WizKids went live with the High Stakes Drifter portion of its website during the Gen Con weekend. It doesn’t have too much up there yet, but there’s a shot of a few cards, a kicker chip, and a booster pack, along with a PDF of the first public version of the rules. Matt Robinson, who’s in charge of development at …
Buy a Date with a Famous Game Designer
I just found out about Otherworld Excursions the other day. These are events in which famous game industry folk run their best roleplaying games for you in their hometown areas. The three GMs lined up so far are Ken Hite, Stefan Pokorny, and John Tynes, all of whom are reputed to be at the top of the craft. Since they’re …
Gen Con Imminent
I’m leaving for Gen Con on Wednesday and will be there through Sunday. If you’ll be there too, be sure to track me down if you can. Bring whatever you like to any of my signings or other scheduled appearances. I’ll be thrilled to deface it with any nearby writing implement. Or just say hi. One of the best things …
Enter: Sudden Death
Amazon.com has posted the details on the third book in my Blood Bowl trilogy of novels, so now I can spill some small number of beans. The title is Blood Bowl: Sudden Death, and it should hit shelves in April of 2006. From the site: Book 3 (of 3) in the riotous Blood Bowl series. In a fantasy kingdom where …
Diana Jones Award Party
If you are involved in the adventure gaming industry in a professional capacity, you are invited to attend the Diana Jones Award ceremony (and party) on the evening of August 17, 2005, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The invitations just went out last night. If you haven’t gotten one yet and qualify for one, drop me a line, and I’ll send you …
Gen Con Schedule
I’ll be at Gen Con Indy next week, from Wednesday through Sunday. I’m not tied to a single booth this year, but I do have some appearances scheduled. Here’s where and when you should be able to track me down: Wednesday, 9 PM: The Diana Jones Award ceremony, held at a secret location. (If you’re a professional in the adventure …
Superhero Playmates (Toys)
I spent all day Monday in a long meeting discussing the other top-secret collectible game on which I’ve been working. (I announced the first, High Stakes Drifter, a couple weeks back.) Toward the end of the day, the question came up: “When can we tell people about this?” The answer: “Right now.” So: I’m working on a game with the …
Wizard World Chicago Report
I had a great time at Wizard World Chicago this past weekend, even though I was only there for less than six hours on Saturday. I didn’t have a booth and wasn’t scheduled to do any signings, so I just floated through the place, saw the people I wanted to see, bought a passel of comics, and left. Of course, …
Birthday Fun
Birthdays as a 37-year-old father of five are a bit different than when I was younger and childless. I slept in until 8 AM this morning, then joined my wife in taking all five kids to the dentist down in Rockford, Illinois. Then we took the whole crew to Sapora Playworld, a human habitrail for the under-five-foot set. Imagine ten …
Birthday Day
Today’s my 37th, which puts in me my late 30s for the first time. I have a long, busy day ahead of me, but I’ll try to reflect more on it later. (This strikes me as a metaphor for my life over the past few years.) Unlike others, I always enjoy and respect birthdays. After all, it’s yet another personal …