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Gen Con 2011 – Make ‘em Squirm Seminar

Gen Con

Beth had the chance to sit in on a seminar at Gen Con all about making players know fear, and evoking fear in your game.  It was a fascinating seminar.

This is another in a series of seminar recordings from Gen Con 2011.

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Gen Con 2011 – Technology in Gaming Seminar

Ethan had the chance to sit in on a seminar about technology in gaming, featuring the guys from Obsidian Portal and several others.

This is another in a series of seminar recordings from Gen Con 2011.

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Gen Con 2011 – Square Shooters

Square Shooters

Ethan had the chance to talk with the publishers of Square Shooters, C.J. Calvert Designs & Heartland Consumer Products, LLC.  Square Shooters is a cool set of dice that is actually a complete deck of cards.

This is another in a series of short interviews from the floor of Gen Con 2011.

About Square Shooters

SQUARE . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Square Shooters

Gen Con 2011 – Tasty Minstrel Games

Tasty Minstrel Games

Ethan had the chance to talk to Michael Mendes, head of Tasty Minstrel Games at Gen Con 2011.  Tasty Minstrel Games publishes a number of board games geared toward families and strategic gamers alike.

This is another installment in a series of short interviews from the floor of Gen Con 2011.

About Tasty Minstrel . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Tasty Minstrel Games

Gen Con 2011 – Gamers for Humanity

Gamers for Humanity

Ethan had the chance to talk to Gamers For Humanity, a charity organization at Gen Con 2011.  Gamers For Humanity does a lot of work with other charitable organizations and has several projects to help get board games and video games into homes after natural disasters.  They do great work and help support volunteer . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Gamers for Humanity

Gen Con 2011 – Pinnacle Entertainment Seminar

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Ethan had the chance to sit in on the Pinnacle Entertainment seminar at Gen Con 2011.  Pinnacle Entertainment went over their plans for their various game lines, including Deadlands Reloaded and the long awaited Hell on Earth Reloaded.  Also in attendance at the seminar were the licensees of the Savage Worlds game system, including . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Pinnacle Entertainment Seminar

Gen Con 2011 – Mercs Miniatures

Mercs Miniatures

Ethan had the chance to stop off at the Mercs Miniatures booth at Gen Con 2011, and talk with Keith Lowe about the new miniatures game.

This is another installment in a series of short interviews from the floor of Gen Con 2011.

About Mercs Miniatures

MERCS began over some pizza, a few sketches . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Mercs Miniatures

Gen Con 2011 – Fantasy Flight Games “In Flight” Report Seminar

Fantasy Flight Games

Ethan had the chance to sit in on the Fantasy Flight Games seminar detailing their current plans and announcements for the third largest game company in the world.

This is another installment in a series of seminar recordings from Gen Con 2011.

About Fantasy Flight Games

Roseville, MN based Fantasy Flight Publishing was founded in . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Fantasy Flight Games “In Flight” Report Seminar

Gen Con 2011 – Lone Wolf Development

Lone Wolf Development

Ethan has had the chance to talk to the Lone Wolf Development guys before, but at Gen Con 2011, they were showcasing their new campaign management tool, Realmworks.  Lone Wolf Development, of course, is the creators of the award-winning Hero Lab.

This is another installment in a series of short interviews from the floor . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Lone Wolf Development

Gen Con 2011 Actual Play – Savage Saturday Night – Apaches After Sundown

Gen Con

Ethan and Beth attended Savage Saturday Night, hosted by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, and sat down to play Savage Worlds: Apaches After Sundown!

Based on the tv show Supernatural and set in the old west. Your posse is making their way down to Tucson when they witness a ranch hand fighting an Apache Shaman. Who . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 Actual Play – Savage Saturday Night – Apaches After Sundown

Gen Con 2011 – Culture and the Paranormal Seminar

Gen Con

Ethan had the chance to sit in on an interesting seminar about the paranormal and culture’s ideas and interpretations thereof.

This is another installment in a series of seminar recordings from Gen Con 2011.

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Gen Con 2011 – Ed Greenwood

Ed Greenwood

Ethan and Tracy (from Troll in the Corner) were meandering around the convention floor at Gen Con 2011, and had a happenstance run-in with Forgotten Realms creator and author Ed Greenwood.  What follows is a recording of a fantastic conversation the two of them had with this legend in the D&D universe.

This is . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Ed Greenwood

Gen Con 2011 – Hunter’s Books and Outbreak Undead

Outbreak Undead

Ethan had the pleasure to speak with Ivan Van Norman of Hunters Books, publishers of the hit role-playing game Outbreak Undead (who Ethan interviewed a while back in September 2010).  Since then, Outbreak Undead has become a huge hit, and Hunters Books had a few things to announce this year, besides being distributed through . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Hunter’s Books and Outbreak Undead

Gen Con 2011 – Crafty Games Seminar

Crafty Games

While at Gen Con 2011, Ethan made it to the Crafty Games Seminar, detailing what Crafty Games has up its sleeve for the foreseeable future.  Hot on the heels of announcing that they are putting out a role-playing game based on Brian Sanderson’s Mistborn, Crafty Games has a slew of new stuff they’re working . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Crafty Games Seminar

Gen Con 2011 – Greater Than Games & Sentinels of the Multiverse

Sentinels of the Multiverse

Ethan had the pleasure to run into Christopher Badell of Greater Than Games, publishers of Sentinels of the Multiverse, a cooperative superhero card game at Gen Con 2011. By happenstance, Greater Than Games is currently located right here in Kansas City!

This is the third installment in a series of short interviews from the . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Greater Than Games & Sentinels of the Multiverse

Gen Con 2011 – Blue Kabuto Games

Blue Kabuto Games

Ethan had the chance to talk with Brian Kowalski, head of Blue Kabuto Games, publishers of Cookie Fu and Grandmaster Chi Battles, at Gen Con 2011.

This is the second installment in a series of short interviews from the floor of Gen Con 2011.

About Blue Kabuto Games

Blue Kabuto Games is a small . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Blue Kabuto Games

Gen Con 2011 – Battle Bunker Games

Battle Bunker Games

 

 

While walking the floor of Gen Con 2011, Ethan had the chance to stop off at Battle Bunker Games, publishers of Dice of the Dead, Please Stand By, and Adventurer’s Tiles.

This is the first in a series of short interviews from Gen Con 2011.

About Battle Bunker Games

Battle Bunker . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Battle Bunker Games

Gen Con Actual Play: Mutants & Masterminds

Mutants & Masterminds

Ethan got a chance to play in a Mutants & Masterminds game at Gen Con.

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Gen Con Actual Play: Marvel Superheroes Roleplaying

Marvel Super Heroes RPG

Ethan was lucky enough to get into a game of Marvel Superheroes at Gen Con.

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Gen Con Actual Play: Deadlands Reloaded

Deadlands

At Gen Con 2010, forum member Rolling20s (aka Tracy) was kind enough to run a Deadlands Reloaded game.

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