Vyew.com – Free Web-Based Collaboration – Vyew.com – looks like a cool way to run games online. Link is up
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Galactic Playtest, Session One
Played the first ‘real’ session of the Galactic playtest on Saturday. Here’s what happened. Forgive, please, the extra-super details on
I’m feeling Afraid…
Afraid: a new game from Vincent Baker, using the Dogs mechanics, for playing horror. Link is to the playtest docs,
Go. Play. Part Two.
go-play.org: A whole web page for a simple sticker. 🙂 Apparently, the Go. Play. meme took off like gangbusters a
Paranoia: “No… it’s ‘suck my nuts.'”
Okay, so on Thursday night last week I hooked up with some folks in NYC to play Paranoia — the
Close your eyes and think of [insert country here]
After having just finished two Greg Rucka books, this is very interesting to me: The National Security Decision Making Game.
Linking to it because I just noticed it and thought others might have missed it, also.
Monday Munchie Mailing List
Weekend in summary (more later)
There was actually a fair amount of game-type things going on this weekend. I will write a bit more about
Signs
I like this discussion: The Secret Language of Cars — iconography for gamers. Green means go. Triangle in square means
Candamir
From Storygames for Everybody: Candamir is one of the spin-off games from Settlers of Catan. In it, you have a
Shadow Shard TF #4
What? Shadow Shard Task Force 4 Where? Shadow Shaaaard When? This weekend, prolly eveninks Why? We wants it, precious How?
“Release the Atomics!”
Some folks in Toronto are using Donjon to run some Space Opera, and recording the results on RandomWIki. The game
Weekend in Review
Hmm… didn’t do a whole heckuva lot this weekend, gaming-wise, due to Kaylee-busy-ness and yard work. Friday: had a really
TSoY “Averages”
Over on the excellent Story Games forum, I asked folks who’ve been playing The Shadow of Yesterday about how long
“Time to look on the Brightside!”
We actually got back down from the mountains on Sunday, had lunch, had a nap, and STILL had time to
Monday in review
Briefly: Logged into play with the Hostess Heroes on Monday Munchies last night. As it turned out, only about five
CoH Easter Egg
Specifically: City of Villains – Easter Egg in Grandville. Spoilery, but only in an OOC-way.
I cannot wait for Kaylee to be old enough to play this.
The Princes’ Kingdom You are nine years old. You just had a birthday, and your brothers got you a puppy.
Galactic!
The guy who wrote PrimeTime Adventures (Matt Wilson) is working on a new game called Galactic! The game takes place…
Heroquest PDFs
DriveThruRPG.com has PDFs of several of the more recent Heroquest/HeroWars books, including the main HQ rulebook. Of real note is
Do. You. Want. To. Play. A. Game?
… but you cant find players? FindPlay – find gamers like you
The Shadow of Yesterday: Freebooters One-Shot (Second Run), Post-mortem
So the HQ: Firefly game that we’d slotted to run on Friday didn’t come off. I think I need to
Eating Stake
I’m going to rave a bit about game systems where you set Stakes for a conflict and how that can
I like…
Since I’ve got a one-shot game to GM tonight (the first I’ve GM’d with strangers in awhile), and I’m going
Barkingly Odd Resource
Via Randy, Thousands of name for your dog, horse, cat, or pet from Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia. It’s rare you
Previews
Game stuff, both in the recent past and upcoming: CoX stuff — not a lot. Got Dolmen to 20. Ran
Two great tastes that taste great together:
Cupcakes of Catan: Too perfect.
It’s all about the influence…
I know some folks are off the grid for the long holiday, so for Monday Munchies, I thought it might
Just FYI
Changed this site’s name. Just like this one better.
PSA
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