Project: Death Race Nearing the Finish Line

March 12th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Well, the funding effort is, anyway. Check out the total in the ad over there on the right. Two-thirds of the way there! The deadline is at the end of March. We just need $100 to make it.

Project: Death Race Fund Drive Nearing 50 Percent

March 4th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Look over there on the right — see the Project: Death Race Kickstarter ad? Check out the current funding level. We’re almost halfway there!

Join the Battle for Project: Death Race!

February 11th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

How is the fund-raising drive for Project: Death Race going? Well, you can see over to the right that it’s off to a slow start. But there’s more than a month to go, so don’t despair. Here’s how you can help.

Project: Death Race Needs a Kickstart

January 27th, 2010 by Ed Grabianowski

Project: Death Race has been stalled for months now simply because I haven’t had the time to dedicate to revising, testing, rerevising and retesting the rules to push them toward a completed form. So we’re going to try something a little different: a funding drive! Well, we couldn’t really have a bake sale…

Project: Death Race Alpha Rules – Revision 0.7

July 24th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

The newest revision of the Project: Death Race alpha rules are ready. Numerous bug fixes and a totally new, much simpler collision system are the big changes in this version. Come check out the full change log, download the new rules and join our group of loyal playtesters!

Origins 2009! Prepare for Full Robot Viking Coverage

June 22nd, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

This week is the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH, and Robot Viking will be there with all the latest news and reviews on games and gaming products. It’s going to be an awesome week.

Project: Death Race – Open Alpha Playtest Rules

June 3rd, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

At long last, the Project: Death Race rules are ready for their public debut. If you’re new to Robot Viking, Project: Death Race is a game being developed by Robot Viking’s writers and readers. Its goal is to recreate the insane action stunts of movies like The Road Warrior and Death Race: 2000 using 1/64 [...]

Project: Death Race Update

May 29th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

Just a quick update (I know it’s been far too long). I am working on Project: Death Race at this very moment. The alpha rules will be posted next week. I tell you that as an absolute, 100 percent guarantee. Get out those Matchbox cars you collected and modded, because a week from now, you’ll [...]

WorldWorks Offers Gritty Industrial Settings for Modern RPGs

April 20th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

Sword and sorcery themed miniature terrain is pretty easy to come by. Dungeons, castles, tombs…they’re great, but what if you’re playing D20 Modern, or a World of Darkness game? What if your Mutants and Masterminds heroes want to battle Dr. Psychotorg in a 3D representation of downtown during rush hour? WorldWorks Games has that covered.

Project: Death Race Update – Making Games Is Hard

February 13th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

We’ve been hard at work here at Robot Viking HQ deveoping the first Robot Viking original game. We were hoping to have the alpha rules for Project: Death Race posted this week. So why is it taking so long? ‘Cause this game design stuff is harder than it looks.

Miniature of the Week – Project: Death Race

January 26th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

This week’s MotW is shameless self-aggrandizement and self-promotion all wrapped in one rusting, heavily-armed package. Why does this beat up old Thunderbird have what appears to be a deck gun mounted on the roof? Because Project: Death Race is underway.

Project: Death Race – a Robot Viking Original Game

January 21st, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

The editors at Robot Viking are hard at work on the first original Robot Viking game, a tactical game of automotive combat using Matchbox/Hot Wheels scale cars. Project: Death Race is intended to be a fast-paced, exciting game that allows players to perform the types of insane stunts usually reserved for Hollywood car chases. Robot [...]