Last year we examined whether you could could make giant maps from commercial banners and it turned out that you could. This year Triple Ace Games shows us what you can get by buying professional maps. Hellfrost Al-Shirkuh canvas map This is a special collectors map made with archival quality canvas and eco-solvent ink. It’s […]
Archives for November 2013
Magic the Gathering the musical
Created by a company called Zombie Cat, excellent name guys, is this crowd-funding puppet show. Magic the Gathering the Musical is an actual and real thing. You can watch all 27 minutes and 1 second of it here. Jake heads off to play a Mt:G tournament in his local gaming and comic book store where […]
The tasty, tasty, Super Mario World cake
I’m not a fan of eating mushrooms and I certainly wouldn’t put them on cake. That said; this Super Mario World cake looks good enough to eat and it’s the mushroom that steals the show. This is a cake that watches you. Via Geek Art Gallery.
Is this the ultimate GM kit bag? Chester!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/731983185/dont-starve-chester-plush/ [Back this Campaign] I don’t know the game Don’t Starve but a scan of interesting toys brought Chester to my attention. Look at him. What a striking fellow. In game he’s a walking chest, a cute creature that will follow you around and act like a treasure chest on legs. Hence; Chester. The Kickstarter […]
Full-sized Millennium Falcon already built for Star Wars VII?
“A full-scale 1:1 Millennium Falcon has been built as well as the interiors of the ship for filming,” “The Falcon is done – inside and out. The sets were built off-site, ready to move when Lucasfilm/Bad Robot were ready to move into Pinewood.” This quote comes from a Yahoo report on a rumour that the […]
Haunted by the past: A review of Penguindrum part 2
I began my review of Penguindrum part 1 by saying that I suspected labelling the series as a cute, fluffy, romance with a touch of angst anime was a mistake. Oh boy. Was it a mistake. In my defence, in the same review I said the plot, drama and tension was escalating quickly. By the […]
What’s my motivation?: A Review of The Fire Within
It isn’t just a question posed by pretentious, budding actors everywhere, but also something often heard across the table at role playing sessions. Whether you create a character yourself or get handed one the GM pre-generated for you, often you want something a little more colourful that a bunch of skills and numbers. The Fire […]
The Pathfinder Dice Arena rolls towards Kickstarter funding
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1225737959/pathfinder-dice-arena/ [Back this Campaign] The team up of Paizo and FunTo11 on Kickstarter for the Pathfinder Dice Arena lets you play the iconic Pathfinder characters in a tournament. The area-tournament is there to explain why these characters might be fighting in the first place and avoids the damage dealing or luck aspects of some dice […]
The Blue Kraken and motherboard dragons
The Blue Kraken is the online store for deviant artist Amanda Rethman. Amanda creates some fantastic fantasy jewellery out of circuit boards and metal. As she says; this is material that others have ceased to find useful. Check out some of these dragons.
The list of geeky “Black Friday” coupons, vouchers and sales
Black Friday seems to have crossed the Atlantic. It’s no longer just a big shopping frenzy in the States but the retailers in the United Kingdom have managed to join in. This tweet shows the chaos at an Asda store. So this Black Friday thing is real in the UK according to the pictures coming […]
