Robot Viking

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.

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 [...]

I’ve never been to Gen Con. It’s true. I know this takes away some of my gamer cred, but Origins is closer, and I’ve never been able to do both in the same year. But I skipped Origins this year and threw together a bare bones trip to Gen Con to see what the fuss [...]

Robot Viking is taking a bit of a summer break this week (if you hadn’t noticed). See you all next week as we get ready for Gen Con!

The winners have been decided. Of course, I didn’t realize I might not be able to direct message everyone via Twitter, so the winners will have to find their names here to claim their prizes. Hope you’re all still reading (that was sort of the point, after all).

Robot Viking is obviously not a film review site, but Iron Man has long been my favorite fictional character, so I’m stepping outside of the gaming box briefly today to review the latest Shellhead extravaganza. Wondering how the movie looked to a lifelong, dyed-in-the-wool Iron Man fanboy? Pretty damn good, but as usual, I have [...]

For technical reasons, the results for the Player’s Handbook boxed set giveaway will be delayed 24 hours.

Fantasy artist extraordinaire Frank Frazetta died today, according to a report by the New York Times. His lush style virtually defined the sword and sorcery genre and brought to life the works of Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock and many others.

I was poking around some sites that have been sending links to Robot Viking, and I noticed two things on gaming message boards: 1). a generally positive attitude towards Robot Viking (thank you, I’m glad you like the site!) and 2). a few specific complaints about the site that I think are completely valid. So [...]

This clanking metal warrior is the work of artist Brian Marshall. He creates robot sculptures from found objects like oil cans and old cutlery, including a series of robot Vikings. Check out this gallery of his work.

Wizards of the Coast’s new “My Magic” contest gives you a chance to win a seriously awesome prize without having to be very good at Magic. You just need a great story about Magic.

I’m not talking about gold and platinum pieces, or even bronze dragons. I’m saying throw those devil signs in the air and bang your head to these ten great metal songs that are perfect for a night around the gaming table.

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