Author: Alex Lucard
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #73 (Warhammer 40,000, Dark Angels)
White Dwarf, Issue #73 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $4 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 06/20/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library (or your local Games Workshop store) It’s been two months since I picked up an issue of White Dwarf. I’m not really a Sci-Fi person, so when the mag heavily or exclusively focuses on…
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Book Review: The Poison Tree (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)
The Poison Tree (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing Cost: TBD (Free to Kickstarter Backers) Page Count: 180 Release Date: 06/11/2015 (To Kickstarter Backers)/ TBD (Everyone else) Get it Here: Eventually More than two years after its release, Werewolf” The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition is still the gift that keeps on…
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Tabletop Review: The Lost City of Gaxmoor (Castles & Crusades)
Castles & Crusades: The Lost City of Gaxmoor Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $10 (Digital)/$25 Print Page Count: 120 Release Date: 05/28/2015 (to Kickstarter backers)/TBD (Everyone else) Get it Here: It’s not for sale – yet. Most Kickstarters run for thirty days. Troll Lord Games however decided to run a very short campaign (only 17…
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Tabletop Review: Nameless Horrors (Call of Cthulhu)
Nameless Horrors Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $14.97 (PDF)/Free (To Kickstarter Backers) Page Count: 228 Release Date: 05/07/2015 Get it Here: Chaosium.com While we are close to the two year past due date anniversary of Horror on the Orient Express to fully ship and the one and a half year late anniversary of 7th Edition Call of…
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Book Review: Shadowrun: Borrowed Time
Shadowrun: Borrowed Time Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $8.99 (digital)/12.99 (Physical) Page Count: 296 (approximately) Release Date: TBD (Was supposed to be 5/25/15 but it was pushed back) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com. Unlike a lot of tabletop games, Shadowrun has had a ton of fantastic fiction released for it. Whether you’re talking the original Robert…
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Tabletop Review: Chill, Third Edition
Chill, Third Edition Publisher: Growling Door Games Cost: $20 (PDF)/$50 (Physical) Page Count: 290 Release Date: 04/30/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com So I’m a huge fan of Chill. No doubt you’ve seen me bring the game up as a reference point in multiple reviews. I still own both the first edition from Pacesetter and the…
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Tabletop Review: Forever Folio, Issue #1
Forever Folio, Issue #1 Publisher: Forever People Cost: Pay What You Want Page Count: 52 Release Date: 05/10/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Forever Folio is the new house engine magazine from UK RPG publisher Forever People. Now I’ve never played Wyrd nor EVP, which are the two games they produce, but you DO get a…
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Tabletop Review: Shadowrun: Lockdown
Shadowrun: Lockdown Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: Special (See below) Page Count: 242 Release Date: 04/28/2015 (Steam)/05/08/2015 (DriveThruRPG.com) Get it Here: Steam or DriveThruRPG.com Shadowrun Lockdown is the tabletop tie-in to the new Shadowrun video game, Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown. For those of you finding Shadowrun Chronicles to be too much of a mess to…
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Tabletop/Audio Drama Review: Assassinorum: The Emperor’s Judgement (Warhammer 40,000, Assassinorum: Execution Force)
Assassinorum: The Emperor’s Judgement (Warhammer 40,000, Assassinorum: Execution Force) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $14.99 (MP3)/$20 (CD) Runtime: 74 Minutes, Twenty-Seven Seconds Release Date: 05/02/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library I usually don’t get Games Workshop’s “Audio Dramas.” They tend to be extremely overpriced (even for Games Workshop), and I’ve yet to hear a Warhammer…
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Tabletop Review: Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown: Boston Adventures
Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown: Boston Adventures Publisher: Cliffhanger Games Cost: Free with purchase of Shadowrun Chronicles Deluxe Package, RPG Deluxe Package or Kickstarter Backers Release Date: 04/28/2015 Page Count: 64 Get it Here: Steam I’ll admit, even though I was a Kickstarter backer (and have a boxed copy of the game coming), I was far…
