Category Archives: D & D

Gaming, usually Dungeons & Dragons

A more philosophical die

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Steve

What a cool way to come up with a die that has 14 sides! Half are composed of the seven sins and the other are the seven virtues. The sins did get the better font.

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Randomizers from Teacher Heaven

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Steve

Dice maker Koplow has been holding out with the gaming stores! I found these beauties at a teacher-supply store in North Austin called Teacher Heaven. I was there hunting down stickers of apples and I saw the joint had a … Continue reading →

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RIP Allan Calhamer

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Steve

I probably should re-organize D&D into a Game section with D&D and Video Games as subsections but my tribute to Mr. Calhamer falls under this because his game Diplomacy was a fave with gamers of all stripes. Sadly, I’ve only played … Continue reading →

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“Go First” dice for the OCD players

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Steve

The math that went into creating these dice is impressive and I think these could resolve arguments over the initiative phase of D&D. When it comes to people who just casually play board games, I feel courtesy trumps precision. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Help out my friend publish his cool game

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Steve

Les, my friend and gaming sensei has started a kickstarter campaign for his latest creation Invasion of the Saucer People. It’ll be great because Les worked on the more interesting products at GDW when I was there: Minion Hunter, revisions to … Continue reading →

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WOTC admits 4E was a mistake…kind of

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Steve

Most of you who care already read the official news as per this New York Times article regarding 5E. After three years, WOTC is finally throwing in the towel and grudgingly admitting their mistake. I saw the early warning signs … Continue reading →

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Tired, inside geek joke

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Steve

Our D&D/Gaming friend John immediately came to mind when this design came up on TeeFury. I also gave one to my sensei Lester as a Christmas present. The joke has many geeky levels, no pun intended. Firstly there’s the worn-out … Continue reading →

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Dusting off my d20 and an editorial regarding the Undead

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Steve

The technical term is icosahedron and it’s one of the perfect solids in the Ancient Greek mindset. I’m not sure if it was used for their model of the universe which hindered astronomers until Kepler figured out the solar system’s elliptical … Continue reading →

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1981: Belated or sad milestone, take your pick

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Steve

I’m going to keep the above artwork/banner/header for my site a little longer because it is tied to this story I failed to complete on time; stupid health and weather. So why did I go with the old, rather cheesy-looking … Continue reading →

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Some bad ideas never die…

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Steve

…they somehow get licensed out to new chumps. Over 20 years ago, Space 1889 was a money pit killing GDW according to my friend Steve Bryant. It was an interesting idea, a roleplaying game set in the Victorian Era using … Continue reading →

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