very well. This was a well put together adventure and I added a little spice by creating a patch work group of characters that were…
Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) is a strong company with a ton of games, and they continue to go full steam ahead with new original games as well as licensed and acquisitioned games. Of course, recent news has had FFG acquiring properties from Games Workshop, Sabretooth Games, and Black Industries. With these acquisitions and many other…
Woo hoo! My application to press credentials at GenCon has been approved. I will have to do some work, but it means this trip is going to cost even less! I signed up for 4 games but will trim those back to two and run only the Stargate and the Bloodshadows game. Already have the…
The Mecca of Gamers east of the Mississippi. My first trip to GenCon. It might be my only trip to GenCon, at least fora while. My wife OK’d it for me to be away four nights, 5 days, I have 2 other guys (Heath and Neil) committed to help with expenses, used Marriott points, renting…