Saturday, January 17, 2015

Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Gamers on Games, Weird Wild West, & Micro Quest Cards

Gamers on Games is looking for support to help improve their broadcast's quality, frequency, and range of topic coverage.  Check out their Patreon campaign here.


Also, Tales of the Weird Wild West by Danielle Ackley-McPhail has just been funded but has less than a week to go on their Kickstarter campaign here.


Finally, the Kickstarter project, Micro Quest Cards - RPG Adventures in Greeting Card Form by Lloyd Metcalf, is down to 8 days but funded, so jump on board here.


Keeping an eye on those Kickstarter & IndieGoGo
projects plus other crowdfunding efforts.
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Friday, January 16, 2015

The Friday Grab Bag - Old School, New School, & All Schooled

Toward the end of last year on entrepreneur.com, they discussed how "Old-School Games Get New Life" here.


Also, from that same time frame on onlyagame.wbur.org, they tell us "Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 … Instead, Collect Ore" here.


Finally, on artery.wbur.org from then, Ethan Gilsdorf explains "How Dungeons & Dragons Became A Game Changer" here.


Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics not covered
elsewhere or needing a particular focus.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Throwback Thursday - Princess Bride Game, MS-DOS Games, & Tolkien Interview

Over on Polygon.com, they herald a Princess Bride video game here.


Also, on Archive.org you can find a "Software Library: [with] MS-DOS Games" here.


Finally, Archive Today has a 1968 interview of J.R.R. Tolkien from the Telegraph here.


A look back at early tabletop hobby gaming
 or gaming-adjacent topics of the past.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Events & Play Wednesday - BryceCon 2015

Here's one that almost got past me.  It's BryceCon 2015 which runs from the 16th thru 19th, this weekend, 4 pm on Friday to 11 am on Monday with rooms open for gaming 24 hours a day.  It takes place at Ruby's Inn, 26 South Main Street, Bryce Canyon City, Utah 84764.  If you're in the area, it sounds like a great convention.  Learn more here.


News of Conventions and Gamedays as well as pictures
from those I have attended and games I have played.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Tech Tuesday - Artificial Gravity, DNA Storage, & Cyborg Implants

Over on the NASA website, they tell us of "Artificial Gravity" and "The Premiere of NASA’s Fruit Fly Lab" here.


Also, on Extreme Tech, they herald how "Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram" here.


Finally, The Telegraph tells us how a "'Cyborg' spinal implant could help paralysed walk again" here.

News focused on Technology
as it might interest gamers.
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Media News Monday - Theater Thrones, Vikings Return, & Walking Dead Teaser

It was announced on variety.com that the season five trailer and two episodes from season four of Game of Thrones episodes would be given the full IMAX treatment at select theaters.  Read more here.


Also, starsentertainment.com announced that Vikings would return for another season here.


Finally, a teaser trailer has been released for The Walking Dead.  Enjoy.



News for Movies, Television, and more
of gamer-relevant Media.
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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Sunday Funnies - Guitar Throne, Lovecraft Beers, & Shakespearean Insults

Over on The Verge, "Gibson Built Game of Thrones' Iron Throne Out of Guitars" here.


Also, from Boston Magazine, "Narragansett Creates H.P. Lovecraft Line of Beers" here.


Finally, from the Anglophenia YouTube channel, "If Shakespearean Insults Were Used Today."  Enjoy.



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