Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Bullseye Dice, Braille Dice, & Minimalist Metal Dice

Three from Kickstarter this week with the first being "Bullseye d6 Damage Dice!" by Black Oak Workshop here.

Also, have a look at "Braille RPG Dice from 64 Oz. Games" by 64 Oz. Games here.

Finally, check out "Zucati Dice: Minimalist Metal Dice" by Hal Zucati here.

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 - Freelance Artists

Over on surveymonkey.com, you can check out the results of a "Freelance Sci-fi Fantasy Artist Income Survey" here.

Also, on medium.com, see what Noah Bradley has to say about "Minimum Wage Artists: On the reality of “starving artists” in the games industry" here.

Finally, on mikeschley.zenfolio.com, check out how one prominent artist supplements his income while freelancing for WotC's D&D 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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Throwback Thursday - Old Letters, Appendix N, & D&D Networks

Over on newsweek.com, they share an installment of "Explain Your Letter" wherein "This Guy Wrote Us a Letter About Dungeons & Dragons When He Was 12" and they confront him as an adult here.

Also, on digital-eel.com, they've preserved Appendix N for reference and education purposes here.

Finally, on enworld.org, Mike "Talien" Tresca has shared the latest in his columns on "D&D Does Digital Part IV: Online Communities," a story that stretches back to the mid-1980s.  You can read each part of the series starting with Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, and finally this Part Four 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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Events & Play Wednesday - GameHole Con, Vasel Auction, & 2015 World Fantasy Awards

In case you haven't seen them yet, I have the pictures I snapped at the 2015 GameHole Con on Friday (Facebook and Google Pics), Saturday (Facebook and Google Pics), and Sunday (Facebook and Google Pics).  Enjoy!

Also, before it ends, check out The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction - 2015 on Board Game Geek here.

Finally, the winners of the World Fantasy Awards have been announced on their website here.

Events & Play Wednesday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News of Conventions and Gamedays as well as pictures

from those I have attended and games I have played.

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Tech Tuesday - Alzheimer’s, Blood, & the Brain

Three from Science Alert this week including "New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function" here.

Also, this "New device can immediately target and destroy deadly blood clots."  Learn more here.

Finally, "Scientists have breached the blood-brain barrier for the first time to treat a brain tumour."  Find out more here.

Tech Tuesday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News focused on Technology
as it might interest gamers.

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Media News Monday - Star Trek, Star Wars, & Fantastic Books

Over on hollywoodreporter.com, they report that a "New 'Star Trek' TV Series a Go at CBS All Access" here.

Also, on starwars.com, if you haven't gotten one by now, grab "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Theatrical Poster" here.

Finally, on fantasticbooks.biz, "Fantastic Books is a publisher of quality new and reprint speculative fiction. Some of our authors have been publishing and winning awards for decades. Others are brand new, and welcoming the arrival of their first books" here.

Media News Monday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News for Movies, Television, and more
of gamer-relevant Media.

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Sunday Funnies - Comics, Memes, & Drawings

Over on jimbenton.com, the comic artist has a lot of funny work but some are even geared toward the gaming I love like this one!

Also, a meme was floating around Facebook so I grabbed it to share here on the Sunday Funnies.  Enjoy!

Finally, Caleb Cleveland has a series of humorous drawings that could easily be in a children's guide to D&D monsters.  See more here.

Sunday Funnies on CreativeMountainGames.com

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

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