Just to give you an idea about how strange it can get when producing a collectible figure game, here are pictures of two different versions of Loki from Marvel Heroes Battle Dice. Apparently two versions were sculpted early on. Only one was supposed to make it into production, but they both did. By the way (for Perry who asked about …
Marvel Heroes Battle Dice Gallery Up
Playmates Toys has set up a searchable gallery for all the figures in Marvel Heroes Battle Dice. It provides excellent shots of each of the figures. They also have shots that include the battle gauges for three figures from the first series that didn’t make it into the first wave of shipments: Red Skull, She-Hulk, and Silver Surfer.
Titan Games Needs Help
Marcus King of Titan Games in Battle Creek, Michigan, reports that thieves broke into his store last night and stole the entire selection of video games and about two-fifths of the DVDs. This puts the store in a tight space for cash. To make some money fast, Marcus is trying to sell off older RPG books at two dimes on …
World Without Games
For the latest issue of The Escapist, game designer Allen Varney posits the question: “If you were legally enjoined from creating games, what would you do instead?” He quizzed a number of game designers (both of the computer and tabletop varieties), including Steve Jackson, Raph Koster, Sandy Petersen, Don Perrin, and me. Their answers are a ball of fun. For …
Stafford on Genera v. Generic
Greg Stafford, the wise (not wizened) shaman of the adventure gaming industry, posted an excellent article on one of the most basic choices a designer has to make with each roleplaying game he or she tackles.
Bodden Reviews Blood Bowl
My buddy Bill Bodden (who’s one of the buyers at ACD Distribution) posted a kind and funny review of Blood Bowl. He leads off: Matt is a friend of mine; in fact, I hate him for having already written this book at just about the same time I had the idea to pitch a Blood Bowl novel to Games Workshop …
Silent Auction for Downing Family
Marcus King of Titan Games (and VP of GAMA) is setting up a silent auction at the GAMA Trade Show. He properly gives credit to Rowan Guenther of Diversified Games in Chehaalis, Washington, but he’s doing a lot of the legwork, along with the GAMA staff. If you’d like to donate something to the auction, and you’re going to be …
Megacon Shots
The folks at Playmates Toys have posted a slew of photos (in parts one, two, and three) from last weekend’s Megacon. I’m told they had a fantastic time at the show and that Marvel Heroes Battle Dice was a huge hit, with over 80% of the people who played the game buying it!
Charles Ryan Selling His Games
My pal Charles Ryan is selling off his rare games collection. Charles founded Chameleon Eclectic way back when, then came to work for me at Pinnacle. After that, he moved on to Last Unicorn Games and finally to Wizards of the Coast, where he worked his way up to brand manager of Dungeons & Dragons. Charles got let go from …
D&D Online in the NY Times
The New York Times ran an article recently on the launch of the D&D Online MMORPG. I think Gary Gygax puts it well when he compares playing RPGs at home and online to stories told on the stage and television respectively. For me, the coolest part of the article is seeing quotes from people I know like Gary, David Eckelberry, …