Monthly Archives: August 2012

Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2012– An explosion of photos

Lucky enough to have Gen Con appear almost in my backyard (if I had a backyard I could traverse in an hour), I make it a point to cruise the Gen Con dealer hall every year to see all the … Continue reading

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Notes from Gencon 2012

Just a few notes and pictures from my trip to GenCon 2012 – Matt Carlson and Mary Prasad were also there, and I’m guessing that they will be posting some  stuff as well. As usual, it was crowded as heck.  … Continue reading

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Bagging Monthly #1: Bag Quality

Years ago, our game group (the infamous California FNVP’s) used to joke a lot about proper bagging of games, from bag quality to how to properly organize game bits within games. Someone (might have been me, not sure anymore) mentioned … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Review of Atlantis Rising (Z-man)

Atlantis Rising Designer: Galen Ciscell Publisher: Z-Man Games Players: 2-6 Age: 13+ Time: 30-90 mins Times played: 4 with advance copy provided by Z-Man Games Atlantis Rising is a soon-to-be-released cooperative game (coming out later this week at GenCon!) where … Continue reading

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The Art of Design: interviews to game designers #21 – Eric M. Lang

Dear Gamers, after reaching the interview #20 I’m continuing the series: today I’m gone to interview Eric M. Lang, one of the greatest designer in the outstanding Fantasy Flight Games team (Eric is the first of the FFG’s designers I … Continue reading

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Legacy: Gears of Time – A Preview

Designed by Ben Harkins Art by Peter Wocken, Steve Maggart, and Shamas Demoret Floodgate Games 2-4 players 30 minutes per player Ages 13+ (honestly, maybe 11 or 12) Preview by Jonathan Franklin Legacy: Gears of Time is one of very … Continue reading

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