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Any big announcements at Gencon?

Started by Tait Ransom, August 21, 2017, 12:14:35 AM

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Kuroth

#30
August 22, 2017, 07:36:43 AM
Love that photo Zak!  Good to come by the forum to the good news from you and all.
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Biscuitician

#31
August 22, 2017, 09:39:03 AM
Quote from: Voros;985881Cool, Mike is a good guy. The OSR is cleaning up this year.

Yes, let's party like it was 1979!

The Exploited.

#32
August 22, 2017, 05:28:50 PM
Quote from: Zak S;985879And Jeff Rients won for Broodmother Skyfortress and Mike Evans (WrathofZombie) won for Hubris

Nice!
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August 22, 2017, 05:49:51 PM
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#35
August 29, 2017, 04:09:58 AM
That is good news for the OSR, however stupid the ennies might be.
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#36
August 29, 2017, 05:41:18 AM
Quote from: Biscuitician;985919Yes, let's party like it was 1979!

Lol, not sure if this was supoosed to be a poke but these guys are the ones who get shit on by some grognards for not creating proper 'Gygaxian' D&D. I suggest you check out Stuart's work, it is far from generic fantasy.

Opaopajr

#37
August 29, 2017, 03:51:36 PM
congrats on winning and having a great time! :)
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#38
August 29, 2017, 04:51:12 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;987541That is good news for the OSR, however stupid the ennies might be.

Can't argue that, but saying the OSR 'cleaned up' seems to be overstating things when Chaosium and Tales from the Loop both took home more awards. 'Strong showing' or the like would be more accurate, IMO.

Edgewise

#39
August 30, 2017, 12:09:35 PM
Quote from: Celestial;985706A tabletop boardgame convention.

Someone should have told all the people playing RPGs.  Then we would have realized that we were supposed to have a lousy time.

In fairness, there's a ton of boardgames at Gen Con.  I guess I don't give a shit.  I prefer RPGs but I do love a good board game.   I was sorely tempted by Cthulhu Wars with its awesome chunky primary color minis, but when I realized I could get it cheaper from amazon and I'd have to have the huge thing shipped, anyway, I came to my senses.
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#40
August 30, 2017, 06:36:11 PM
What I noticed in the dealers' room is that EuroGames have taken over; that is, high production values, lots of specialized components, simple play.  Like the X-Wing game; the game play is virtually identical to the TSR "Air Power" WW2 aircraft game of 40 years ago, but they use glitzy components to keep track of everything instead of a piece of paper.

Somebody had a Conan boardgame with custom figures and etc, and said the game play was "half an hour to an hour".

As a veteran of Diplomacy, Kingmaker, and Drang Noch Osten, my mind, it is boggled.
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#41
August 30, 2017, 06:43:13 PM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;988078What I noticed in the dealers' room is that EuroGames have taken over; that is, high production values, lots of specialized components, simple play.  Like the X-Wing game; the game play is virtually identical to the TSR "Air Power" WW2 aircraft game of 40 years ago, but they use glitzy components to keep track of everything instead of a piece of paper.

Somebody had a Conan boardgame with custom figures and etc, and said the game play was "half an hour to an hour".

As a veteran of Diplomacy, Kingmaker, and Drang Noch Osten, my mind, it is boggled.

Agreed! When I did my last open Braunstein, one of the players made a point of telling his audience how well and easily I made the five and a half hours of game time go by. These days, I make sure that any RPG game sessions run for two, two and half hours tops. Otherwise, people don't want to play, as they don't want to invest that much time in a game session.

What we did, back in the day, of a pleasant afternoon and evening - with a break for a convivial dinner with everyone in between - seems to be a long-lost form of social get-together that is largely absent in today's gaming hobby. I'm not scrapping the buffet table just yet, though... :)

Biscuitician

#42
September 01, 2017, 09:15:18 AM
Quote from: Voros;987551Lol, not sure if this was supoosed to be a poke but these guys are the ones who get shit on by some grognards for not creating proper 'Gygaxian' D&D. I suggest you check out Stuart's work, it is far from generic fantasy.

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#43
September 03, 2017, 04:06:40 AM
Quote from: Armchair Gamer;987706Can't argue that, but saying the OSR 'cleaned up' seems to be overstating things when Chaosium and Tales from the Loop both took home more awards. 'Strong showing' or the like would be more accurate, IMO.

True enough. In fact, there were tons of OSR products that were ignored.
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NEW!
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Dark Albion: The Rose War! The OSR fantasy setting of the history that inspired Shakespeare and Martin alike.
Also available in Variant Cover form!
Also, now with the CULTS OF CHAOS cult-generation sourcebook

ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
NOW AVAILABLE: AoI in print form

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The new Diceless RPG of multiversal power, adventure and intrigue, now available.

Christopher Brady

#44
September 03, 2017, 07:14:16 AM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;988078What I noticed in the dealers' room is that EuroGames have taken over; that is, high production values, lots of specialized components, simple play.  Like the X-Wing game; the game play is virtually identical to the TSR "Air Power" WW2 aircraft game of 40 years ago, but they use glitzy components to keep track of everything instead of a piece of paper.

Somebody had a Conan boardgame with custom figures and etc, and said the game play was "half an hour to an hour".

As a veteran of Diplomacy, Kingmaker, and Drang Noch Osten, my mind, it is boggled.

Well, they're just following the people who claim to 'not have time' to play long games anymore.  I have no idea if it's true that they don't have the time, but if you're vocal enough, you get noticed.

The Conan game is pretty nice, if full of fiddly figure-y bits.
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