Tech Tuesday - Bubble Wrap, Self-repairing Screens, & Anti-magnetic Box

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "The next generation of bubble wrap won’t pop, life just got less fun" here.

Also, they've let us know that "Soon your cracked smartphone screen will be able to self-repair" here.

Finally, "This new metal box could help take physics beyond the Standard Model" here.

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News focused on Technology
as it might interest gamers.

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Media News Monday - Elder Scrolls, Black Widow, & Star Wars `77

Over on canadianonlinegamers.com, check out "The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Review – An MMORPG Worthy of Talos Himself" here.

Also, on moviepilot.com, they let us know that "It's Finally Happening! Marvel Will Be Releasing Black Widow Merchandise" here.

Finally, on openculture.com, they herald how "Fans Reconstruct Authentic Version of Star Wars, As It Was Shown in Theaters in 1977" here.

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News for Movies, Television, and more
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Sunday Funnies - Ranger Ron, Renamed Colors, & Pie to the Face

Over on oglaf.com, have a look at the antics of Ranger Ron here.

Also, on lifebuzz.com, read more of how "Some Guy Renamed The Paint Colors At A Hardware Store, And It’s Hilarious… Especially ‘Light Green.’" here.

Finally, on the DailyPicksandFlicks YouTube channel, enjoy the antics of a father and son as they play the "Pie to the Face Game!"

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

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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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The Friday Grab Bag - Diana Jones, Ennies Noms, & Famous D&Ders

Over on dianajonesaward.org, the 2015 short list has been announced here.

Also, on ennie-awards.com, the 2015 ENnie Award Nominees and Spotlight Winners can be found here.

Finally, on tribality.com, check out "12 Famous People Who Play D&D" here.

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

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Throwback Thursday - 1980s RPG Ads Plus Bakshi's Wizards

Over on Facebook, Phil Bolton has started an event to gather folks for a screening at The Crown Theater (1910 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218) of Ralph Bakshi's Wizards (1977) on Sunday, July 5th.  Details can be found here.

Also, on marvel1980s.blogspot.com, check out "TSR's D&D Adventure Ads" from Marvel Comics in the 1980s here.

Finally, on the The Museum of Classic Chicago Television YouTube channel, have a look at the "Dungeons & Dragons - 'Products Of Your Imagination'" television commercial from 1983.  Enjoy!

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A look back at early tabletop hobby gaming

 or gaming-adjacent topics of the past.

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Events & Play Wednesday - Nexus Game Fair 2015 Photos

In case folks haven't seen them yet, allow me to take this post to point out the photos I took at the Nexus Game Fair 2015.  As a quick recap of the action I personally saw, I managed some wargaming, some RPGing, and lots of boardgaming too, as well as a quick couple of card games.

To that end, I played some D&D (3E [with Skip Williams] and 1E [with Harold Johnson]), Hackmaster, Metamorphosis Alpha [with Jim Ward], half dozen board games (Pillars of the Earth [with expansion], Francis Drake, Lancaster, Bruges, Ticket to Ride: Europe [with Frank Mentzer], and Settlers of Catan), and the Coloretto card game (played three times in a row!).  I also played War of the Ring but in a mega-sized version with Steve Fratt of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society Midwest HMGS!

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Thursday photos - here on Facebook and on Google Photos here

Friday photos - here on Facebook and on Google Photos here

Saturday photos - here on Facebook and on Google Photos here

Sunday photos - here on Facebook and on Google Photos here

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News of Conventions and Gamedays as well as pictures

from those I have attended and games I have played.

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