Sunday Funnies - Medieval Vader, Sinking Carpet, & Ping-Pong Ball Trap

Over on laughingsquid.com, check out "A Suit of Leather Medieval Armor Styled After Darth Vader’s Iconic Costume From ‘Star Wars’" here.

Also, on opticalillusioncollection.com, you can see a "Carpet [that] Looks Like It's Sinking Into The Ground" here.

Finally, on distractify.com, they share a Pepsi Max YouTube video showing a "Thousands Of Ping-Pong Balls And Mousetraps Set Off A Chain Reaction" here.

Sunday Funnies on CreativeMountainGames.com

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

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Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Joe's Medical Funds, Schrödinger's Cats, & All Us Geeks

Gamer Joe Flores has been hit with financial hardship and medical expenses due to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin.  Now he needs the help of the community to make sure treatment is within his reach.  To that end, he as a GoFundMe page set up here and the good folks at d20 PFSRD Publishing are also making donations for each sale of their offerings here.  Have a look and see if you can join in the fight.

Also, there are just five days left to jump in on the already well-funded "Schrödinger's Cats" Kickstarter project of Heather ONeill, Heather Wilson, and Chris O'Neill.  See more here.

Finally, there is a patreon.com page set up for the All Us Geeks podcast of geek-centric content, with a tabletop gaming focus.  Learn more 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 - March Fo(u)rth for GM's Day!

It is less than three weeks to the big holiday and everything in the Creative Mountain Games catalog at RPGNow.com here and DTRPG here are available at 25% off.

Since it is also Friday the 13th, the price of Superstitions has been reduced for today to $1.00 at RPGNow.com here and DTRPG 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 - Rodney Matthews, Artist

One of my early gamer-adjacent acquisitions as a teen was a poster by Rodney Matthews for the wall of my room.  It was called "Twelve Towers at Dawn" and, to my young gamer mind, this was how goblins might appear.

Not much later, I added a poster titled "Corum Escapes" to the wall as well.  Many probably recognize his style from rock albums and book covers.  He did a lot for Michael Moorcock and Andre Norton works among others.

I wish I had collected as many of these I could snag from the old Joker's Wild mall store where the first two had been purchased, and I wish I had just tucked them away somewhere, but the enjoyment I received from having these images sparking my imagination every day in the years before they were ravaged by time and teenager-y bring me to smiling even now.

So, great thanks to Rodney Matthews and to those of you who also love his work, Like him on Facebook here.  If you'd like to see more of his work and what is available to buy these days, check out his website 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 - The Draconic Awards, Capricon 35, & the Games Plus Spring Auction

Regarding the Draconic Awards, "The purpose [. . .] is to promote miniature painting in the tabletop gaming hobby and to encourage and inspire hobbyist worldwide to become a better artist. The Draconic Awards is situated to try and create not just an atmosphere of friendly competition, but also an interactive community in which everyone can learn and share with each other."  Furthermore, their "Las Vegas Open is two weeks Away!" and you can find out more here.

Also, though I don't generally include comic conventions in the regular "Conventions, Gamedays, and Misc Gaming" roundup each month, some warrant pointing out like Capricon 35, taking place from Feb 12 - 15 and taking place at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, IL.  I haven't been but hear good reports about how well run and how much gaming there is, if only a sideline.  If you go, let me know of your own experience.  See more here.

Finally, twice a year Games Plus on Mount Prospect, IL, has a huge game auction.  The spring version is swiftly coming upon us with it taking place in early March and submission deadlines until pretty close to that start, so see more 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 - 3D Printed Car, VETI-GEL, & No Big Bang

Local motors has unveiled their new 3D-Printed Car which you can see here.

Also on TED Talks, inventor Joe Landolina discusses his gel that can make you stop bleeding instantly here.

Finally, on phys.org, a new article suggest "No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning" here.

Tech Tuesday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

News focused on Technology
as it might interest gamers.

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Media News Monday - ST's Final Voyages, Daredevil Series, & Film Color

Over on io9.com, they recounts some of "The Truth About What Went Wrong With The Third Season Of Star Trek" here.

Also, on the Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel, there is a new trailer for the upcoming Netflix series featuring Daredevil.  Enjoy.

Finally, on priceonomics.com they explain "Why Every Movie Looks Sort of Orange and Blue" here.

Media News Monday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

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

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