The Friday Grab Bag - Paisley Abbey's 'Alien' Gargoyle

Check out the Gargoyle makeover Paisley Abbey had in the early 1990s which included a suspicious upgrade here!

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The Friday Grab Bag - Sea Bottom Girls

Don't get salty about this . . .

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The Friday Grab Bag - Pizza Skulls

Over on the food.com YouTube channel, they show a quick and easy way to make Pizza Skulls.  Enjoy!

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The Friday Grab Bag - Reykholt & Spartacus

Had a good time earlier this month trying out a new game (new for me, anyway), Reykholt, and also playing and old favorite, Spartacus.

Uwe Rosenberg never fails to design challenging games and Reykholt is no exception.

Who thought growing vegetables in Iceland could be so much fun!

Our Spartacus game included all the expansions with a full seven players.

Lots of backstabbing had this game come down to the wire!

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The Friday Grab Bag - Going Dark

My blogs and Facebook will be (mostly) dark for the next couple of weeks.  This includes creativemountaingames.com, grymvald.com, and mfwars.com, all of which have extensive archives at this point to plumb for interesting tidbits.  Please explore them for nifty bits and bobs and we'll see you on the other side of the nebula!

Also, my Facebook pages will be going dark including my profile page, my Mark CMG author page, my Creative Mountain Games FB page, and the GM's Day FB page.

Finally, my Google Plus profile will go into sleep mode along with my Twitter feed.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Feasting, Friendship, & Coop

Over on geekyhostess.com, they share "An East D&D-Style Tavern Menu" here.

Also, on dnd.wizards.com, they announced "D&D Teams Up with My Little Pony" here.

Finally, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert YouTube channel, check out the video from Wednesday night where "Anderson Cooper Admits His Dungeons & Dragons Obsession."  It's a hoot!

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The Friday Grab Bag - Book It

Over on io9.gizmodo.com, they explain "How to Tell if the First Draft of Your Novel Just Isn't Worth Salvaging" here.

Also, on rebellesociety.com, they give us "Writing Tips: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Essentials for a Good Short Story" here.

Finally, on writersdigest.com, we learn "11 Steps to Finding the Agent Who’ll Love Your Book" here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Museums, Munchies, & Manuscripts

Over on blog.laterooms.com, learn of "8 London Museums You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of" here.

Also, on penn.museum, the folks at the Penn Museum tells us "How to Make Cuneiform Tablet Cookies" here.

Finally, on beinecke.library.yale.edu, "The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library" sayd they will reopen early next month here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Games on the Rise

Perhaps because of the run up to Gen Con, the success of Stranger Things, and the advent of Gary Gygax Day, games have been prominent in the news lately.  Over on hollywoodreporter.com, they tell us "Behind Hollywood's Closed Doors, A-List Stars Are Playing Dungeons & Dragons" here.

Also, on variety.com, they shared "Gary Gygax Estate Partners With ‘Transformers’ Producer Tom DeSanto" here.

Finally, on icv2.com, they mentioned that the "Hobby Games Market Nearly $1.2 Billion in 2015" here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Talkin Tolkien

Lots of big Tolkien news this week for fans and gamers alike.  Over on enworld.org, they ran a story this week titled "Middle-earth Comes to 5th Edition This Fall with Cubicle 7's Adventures In Middle-earth Player's Guide" here.

Also, on cubicle7.co.uk, you can get a bit more on the RPG from the horses mouth here.

Finally, on moviepilot.com, they tell us "The Silmarillion: Warner Bros. Multi-Film & TV Deal for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Classic!"  Get the details on that here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - D&D & Business

Over on ucreative.com, Arthur Piccio gives us "10 Life and Business Lessons We’ve Learned From Dungeons and Dragons" here.

Also, on javaworld.com, Esther Schindler tells us "10 Business Lessons I Learned from Playing Dungeons & Dragons" here.

Finally, on medium.com, Rich Armstrong shares "Management Lessons from Dungeons & Dragons: The Gary Gygax School of Management" here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - D&D

Over on cnet.com, they teach us "How to throw a Dungeons & Dragons-theme bachelor party" here.

Also, on portent.com, we're told "Everything I ever learned about marketing I learned from Dungeons and Dragons" here.

Finally, on gnomestew.com, they explore "D&D, Social Skills, and the Zen of Roleplaying Games" here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Women Developers, Designers, & Gamers

Over on avclub.com, they tell us "Barbie is embarking on a new career as a game developer" here.

Also, on gamingaswomen.com, the entire site is devoted to "Gaming as Women" here.

Finally, on thegamecrafter.com and the Nancy Hutchins YouTube channel, check out "Scattered at Sea" by designer and gamer Nancy Hutchins here and below.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Geeks & Nerds

Over on wikipedia, they describe a "Geek" here.

Also, on wikipedia, they describe a "Nerd" here.

Finally, on bigthink.com, they ask, "Are You a Geek or a Nerd? The Difference Really Is in the Data" here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Book Binding

Over on imgur.com, check out how one person rebound some old game books to customize and combine them here.

Also, on wikihow.com, they show us "How to Repair a Book's Binding" here.

Finally, on the Go-To Guy! Enterprises YouTube channel, check out a "Basic DIY Book Binding Demonstration."  Enjoy!

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The Friday Grab Bag - Bookishness

Over on dose.com, comes the tense-challenged headline, "Book Owners Have Went Out Of Their Way To Create These 18 Creative Bookshelves."  Check them out here.

Also, on shelfmediagroup.com, they have a contest for the "Shelf Unbound Best Indie/Self-Published Book Competition" here.

Finally, on flavorwire.com, and although Banned Book Week is not until October, here are some "Famous Authors’ Funniest Responses to Their Books Being Banned."

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The Friday Grab Bag - Discounts & Drgaons

Over on tenkarstavern.com, Erik is offering a $5 discount for your GameHole Con convention badge when you sign up for free membership at Tenkar's Tavern here.

Also, on geekandsundry.com, they examine "Why are People Picking Up D&D Again?"  Find out here.

Finally, on tedxtalks.ted.com, Ethan Gilsdorf tells us "Why Dungeons & Dragons is Good for You (In Real Life)."  Enjoy!

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The Friday Grab Bag - Gaming, Old & New

Over on qz.com, they recently told us "Old-fashioned board games, not tech, are attracting the most money on Kickstarter" here.

Also, on gygaxmagazine.com, they shared an article penned by Cory Doctorow from issue #1 titled "DMing for your toddler" here.

Finally, on the Vsauce YouTube channel, they examine "Why Do We Play Games?"  Enjoy!

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The Friday Grab Bag - ACD Gameday 2016

I got over to the ACD Gamesday 2016 yesterday to attend some seminars, catch up with some old friends, and demo some great games old and new.  Thanks to Jason from Lake Geneva Games  (the LGG Facebook page is here). for giving me the opportunity to go while he held down the fort at LGG with Jake and Caroline.  You can find more of my pics from the show in my Facebook albums here.

They had a good crowd at the show and I was glad to catch up with my buddy Curt from Games Plus in particular.

It's frightening how big Magic has become!

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