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Storymatic: a Box of Ideas

Ed Grabianowski — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:30:19 +0000

The Storymatic is simply a box of story prompts. But that’s a very powerful thing in the hands of some creative gamers. There are more than 500 cards in the Storymatic box. They’re color-coded — gold cards have character ideas (“member of the wedding,” “person with a devastating secret”), copper cards have plot ideas or [...] Related posts:

The Robot Viking Review-a-Thon

Ed Grabianowski — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:08:03 +0000

I have a ridiculous backlog of things that need to be reviewed. So today I will be doing nothing but reviewing things. We’ll see how many I can get to. I’ll also be talking about the things I’m reviewing at the Robot Viking Twitter account, if you want to join in. First review, coming up [...] Related posts:

Give Comics for Halloween Instead of Candy (and Comics Publishers Should Help)

Ed Grabianowski — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:41:27 +0000

Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I seriously get that old Andy Williams tune, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” going in my head, but with macabre lyrics. On Halloween night, kids will be out getting their annual candy haul. I’ll be doling the sweets out too, but I also dig through [...] Related posts:

Brazer Bulletin: Munchkin Your Health

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:21:23 +0000

I’m going to step back for a minute from being a publisher and just be a fellow gamer. February of this year my doctor told me that I was pre-diabetic. Thanks to my wonderful girlfriend, I’ve managed to beat it and have lost about 40 pounds of weight. About a month ago, my doctor told [...] Related posts:

Dungeons: the Dark Lord, a Great Idea That Doesn’t Quite Work

Ed Grabianowski — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:22:39 +0000

Dungeons: the Dark Lord is the sequel to last year’s Dungeons, from publisher Kalypso. In many ways it’s the spiritual successor to the beloved Dungeon Keeper franchise — a game that turned the RPG trope of heroes invading dungeons upside down, putting the player in control of the dungeon and making the heroes the antagonists. [...] Related posts:

Liana K Explains How Attending Futurecon Lets You Time Travel and Fight Epilepsy

Ed Grabianowski — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:26:52 +0000

Futurecon is a strangely awesome (or awesomely strange) convention held in Toronto over New Year’s Eve — while you’re hanging out with sci-fi authors, checking out the amazing costumes, painting half-naked people, customizing action figures and counting down the New Year, you’ll also be helping in the fight against epilepsy. Canadian entertainer and renowned cosplayer [...] Related posts:

Robot Viking Facebook Page Now Functional

Ed Grabianowski — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:19:09 +0000

The Robot Viking Facebook page has existed for some time now, but I never really used it. I’ve updated it and have it all fixed up now, so there’s yet another option for following Robot Viking. In addition to the RSS feed, you can head over to the Robot Viking Facebook page, “like” it, and [...] Related posts:

Gen Con Coverage by Proxy

Ed Grabianowski — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:12:56 +0000

You may have noticed some posts this weekend from freelance writer Tim Barribeau. While Robot Viking could not attend Gen Con in person this year, Tim was covering it for io9.com, and he was awesome enough (and Annalee at io9 was awesome enough to arrange) to provide us with some direct coverage of new games [...] Related posts:

When Vikings Collide: Punter Chris Kluwe Talks Gaming, Sports Nerds and More

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:56:54 +0000

Chris Kluwe is the punter for the Minnesota Vikings with a penchant for pinning opponents deep in their own zone. He’s also widely known for playing World of Warcraft, and it turns out he’s a serious tabletop gamer as well. It’s relatively rare that the pro sports and gaming worlds intersect, so I thought it [...] Related posts:

Brief Hiatus

Ed Grabianowski — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:13:30 +0000

Hello Vikings. The site will be taking a brief hiatus this week for a bit of summertime R&R. We’ll be back next week with all manner of gaming awesomeness. Hope you’re enjoying your summer vacations! No related posts. No related posts.

Which Commander Deck Should I Choose?

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:00:50 +0000

There are five Commander decks to choose from, and at $30 each, you might not be able to grab all of them. Here’s a brief analysis of each deck, what style of play it suits and a few basic suggestions for customizing it. Each deck comes with three legends that can be used as that [...] Related posts:

Origins Weekend Didn’t Quite End as Planned

Ed Grabianowski — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:52:15 +0000

So, I ended up getting quite sick (I suspect food poisoning of some kind) Saturday night at Origins, missed all of Sunday at the con and had to stay an extra day in my hotel because I was in no shape to drive the five hours home. I still have a lot of cool stuff [...] Related posts:

Robot Viking at Origins 2011!

Ed Grabianowski — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:16:13 +0000

We’re here at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH checking out all the hot games, new expansions to old games, rereleases of really old games, massive piles of dice, acres of gaming tables and more. If you hang around near the main entrance of a big game convention, especially in the morning, you’ll notice a [...] Related posts:

Deadliest

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:25:25 +0000

It’s time again for another edition of the Robot Viking webcomic. This one features art by Ryk Perry, of course, but the gag was written by me (so you know who to blame). No related posts. No related posts.