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Book Review: Assassinorum: Execution Force (Warhammer, 40,000)
Assassinorum: Execution Force (Warhammer 40,000) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $9.99 (Digital)/$17.50 (Physical) Page Count: 128 Release Date: 05/02/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library Assassinorum: Execution Force is the novelization of the new Games Workshop board game by the same name, that came out on the same day. Games Workshop usually does novelizations for its…
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Tabletop Review: Castle Keeper’s Guide (Castles & Crusades)
Castles & Crusades: Castle Keeper’s Guide Second Printing Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $25 (PDF) Page Count: 351 Release Date: 04/16/2015 (Digital PDF for Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com(Eventually. Link currently leads to first printing) Truly, the Castles & Crusades Kickstarter from last year is the gift that keeps on giving. If…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #65 (Warhammer 40,000, Assassinorum: Execution Force, Warhammer Fantasy)
White Dwarf, Issue #65 (Warhammer 40,000, Assassinorum: Execution Force, Warhammer Fantasy) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $4 Page Count: 36 Release Date: 04/25/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or your local Games Workshop retail store) Wow, it’s been a while since I purchased a White Dwarf. With The End Times of Warhammer Fantasy being over,…
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Tabletop Review: The Secrets of Cats: Animals and Threats (FATE Core System)
The Secrets of Cats: Animals and Threats (FATE Core System) Publisher: Evil Hat Productions Cost: Pay What You Want Page Count: 40 Release Date: 04/15/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com SO I was a huge fan of the original supplement The Secrets of Cats when it came out. My review of it was glowing, and at…
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Tabletop Review: Batman Miniature Game Rulebook, Second Edition
Batman Miniature Game Core Rulebook, Second Edition Publisher: Knight Models Cost: 44.23€/$49.99 Page Count: 168 Release Date: March 2015 Get it Here: Knightmodels.com or Miniaturemarket.com It’s finally here! A hardcover version of the rules for the Batman Miniature Game. To be honest, I’d have happily taken a softcover too. I’m just glad to have a…
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Tabletop Review: DC Comics Deck Building Game: Justice Society of America (Crossover Pack 1)
DC Comics Deck Building Game: Justice Society of America (Crossover Pack 1) Publisher: Cryptozoic Entertainment Cost: $10.00 ($6.90 at Miniature Market) Release Date: 03/25/2015 Get it Here: MiniatureMarket.com Unlike the four full deck building games released by Cryptozoic Entertainment, the first in a series of “Crossover Packs” provides just the Super Heroes, Super Villains and…
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Miniature Review: Alfred (Batman Miniature Game)
Alfred Publisher: Knight Models Cost: N/A (See Below) Release Date: March 2015 Get it Here: N/A (See Below) The Batman Miniature Game is slowly but surely growing in popularity outside of Spain and England, especially now that Knight Models has released a physical copy of the rulebook with cleaned-up English (instead of the Spanglish it…
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Interview with Randy Mosiondz, Senior Game Designer at Cryptic Studios about the Elemental Evil module for Neverwinter
Our final “Elemental Evil Week” interview is with Randy Mosiondz, Senior Game Designer over at Cryptic – makers of the Neverwinter MMO. This is good timing for you console fans as the Xbox One version of the game just went live this week. Like all MMORPG, Neverwinter is updated with new content. Cryptic has worked…
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Interview with John-Paul Brisigotti, CEO of BattleFront Group about Gale Force 9’s Dungeons & Dragons Elemental Evil Miniatures
We continue Elemental Evil week here at Diehard GameFAN. Today’s interview is with John-Paul Brisigotti, the CEO of Battlefront Group. I was especially excited to do this interview as I just started miniature paint about fifteen months ago and have found it to be relaxing and a lot of fun. Sure I’ve had Warhammer armies…
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Interview with Bryan Kinsella, Vice President of WizKids Games, about the Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game
When you first hear the name, “WizKids,” you probably think of Heroclix. After all, it’s the line the company has been synonymous with for well over a decade. However it’s not the only line they produce. Longtime fans of Collectible Miniature Games remember Crimson Skies, Shadowrun Duels and Mage Knight, but if you go to…