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Comment on Experience Points #4: Brief Game Master Pointers by XenicalReviews.com

XenicalReviews.com — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:25:00 +0000

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Comment on Experience Points #9: Evil Hat Productions by Happy Harbor Comics

Happy Harbor Comics — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:11:28 +0000

I always wonder about posting RPG material for free online. I relize that people would have to print, at their own time and expense, a copy but you could probably charge $3-$5 for download rights. Or do they just hope that they will make additional sales from other materials?

Comment on Behind The Counter #200 – A Column in Review by Sketch

Sketch — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:30 +0000

Well put. I look forward to reading another 2000 of these, so keep ‘em coming.

Comment on Experience Points #8: Pelgrane Press by Happy Harbor Comics

Happy Harbor Comics — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:53:22 +0000

So some problems (printing) are universal. Dedicated and quality staff are out there and managing is the key but over-production can kill any product line quickly and easily.

I think with their Cthulhu line, they have a solid sales base that allows them to produce other material that may not be quite so (financially) popular. Good on them for having such a smart approach to thier business.

I may somewhat surprised about how little, so far, the impact of PDF sales have had on the industry. In hobby populated by tech geeks, I thought it would be so much higher and damaging to the print.

Comment on Experience Points #7: Mind Storm Labs by My other writing | Video Games and Building Blocks

My other writing | Video Games and Building Blocks — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:29:42 +0000

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Comment on Experience Points #6: Board Games by Josh Bazin

Josh Bazin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:37:24 +0000

I think the problem many of people have with Diplomacy is the inability to separate the game from real life. I’ve heard many stories about how the game ruins friendships – which really sounds insane to me. If you go into the game, you should expect some sort of ‘gaming’ going on and not take it personally.

But yes, the way Diplomacy’s turns are resolved definately makes for some really interesting gameplay. Even in most RPGs, rounds are resolved in a sequence, not ‘all at once’.

Comment on Experience Points #6: Board Games by Happy Harbor Comics

Happy Harbor Comics — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:48:27 +0000

I played a whole lot of Dipolmacy in High School with my close circle of friends, which meant we could never trust each other as we always stabbed one another in the back. That aspect of the game, alliance forming and simultanous actions, make it a crazy and fun game, especially for something that seems so potentially borning to us non-history types.

Comment on Experience Points #4.5: Cold City First Impressions by Malcolm

Malcolm — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:12:14 +0000

Hey Josh,

Thanks for picking up Cold City and for talking about it. I’m glad you like what you’ve seen so far and I hope that it gives you a good experience in play. If you have any questions at any point, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

[FYI, cross posted at your own blog as well!]

Cheers
Malcolm

Comment on Experience Points #4: Brief Game Master Pointers by Josh Bazin

Josh Bazin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:30:41 +0000

I had the opporutnity to run Spirit of the Century on March 7th and to play Dark Heresy on the 8th. I have good things to report on both fronts!

Comment on Experience Points #3: Star Wars Saga Edition by Experience Points #4: Brief Game Master Pointers - Canadian Geek Blog - Your Source for All Things Geek — Comics, Movies, Music and, well, Geeks.

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:08:25 +0000

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