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Interview: Randall Bills from Catalyst Game Labs, Publisher of Cl…
Critical Hits | August 20th 2008 by Danny
As Dave and I roamed around the exhibition hall at GenCon 2008, we had some interview set up but we also took it upon ourselves to do a few interviews and talk to a few developers about games that we really like. For me, one of the first games / bo read more
GenCon 2008 Coverage
Critical Hits | August 15th 2008 by Danny
Bartoneus and myself are at GenCon 2008 in Indianapolis. This post will collect all of our coverage of the event, updated with new links whenever content is posted. GenCon Twitter Feed (Updated whenever we feel like it) GenCon Photos (Updated Daily) read more
Critical Hits Prepares for GenCon
Critical Hits | August 5th 2008 by Danny
Expect posting to be light for the next week or so as Bartoneus and myself prepare for the oncoming train game con that is GenCon. We’ve purposely left a lot of our schedule open so that we can cover the con and get into pick-up games that look read more
Inq. of the Week: Dungeon Crawls?
Critical Hits | August 4th 2008 by Danny
I’d begun to notice a distinct lack of D&D posts here lately, which was partially orchestrated and partially just because a lot of other news and thoughts came up here, so last week I ventured to ask who would win in a super big monster bra read more
Some Pleasant Overlap
Critical Hits | July 30th 2008 by Danny
I’ve noticed lately that there seem to be two groups of people who really enjoy 4e, and who are coming back to it after years of not playing D&D: WoW Players Eurogamers Now, I think I’ve shied away from pointing this out because ear read more
Report Card: Space Marine Units (Part 3)
Critical Hits | July 18th 2008 by Danny
And now for the third and final installment of my analysis of every unit in Codex: Space Marines. The first part contains the overview and my grades for HQ, Troops and Transports. The second part contains my grades for Elites and Fast Attack. T read more
Stop Having Fun: My Game is Better than your Game
Critical Hits | July 17th 2008 by Danny
Spinning out of Chatty’s discussion on the “Tyranny of Fun“, we see that what a lot of the argument boils down to is that people have different playstyles and tastes, and different games meet those playstyles and tastes. However, ma read more
Report Card: Space Marine Units (Part 2)
Critical Hits | July 16th 2008 by Danny
This is part 2 of my examination into the units in the 4th edition Codex Space Marines. This part features the Elites and Fast Attack sections of the force organization chart. For the overview of what all of this means, see the original article. read more
Report Card: Space Marine Units (Part 1)
Critical Hits | July 14th 2008 by Danny
With Warhammer 40k entering its 5th edition as of this past Friday, one chapter of the game’s history comes to an end, while another begins. As I thought about the past edition I decided it would be good to take one last look at all of the units i read more
Warhammer 40k 5th Edition Released Today
Critical Hits | July 11th 2008 by Danny
The 5th edition of Warhammer 40k was officially released today, according to the Games Workshop website. I wrote a preview of 5th edition a while back, for those who are interested in my thoughts on the new system. As I haven’t bought the read more
Reiner Knizia: “Creation of a Successful Game”
Critical Hits | July 3rd 2008 by Danny
Dr. Reiner Knizia, one of the best known and most successful boardgame designers, was one of the Guests of Honor at Origins this year. I showed up to one of his panels, entitled “Creation of a Successful Game”, a few minutes late due to l read more
Origins Wrap-up and Swag Report
Critical Hits | July 1st 2008 by Danny
Well, another Origins has come and gone. As with the past two years, I focused on press coverage and hanging out with friends moreso than playing games. However, I did still manage to hit the big games I wanted to play. Gaming North Star Games was on read more
While I was gone…
Critical Hits | June 30th 2008 by Danny
Three pretty important things happened in the gaming world while I was sequestered away at Origins: Reiner Knizia has won his first Spiel Des Jahres award for the boardgame Keltis. And he won the best kids game award too! I’m sure I’m on read more
Critical Hits Podcast #5: Steve from Kenzer & Co explains Aces &…
Critical Hits | June 28th 2008 by Danny
I stopped by the Kenzer & Company booth to admire the setup for the new Western RPG Aces & Eights. Steve at the booth offered an indepth explanation of the game, and explains how it supports different styles of play, from minis combat to reso read more
34th Annual Origins Awards Winners
Critical Hits | June 28th 2008 by Danny
It began, as last year, with an introduction by Phil Lacefield Jr. Miniatures Rules of the Year Presented by Rick Loomis Classic Battletech Published by Catalyst Game Labs Created by Jordan Weisman Edited by Michelle Lyons, Diane Piron-Gelman Saganam read more
