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GamingReport.com Apparently Kaput

Friday, July 31, 2009

Alas, GamingReport.com seems to have met its demise. There is information and speculation at OgreCave.com.
It wasn’t perfect, but it will be missed.

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Dave Arneson, 1947-2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Dave Arneson, born 1 October 1947 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, the 7th of April.
Arneson was the co-creator (with E. Gary Gygax, who passed away in March 2008) of Dungeons & Dragons, the first role-playing game.
As obituaries and history books (both written and yet to be written) will attest, Arneson’s place in [...]

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On the Trail

Friday, March 6, 2009

One could argue that I do not need any more role-playing games in my life. I own 87. Most of the games I wish to acquire are out-of-print or nearly so, but there is one new role-playing game that has really captured my interest, Trail of Cthulhu (q.v.), published by Pelgrane Press. It is a [...]

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Field of Glory Is Here

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Somehow, I missed the arrival of Field of Glory, the ancient & medieval war game by Osprey Publishing, despite having reported its imminent release.
I discovered it quite by accident on a shelf at work, and although it is too early to write a review (having neither read nor played it yet), I will say that [...]

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Pyramid Webzine Ends; Pyramid PDF Begins

Monday, November 17, 2008

Pyramid, the online magazine published by Steve Jackson Games, has ceased to exist in its current format as a subscription Web site and will re-emerge on November the 21st in a monthly PDF format of single-themed issues.
Read more in the Daily Illuminator.

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N. Robin Crossby, 1954-2008

Friday, July 25, 2008

N. Robin Crossby, born 18 May 1954 in London, England, passed away at a hospice in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada on Wednesday, the 23rd of July.
Crossby was the creator of the Hârn fantasy role-playing world and the HârnMaster role-playing game.
Rest in peace.

Wikipedia entry: N. Robin Crossby
Kelestia Productions Statement
Kelestia.com (Hârn publisher)
Columbia Games (Hârn publisher)

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E. Gary Gygax, 1938-2008

Saturday, March 8, 2008

E. Gary Gygax, born 27 July 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, passed away at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on Tuesday, the 4th of March. (Today is the day of his funeral.)
I will leave the writing of obituaries and the analysis of his cultural contributions to others for now. For the moment, Gentle Reader, I [...]

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Monsterpocalypse

Friday, November 16, 2007

I just learned in this Dr. Rotwang article that Privateer Press will be releasing a collectible miniatures game inspired by Japanese giant monster movies: Monsterpocalypse. I do not ordinarily have any interest in collectible miniature games (preferring to know exactly what I am spending my meager earnings on), but I must confess this looks tempting. [...]

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Firefly Games Site Up

Saturday, October 27, 2007

It is no longer news per se, but since I posted the news that it was down, I ought to mention that the Firefly Games site has returned.
Reminder to self: Obtain Og: Unearthed Edition and Faery’s Tale; revisit Monster Island.

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Firefly Games Site Down

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

GamingReport.com reports that the Firefly Games site is temporarily down. Read about it here.

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