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.

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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!

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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)

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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.

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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.

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

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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:

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