Critical Hits Podcast #4: Lucas from FFG explains Mutant Chronicl…
Critical Hits | June 28th 2008 by Danny
My introduction to the exhibit hall, and I stop by the Fantasy Flight Games booth. Critical Hits Podcast 4 (pictures to come in a bit) read more
Critical Hits Podcast #3: Luke of North Star Games explains Say A…
Critical Hits | June 28th 2008 by Danny
Say Anything is the new party game release from North Star Games. Luke explains how to play the game, and we hear the first sample round. Critical Hits Podcast 3 More pictures of a Say Anything game in progress: read more
Critical Hits Podcast #2: Valerie Putman explains Dominion
Critical Hits | June 26th 2008 by Danny
Dominion is a new card game coming out from Rio Grande Games, but is still in prototype form at the show. This was a highly praised game at this year’s Gathering and is generating quite a lot of early buzz- and for good reason. I’ll give read more
Origins 2008 Coverage
Critical Hits | June 26th 2008 by Danny
I’m at the 2008 Origins Game Fair in Columbus Ohio. Here’s a list of all the posts I’ve done about Origins: Travel Day (Podcast) Pictures from the Show (updated daily) Valerie of Rio Grande Games explains Dominion (Podcast) Preview read more
YouTube of the Week: Andy vs. Everybody Edition
Critical Hits | June 23rd 2008 by Danny
In honor of heading off to Origins this Wednesday, check out this video of my buddy Andy Looney playing many of his games at once at last year’s Origins. Bonus: he calls his own La Strada !! on camera, which of course is illegal. read more
An Unusual Source for RPGs and Game Design
Critical Hits | June 12th 2008 by Danny
Here’s an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while, and is worth revisiting as you plan your next campaign or sit down to design the next great game. Our biggest source of traffic is, of course, Google. Thanks to all the tracking softwar read more
How to Compare Birds to Fish
Critical Hits | June 10th 2008 by Danny
A common topic has come up several times throughout various discussions that has been wracking my brain lately. The discussions it has been most prevalent in are ones that pertain to game design, and specifically tabletop games or computer games. Abo read more
WotC announces Magic: The Gathering changes, nerd rage on all sid…
Critical Hits | June 3rd 2008 by Danny
GamingReport posted a statement from Wizards about changes to come in Magic: The Gathering, which I can only guess are going to inspire hatred in the hardcore fans. I haven’t followed Magic for some time now (Time Spiral was even the last set I read more
Going all Wiki on Game Design
Critical Hits | May 30th 2008 by Danny
The friendly neighborhood Propangandroid over at The Gamer Dome has just launched a wiki for his new project: a way for all the amateur game designers to collaborate on their projects. Unlike the board game designers forum, this has a broader aim: to read more
Review: PMOG, the Passively Multiplayer Online Game
Critical Hits | May 28th 2008 by Danny
Tired of spending countless hours raiding and clicking to level up your Paladin? Wish you could gain powers and abilities while checking your email and going through your RSS feeds? Then do I have the game for you. PMOG- the Passively Multiplayer Onl read more
Precariously Balancing on the Edge of Game Design
Critical Hits | May 23rd 2008 by Danny
Inspired by the discussion in one of my recent posts, I was surprised to hear that there are advocates AGAINST balance. The discussion was about RPGs, which have their own caveats as far as game design goes (which are crucial to the argument about wh read more
In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future there is Only Kawaii
Critical Hits | May 18th 2008 by Danny
A result of the new edition? Nope, just a heavy duty conversion and paint job that probably no one at GW expected. Hello Kitty Sisters of Battle! (via the Directory of Wonderful Things) Edit: Forgot I had this from long ago: read more
Warhammer 40k: 5th Edition Preview
Critical Hits | May 17th 2008 by Danny
It appears that Games Workshop’s futuristic tabletop miniatures game is due for a new edition sometime this year, likely in the fall. Thanks to Warseer and The Bolter and Chainsword for this information. As with the release of 4th edition, all read more
So what IS D&D anyway?
Critical Hits | May 16th 2008 by Danny
An interesting meme has seemed to pop up among those who dislike where D&D 4e headed. It’s one simple declaration: This is not D&D. I’ve touched on this idea before: in many people’s minds, there’s one definition of wh read more
Review: The Classic Dungeon
Critical Hits | May 9th 2008 by Danny
The Big Picture: The Classic Dungeon is a board game with a simple premise: venture into a dungeon, kill the monsters, take their treasure, and escape. The game is based on a D&D style fantasy theme, and the players take the role of adventurers. read more
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