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From WOTC to Hasbro...

Started by Jam The MF, January 18, 2022, 05:22:36 PM

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jhkim

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February 02, 2022, 01:19:41 AM
Quote from: Jamesbeadle on February 01, 2022, 07:45:19 PM
Quote from: jhkim on February 01, 2022, 07:12:43 PM
Quote from: Jamesbeadle on February 01, 2022, 06:40:19 PM
So TSR con, this is a new convention they are promoting or something that's been around a while? Is the idea above that they wont really have books to hand out, or that the professional looking books in the fake stack will not be the game that is being promised?

TSR CON is a new convention, to be held for the first time in Lake Geneva in March 2022 -- which is on the same weekend in Lake Geneva as Gary Con - which *is* an established game convention that has been running since 2009. TSR CON is sponsored by the new TSR -- which was founded in summer 2021. There have been *three* TSRs:

(1) the original founded by Gary Gygax
(2) a revival founded in 2011 by Jayson Elliot when the trademark expired
(3) a second revival founded in summer 2021 by Ernie Gygax, Justin LaNasa and Stephen Dinehart

cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR,_Inc.#Subsequent_trademark_usage

Ok, thanks for bringing me up to speed.

Just FYI, the Elliot TSR produced Top Secret: New World Order - an update of the Top Secret game that I've glanced over when someone was running a game, but haven't tried or read.

The new TSR's release is the science fantasy game Giantlands, which according to the Kickstarter supposedly shipped in December. Has anyone here seen it?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dinehart/giantlands-limited-edition-boxed-set/posts

palaeomerus

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February 02, 2022, 12:15:54 PM
I think Giantlands went their own way and dumped the TSR branding and are selling it via Wonderfilled Games which associates with Ernie but is not run by him. I think they also list Larry Elmore, John Dee, and Ward in their stable. I don't know if they put Giantlands out yet. 
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jhkim

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February 02, 2022, 09:31:10 PM
Quote from: palaeomerus on February 02, 2022, 12:15:54 PM
I think Giantlands went their own way and dumped the TSR branding and are selling it via Wonderfilled Games which associates with Ernie but is not run by him. I think they also list Larry Elmore, John Dee, and Ward in their stable. I don't know if they put Giantlands out yet.

According to the Kickstarter, they shipped in December. But they only had 77 backers, and I can't see any reviews from search. Here's the supposed release message from the Kickstarter:

QuoteStephen E. Dinehart IV
December 21, 2021

Hey all, I'm shipping this week though only domestically,  because of the pandemic international orders will take extra time. Thanks for you support! If you backed for more than one unit you should have already received it yesterday or today via UPS.  If you ordered a single they will begin being processed by USPS this evening in California.  Please send me a message if you have any questions. Thanks so much and happy holidays!

From what I see, Wonderfilled is just a new name of the third TSR. I would note that "tsr.games" (which was the previous TSR site) now redirects to "wfd.games". Some more details here:

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/07/rpg-the-new-tsr-saga-ends-no-more-tsrs.html

Jaeger

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February 03, 2022, 01:09:56 PM Last Edit: February 03, 2022, 01:16:37 PM by Jaeger
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