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Episode 18: Gen Con Bankruptcy Part 2

The story of Gen Con’s financial woes continues. Click here for the documentation mentioned in this episode about Gen Con’s Chapter 11 filing.

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Episode 17: AT-43 WYSIWYG Rules

Today I re-visit AT-43 with some criticism of their rules for determining visibility and line-of-sight.

Episode 16: Solomon Kane VS. Deadlands

This time I compare & contrast two of the incredible settings for the Savage Worlds roleplaying game: Solomon Kane and Deadlands Reloaded. Check out Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s website for more on these products and be sure to tune into The Game’s The Thing for in-depth coverage of all things Savage Worlds!

Episode 15: D&D Minis

The new version of D&D Minis was released earlier this month and I had a chance to pick some up and play ‘em last night.

Episode 14: RPGs Over Skype

I’m going to be running an RPG session over Skype for the first time this weekend. I’ve got a few concerns but, overall, I’m really jazzed about this new RP experience.

Episode 13: Fight Klub

Decipher is diving back into the realm of the Trading Card Game with a new offering called Fight Klub which is scheduled to hit the streets in the fall of 2008. There’s not much detailed information available about the game itself but the marketing strategy is truly unique insomuch as this game will only be sold by Decipher directly to customers. The marketing plan for this game is risky but is very innovative and will be interesting to watch.

Announcement: No Bulldogs For Sale

Just a quick note to explain my absence, assure you I’m coming back, and to hopefully make you laugh a little.

Episode 12: Pathfinder RPG

Pazio Publishing made a bold announcement this week. They’re going to continue along the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 vector with their self-published Pathfinder RPG. The Alpha version of the rule is available as a free PDF download!

Mail Bag: 8-Mar-2008

Thanks to everyone who’s been sending in feedback! Here are some responses to the mail and comments that I’ve received thus far.

Episode 11: Dragonlance Movie

The Dragonlance movie is here in all its jiggly-breasted glory! Fan-boys the world over are clamoring over each other to tell you why this movie sucks and I’m here to tell you that it’s not all that bad.

Announcement: Geek Radio Daily

Since a typical episode of Wapcaplets is around five minutes long I didn’t want to throw in a minute-long promo but I have to give a plug to the guys over at Geek Radio Daily. So sit back, relax, and listed to their promo!

Episode 10: Gary Gygax (1938-2008)

The gaming hobby lost a true pioneer today. Venerable Dungeons and Dragons pioneer Gary Gygax passed away at the age of 69. Although I never knew the man personally I pay homage to him and the hobby he helped create in today’s epiosde.

Gary Gygax, Gaming Luminary (1938-2008)

Episode 9: Proxies

They’re the bane of game store owners and miniatures game manufacturers everywhere: PROXIES!!! I get why they’re generally frowned upon but I think there is a very specific way in which proxies should be allowed in miniatures game.

Episode 8: Dark Heresy & Fantasy Flight Games

Good news! Despite that Games Workshop frequently seems bound and determined to torpedo their own RPG products the Dark Heresy RPG (among other GW products) has found a new home at Fantasy Flight Games.

Episode 7: Infernal Contraption

Today I talk about my initial impressions of Infernal Contraption, a non-collectible card game published by Privateer Press.

Episode 6: Lucasfilm Sues Gen Con

It looks like Gen Con’s in some hot water. Lucasfilm filed papers in January of 2008 asserting that Gen Con owes them $650,000, $150,000 of which represents the proceeds from a charity auction that were to go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Additional, on February 15th of 2008, Gen Con filed for Chapter 11. Are these two events related? It would seem so from my vantage-point. Here are some links:

Lucasfilm’s case filing Gen Con’s Chapter 11 press release

I’m not sure what happened with the audio quality on this episode but I’ll try and get it sorted out for the next show. Sorry!

Episode 5: AT-43

Today I talk about the AT-43 miniatures game by Rackham. I could go on and on about game mechanics but c’mon… it’s got apes with jet-packs! What else do I really need to say?

Click here for the thread on the AT-43 forums I mentioned in this episode.

Episode 4: Fourth Edition Preview Books

Amazon.com: “This lavishly illustrated 96-page book gives roleplaying game fans a unique, behind-the-screen glimpse into the making of the Dungeons & Dragons(R) roleplaying game.”

Wapcaplets: BALONEY!

Episode 3: Not-So-Friendly Local Game Stores

There’s nothing better than having a really good local game store but there’s also nothing worse than a not-so-friendly local gaming store run by guys like this: