Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Tiny Epic Kingdoms, Poster Maps, & Magnetic Dice Towers

Three from Kickstarter this week with the first being "Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes' Call & TEK 2nd Edition" by Gamelyn Games here.  The popularity of this game, as shown by the funding so far, is not tiny at all.

Also, check out "Poster Maps of the Forsaken Lands: III, IV, and More!" by Christopher West here.  Top notch maps from a top notch cartographer.

Finally, have a look at "Wyrmwood Magnetic Dice Tower System" by Wyrmwood Gaming here.  Pretty damned nifty if you want to move away from dice bags.

Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup on CreativeMountainGames.com 

Keeping an eye on those Kickstarter & IndieGoGo
projects plus other crowdfunding efforts.

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Sunday Funnies - Fart Castle, Clichéa, & Ginger Ninjas

Over on pri.org, find out "(. . .) where to go if you want to fart in someone’s general direction" here.

Fortunately, Fart Castle has yet to be added to the world of Clichéa here.

Finally, apropos of nothing, it struck me funny last week on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. when Alphonso 'Mack' Mackenzie, played by the excellent Henry Simmons, referred to Alisha, played by the formidable Alicia Vela-Bailey as "a dozen Ginger Ninjas."

Sunday Funnies on CreativeMountainGames.com

Humor, often gaming-related,
to start the week with a chuckle.

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Throwback Thursday - Google Maps Pac Man, Leia, & WoW Doc

Just rolled out yesterday and apparently here to stay, Buzz Feed announced that Google Maps has a new Pac Man feature.  Learn more here.

Also, on stellarfour.com, they are "Desperately Seeking Leia" here.

Finally, on Hulu.com, there is a documentary on World of Warcraft from last year, it's two decade anniversary here.

Throwback Thursday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

A look back at early tabletop hobby gaming

 or gaming-adjacent topics of the past.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Kids' Castle, Christopher West Interview, & DMG Review

Over on frontdoor.com, check out this nifty "Castle-Themed Kids' Bedroom in Austin, Texas" here.

Also, tribality.com shared an interview just last month with Cartographer Christopher West here.

Finally, on The Escapist, they posted an interview earlier this year for the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide here.

The Friday Grab Bag on CreativeMountainGames.com 

Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics not covered
elsewhere or needing a particular focus.

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Mike Schley Prints Available

Illustrator and cartographer, Mike Schley, has a new store where he has made a selection of prints available for purchase.  See more here!

Dungeon Bastard's Maps on eBay

Over on Bay, the Dungeon Bastard has put up his maps from The Worst Dungeon Crawl Ever that he drew for his event at Gen Con 2013. The proceeds are going to "Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary in Lake Odessa Michigan. Mackenzie's is the largest dog rescue in the Midwest and gets dogs from local county animal controls that would have to be euthanized. The dogs are rehabilitated (medically and behaviorally) and then adopted to their forever homes." See more here!

Dungeon Wallet

A G+ Friend recently pointed out this interesting wallet idea from MightyWallets.com.  It's a graph paper wallet, apparently very long lasting but also recyclable, on which one might draw a dungeon level or two.  Add a folded up dungeon key and encounter notes into one of the pockets and you'll always being ready to game.  See more here!

RPG and Miniature Gaming Battle Maps

There is an ongoing Kickstarter project for RPG and Miniature Gaming Battle Maps that will include cartography from Jared Blando that is well worth a look.  Read more here!

The Play Generated Map and Document Archive

There is a cool website called "The Play Generated Map and Document Archive" that is starting to pick up some steam and is well worth checking out.  In their own words -

PlaGMaDA's mission is to preserve, present, and interpret play generated cultural artifacts, namely manuscripts and drawings created to communicate a shared imaginative space.  The Archive will solicit, collect, describe, and publicly display these documents so as to demonstrate their relevance, presenting them as both a historical record of a revolutionary period of experimental play and as aesthetic objects in their own right.  By fostering discussion and educating the public, it is hoped that the folkways which generate these documents can be encouraged and preserved for future generations.

Check them out and add your own old maps and documents here!