Dracula’s Revenge, the horror-themed tabletop game of pitched battles between vampires and hunters, is due on store shelves next week. The game is due to ship from the warehouses of Green Ronin on Friday, August 13. It should reach distributors soon after and be on store shelves by Wednesday, August 18, or Thursday, August 19. Be sure to ask for …
Human Head Has Big Prizes for Gen Con Games
Human Head Studios is proud to present three special events at this year’s Gen Con. This includes an ongoing series of demonstrations of Dracula’s Revenge™, a fast-playing, horror-themed, tabletop game of tactical combat. To play in one of the demos, players must simply stop by the Green Ronin Publishing booth. Each player’s name will be entered into a drawing, and …
Of a Certain Age
I turned 36 last week. I’ve never been one of those who shy from their birthdays. I’d rather keep having them than not. Still, it got me thinking about the adventure gaming industry. When I look around at my peers, it seems that most of the “young” designers are people in their mid to late thirties, right around my age. …
Gen Con Ho!
I’m in the throes of preparing for Gen Con this week. The show, the greatest adventure gaming convention on the planet, runs from August 19–22 in Indianapolis. I miss having it in Milwaukee, but last year Indy proved itself to be a fine venue, and you couldn’t ask for a better group of people to run the show than Peter …
The Authority RPG Due Before Gen Con
The kind people at Guardians of Order state on their website that The Authority Role-Playing Game should be out August 16, just in time for Gen Con. I wrote the player’s chapter for the book, which was a blast and a half. I’ve been a fan of The Authority comic book since issue #1, so it was a thrill to …
Dracula’s Revenge In Stores By Gen Con
The fine people at Osseum Entertainment tell me that Dracula’s Revenge, the board game I designed for Human Head Studios should be in stores by Gen Con, right around August 18 or 19. Be sure to ask for it at your friendly local gaming store!
ENnies Voting Now Open!
You can now vote in the ENnie Awards. Just click here. The voting is open to the public, and it uses a system designed to level out problems with voters unfamiliar with all of the nominees. So go vote now! While I won’t tell you what you have to vote for, I should mention that The Redhurst Academy of Magic, …
Spiritkeeper Interview
The fine folks at Wizards of the Coast recently posted an interview with me about Secret of the Spiritkeeper. You can read it here.
Spiritkeeper in Stores!
I stopped into a Barnes and Noble in Madison, WI, yesterday, to check up on Secret of the Spiritkeeper. They had nine copies in stock, which seems like a good sign. They also had the second book in the series, Ree Soesbee’s Riddle in Stone. This is my first mass-market novel in print, and it’s a great thrill to finally …
Games Quarterly Magazine #2 Ready
Issue #2 of Games Quarterly Magazine ships out today and should be in stores soon. You can also visit the website to download the content of the magazine for free. I wrote an article called “Spiele Uber Alles.” It’s about the two top gaming awards given out in Germany. Did you know that the game that wins the Spiel des …