Author: Alex Lucard
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Unboxing the Dragon Age: Inquisition Inquisitor’s Edition
I normally don’t do collector’s editions of video games. They tend to be overpriced useless junk that just takes up space in your home. I’ve made the occasional exception like with Batman: Arkham Asylum, Mortal Kombat, and the two most recent Fallout games, but these days I stick to digital or no-frills titles. So what…
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Miniature Review: Zentraedi Quel-Gulnau Recovery Pod (Robotech RPG Tactics)
Zentraedi Quel-Gulnau Recovery Pod Cost: $36.95 (as part of the Zentraedi Glaug Command Pack) Release Date: October 2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/December 2014 (everyone else) Get it here: Palladium Books Welcome to our first Robotech RPG Tactics miniature reviews. We’ve already done a thorough unboxing of the base game and a full review of the core rulebook.…
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Tabletop Review: The Strange Core Rulebook
The Strange Core Rulebook (The Cypher System) Publisher: Monte Cook Games Cost $19.99 (PDF)/$59.99 (Physical) Page Count: 418 Release Date: 08/15/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com> Back in August of this year, I reviewed The Strange Player’s Guide. I gave it a positive review, which is no surprise considering I liked Numenera so much. At the…
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Review: White Dwarf, Issue #41
White Dwarf, Issue #41 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40K) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 11/8/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or your local Games Workshop store) It’s been two months since I last reviewed an issue of White Dwarf. I’ve really enjoyed the new format and especially enjoyed the Nagash and Space…
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Tabletop Review: Paranormal Investigation
Paranormal Investigation Publisher: Touch Paper Press Cost: $15 Release Date: 10/24/2014 Get it Here: Touch Paper Press Paranormal Investigation is a card game by indie publisher Touch Paper Press that I picked up on Kickstarter. The game cost only a $15 dollar pledge and the opening video was so well done that 322 backers came…
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Book Review: Voltron: From Days of Long Ago: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration
Voltron: From Days of Long Ago: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration Publisher: Perfect Square Cost: $29.99 ($10.49 Kindle) Page Count: 151 Release Date: 10/28/2014 Get it Here: Amazon.com Although I do prefer Robotech and Transformers, I do really love Voltron. I still remember its debut on Philly 57 in September of 1984 (I was 7) and…
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Unboxing: D&D Attack Wing Starter Set (Dungeons & Dragons)
On November 5th, WizKids/NECA will release their newest game, D&D Attack Wing, to North American audiences (Certain retailers in the States received theirs on 10/29). Attack Wing originally started out using the Star Trek license, but since WizKids also has the Dungeons & Dragons license, they’ve decided to create a version of the game with…
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Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: The Awakening (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition)
Ravenloft: The Awakening (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (Originally TSR) Cost: $4.99 (Originally $9.95 for print version) Page Count: 69 Release Date: 10/27/2014 (Originally 1994) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com What better way to say Happy Halloween here at Diehard GameFAN than do review an adventure for what is arguably…
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Unboxing: Shadowgate
Wow. I had almost forgotten that this was coming my way. Back in October of 2012, I backed the Shadowgate remake Kickstarter. 3,468 people took part, helping to release a high def remake of the game many of us played on Apple IIes and the old Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Backers who pledged $100 or…
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Tabletop Review: Night of the Spirits (Castles & Crusades)
Castles & Crusades: Night of the Spirits Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $7.99 (Currently on holiday sale for only $.99!) Page Count: 26 Release Date: 10/27/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Night of the Spirits is a Halloween inspired adventure for Castles & Crusades, one of my favorite OSR style games. Of course, this Halloween is…
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Tabletop Review: There Was a Dark, Dark House (FirstFable)
FirstFable: There Was a Dark, Dark House Publisher: Flames Rising Cost: $2.99 Page Count: 28 Release Date: 10/27/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com It’s Halloween time and usually that would mean reviews for games like Call of Cthulhu, Cryptworld, Ravenloft, Chill, World of Darkness and other horror oriented games. The truth is, I already do that…
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Tabletop Review: Tyranny of Dragons Book II: The Rise of Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition/D&D Next)
Tyranny of Dragons Book II: The Rise of Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition/D&D Next) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast/Kobold Press Cost: $29.95 ($18.94 at Amazon.com) Page Count: 95 Release Date: 11/4/2014 Get it Here: amazon.com Back in August of this year, Wizards of the Coast and Kobold Press put out the first half of…
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Tabletop Review: Robotech RPG Tactics Core Rulebook
Robotech RPG Tactics Core Rulebook Publisher: Palladium Cost: N/A (Only in the core Robotech RPG Tactics Box Set which will be approximately $99.95) Page Count: 112 Release Date: October 2013 Get it Here: Palladium Books Back on 10/15 I did a large unboxing photo collection of the Kickstarter Backer version of the Robotech RPG Tactics…
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Tabletop Review: Cold Harvest (Call of Cthulhu)
Cold Harvest (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else0 Page Count: 67 Release Date: 10/17/2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else) Get it Here: Chaosium.com (Eventually) Ah delays. They are not only to be expected with a Kickstarter campaign, but are generally a fact of life. If a backer is lucky, the…
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Tabletop Review: Book of the Wyrm (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)
Book of the Wyrm (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing Cost: $25 (PDF)/$50 (Physical) Page Count: 210 Release Date: 10/10/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com(Eventually) Onyx Path Publishing has come a long way with their Kickstarter efforts. Book of the Wyrm is actually their 11th Kickstarter campaign (The 12th, Deluxe Vampire: The…
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Magic: The Gathering Board Game – Coming in Fall 2015
Announced at ESSEN, Hasbro will be releasing a board game based on one of their biggest properties: Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering. M:TG has seen books, video games and even a Real Time Strategy title, but this is the first board game based on the license that I can recall. Kind of surprising…
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Book Review: Murder in Corvis (Iron Kingdoms)
Murder in Corvis (Iron Kingdoms) Publisher: Privateer Press/Skull Island Expeditions Cost: $4.99 Page Count: 152 Release Date: 09/25/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I’ll admit something upfront. I’ve never been interested in Iron Kingdoms or Warmachine. Both feel like a steampunk version of Warhammer and I already have enough RPGs and miniature combat games to pick…
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Unboxing: Robotech RPG Tactics Wave One
Wow. Way back in May of 2013, Palladium Games (perhaps best known for RIFTS or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness utilized their Robotech license to create a tactical miniatures game. Now I’ve been a fan of Robotech since I was in single digits and I’ve been playing miniature tactics games like Heroclix and…
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Book Review: Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers
Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers Publisher: Oni Press Cost: $25 (Physical)/$9.99 (Digital) Page Count: 50 Release Date: 10/11/2014 Get it Here: Back when I was still reviewing video games, I loved Costume Quest. In fact, it was one of my favorite games of 2010. So of course I preordered Costume Quest 2 AND…
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Tabletop Review: 13th Age Bestiary
13th Age Bestiary Publisher: Pelgrane Press Cost: $20.95 (PDF)/$31.95 (Physical) Page Count: 244 Release Date: 08/07/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com It’s been a great year for tabletop antagonist collections. Troll Lord Games put out their new edition of Monsters & Treasure. Wizards of the Coast put out the extremely well received Monster Manual and so…