Robot Viking

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.

It’s time again for another edition of the Robot Viking webcomic.

For years now, we have merely accepted that the Robot Viking walks among us, alien in its motivations, secretive of its origins, its past a shroud of mystery. No more.

I have always thought a Robot Viking web comic would be awesome, and then out of nowhere Ryk Perry just made it happen. Perhaps we will see more of the Robot Viking’s adventures in the future!

I’m happy to introduce a brand new regular column here at Robot Viking, the Brazer Bulletin by Jon Brazer Enterprises publisher Dale McCoy. He’ll be giving you an interesting look at life as an independent game publisher.

Reading Robot Viking (or even just saying the words) causes brain damage.

In what is sure to become a regular feature on Robot Viking, here’s our first scented candle review.

Yes, it’s true, your interaction with Robot Viking needn’t end at the comment threads. We’re on Twitter too!

I’m working on my roughly biennial rereading of the Lord of the Rings — this is my fourth or fifth time through them, but having just finished Fellowship, something’s started to bother me that I hadn’t noticed before. It isn’t really a problem with Tolkien himself, or his storytelling. No, what’s really been bugging me [...]

Having a team of Pathfinder reviewers is pretty awesome if only because, hey, more Pathfinder reviews! But when both Billy and DungeonGrrrl turned in reviews of products related to the (relatively) new witch class, I figured we might as well roll with it. So, all-out witch theme day!

With the turn of another calendar page, 2010 slips into the past and we start another year. Robot Viking has been around for two years now!

Maybe you’ve just realized that Christmas is only a few days away, or you only have a short time left to find presents for your particular chosen winter holiday that involves giving gifts. Maybe you just want to pick up a few small gifts or stocking stuffers for your gaming pals. Either way, Robot Viking [...]

Hi everyone. Obviously, I’ve been AWOL from Robot Viking for a little while, for variety of medical and work related reasons way too boring to mention. Things seem to be resolved, so I’m back with a ridiculous backlog of cool stuff to write about. I’m way behind on reviews (so if you’ve sent some in [...]

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.