Design Your Way to a Job at Wizards of the Coast

September 1st, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

I’ve mentioned before that working at Wizards of the Coast seems pretty awesome, and the people who work there are equally awesome. Now’s your chance to become one of those people. Magic’s R&D is holding their second Great Designer Search.

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Exclusive Gamma World Unboxing Video

August 30th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

The official release date for the Gamma World boxed set is October 19, but it arrived on my doorstep last week. Here’s your chance to pry it open before the official unveiling at PAX.

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Express: Quick, Casual Railroad Fun

August 27th, 2010 by Joe Grabianowski

Sometimes you don’t have time for an epic game of Empire Builder. Mayfair’s Express: The Railroad Card Game offers a different way to play with trains, as Joe Grabianowski explains in this thoroughly playtested review.

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Genius Guide to Archer Archetypes Lets You Create Superarchers

August 27th, 2010 by ggodo

Billy Gibbs has a great review of Super Genius Games’ Genius Guide to Archer Archetypes. There’s a lot of cool stuff in this one that will surely get you excited to roll up a ranger who goes way beyond the usual “nature guy with a bow” schtick.

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Space Hulk: Death Angel — Tense Missions in Deadly Space

August 26th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Fantasy Flight’s new Space Hulk: Death Angel card game pits your squad of space marines against a terrifying swarm of aliens inside an abandoned spaceship. All you have to do is make it to the control deck before the Genestealers tear your crew to pieces. Total milk run. Right?

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Gamma!

August 25th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Look what arrived at Robot Viking headquarters today…

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Discussing the New Red Box with Rodney Thompson and Laura Tommervik

August 25th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

There we were, ensconced in the Wizards’ of the Coast Steel Cocktail Lounge high above the Gen Con exhibitor’s hall, Laura Tommervik, Rodney Thompson and I. What else was there to do but open up that new D&D Red Box and find out what it’s all about?

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Bid for Victory in Hunger Games: Training Days

August 24th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

The latest sensation sweeping the young adult best-seller lists is Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. This is no twee, sparkly tripe, though. Wizkids’ Training Days game lets you step into the roles of post-apocalyptic teens prepping for their day in a one-on-one death arena.

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Gen Con Heavy Gear Gallery

August 23rd, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Check out this gallery of stunningly detailed miniatures from Dream Pod 9′s Heavy Gear booth at Gen Con (you didn’t think I was done sharing Gen Con stuff, did you?).

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Axis & Allies: Europe 1940 Shifts the Scales of War

August 23rd, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

This week, Avalon Hill releases the second part of their epic reworking of the classic World War II high-level strategy game Axis & Allies.

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Draft Beer — Special Robot Viking Edition

August 20th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Bob and John from GenerationD20 concocted this special segment of their infamous (or soon to be infamous) Draft Beer. They did an M11 draft and also put away a few bottles of Scrimshaw Pilsner.

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Lights Out: My First Night as a 4e DM

August 19th, 2010 by Gavin O'Brien

Gavin O’Brien took over as DM of the regular Robot Viking D&D group this week, his first stint in the 4e DM’s chair. He helpfully explains what it was like to take his former companions for a spin on the Wheel of Pain.

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i4e Puts Your Character in Your Pocket

August 17th, 2010 by Ryk Perry

Ryk Perry’s review of the iphone app for 4e D&D examines what it can and can’t do for your character.

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Hugenormous Gallery of Gen Con Insanity

August 14th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

In my two days at Gen Con, I saw a lot of stuff and talked to a lot of people. What’s painfully evident, however, is just how much I missed. Terry Hope Romero was also there reporting for io9.com, and she has a mega gallery of Gen Con pics up today that shows off lots of great games, costumes, minis and more. Plus, I got to meet Terry and her husband — both awesome. So there’s quite a few reasons to go check out the gallery.