OSR Con Early August in Toronto

If you are free in early August, looking to game, and able to get to Toronto, you might consider spending some time at OSR Con.  It's a tight little convention with less than 200 folks and you might get to game with the likes of Ed Greenwood or Frank Mentzer.  See more here!

Gary Gygax Day - July 27th

This Saturday, set aside a little time to remember the guy who got the whole thing started. Gary Gygax Day is Saturday, July 27.  Roll some dice!

Ex-WotC Employees

Russell "Morrus" Morrisey of EN World has created a wiki page on his website to keep track of former WotC employees and their current projects.  See more here!

Numenera for Educators

One of the stretch goals for Monte Cook's successful Kickstarter project Numenera was that he's set aside 300 copies for teachers and librarians.  Get the details here!

Gen Con Badge Giveaway from Mayfair Games!

Over on their Facebook page, Mayfair Games is giving away 20 Gen Con full badges.  Check it out here!

(Full disclosure - I just won one of the 20 badges yesterday, but I had this post scheduled to run already, so it's just a bit of luck for me and good word of mouth for them.)

Gen Con: Behind the Screen - Episode 1

Peter Adkison's Hostile Work Environment has released episode one of the Gen Con: Behind the Screen series on their YouTube channel.  Enjoy!

Dragon Skull on England's Shore

According to WinterIsComing.net. the huge surprise for some of our Brit friends is "a promotion by blinkbox to celebrate the arrival of Game of Thrones season 3 to their streaming video service, they have placed a huge dragon skull on a popular beach in Dorset, England." There is even a "making of" video on the BlinkBoxLive YouTube channel.  Read more here and see some extra pics here!