Author: Alex Lucard
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Tabletop Review: The Godsfall
The Godsfall Publisher: Godfall RPG Page Count: 210 Cost: $19 Release Date: 01/2015 (for Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: GodsfallRPG.com It’s been a long, weird road for The Godsfall. It started out in Feburary of 2014 with a Kickstarter and a pledge to be part of Free RPG Day 2014. The Kickstarter failed.…
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Book Review: The Rise of the Horned Rat (Warhammer: The End Times)
The Rise of the Horned Rat (Warhammer: The End Times) Page Count: 389 Cost: $15.99 Release Date: 1/17/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library The Rise of the Horned Rat is a companion novel to the latest two book set for Warhammer: The End Times – Thanquol. Similar to The Return of Nagash and The…
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Unboxing: Cthulhu Wars
Back in July of 2013, Sandy Petersen and his crew at Green Eye Games ran a campaign for a new board game entitled Cthulhu Wars. The game boasted a large core game, featuring seventy-two miniatures and the potential for multiple expansion sets, and the game was a huge success. Nearly 4,000 people pledged 1.4 MILLION…
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Tabletop Review: Skaven Warpstone Dice (Warhammer: The End Times)
Skaven Warpstone Dice Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $17 Count: 10 Dice Release Date: 01/17/2015 Get it Here: Sold out. Third party resellers are your only hope Dice for Warhammer tend to sell out insanely quickly. Games Workshop underproduces them and so when they are made, they generally sell out within a few hours – if…
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Tabletop Review: Shadows in Focus: Sioux Nation (Shadowrun)
Shadows in Focus: Sioux Nation (Shadowrun) Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $7.99 Page Count: 39 Release Date: 01/06/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com So 2014 wasn’t the best year for Shadowrun. Sure we got the Dragonfall video game, but the tabletop side received a lot of grief from critics and fans alike in regards to what…
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Harebrained Schemes’ SHADOWRUN: HONG KONG is Now Live on Kickstarter
Press Release First, then some commentary! KIRKLAND, WA (January 13, 2015) – Today, indie video game developer Harebrained Schemes launched a new Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund it’s third full length stand-alone game set in the cyberpunk-meets-magic world of Shadowrun. Unlike their smash success at crowdfunding the entire development of Shadowrun Returns, Harebrained Schemes is approaching…
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A Look at the $100,000 Stretch Goal for Shadows of Esteren: Occultism
If you’re unaware, the next book for the multi-award winning Shadows of Esteren line is currently crowdfunding over at Kickstarter. It’s currently raised $92,000 thanks to 772 backers. Nelyhann and his team saw I was a backer (as I always am) and asked if they could debut the $100K stretch goal here at Diehard GameFAN.…
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Diehard GameFAN’s 2014 Tabletop Gaming Awards
It’s the beginning of 2015, and here at Diehard GameFAN, that means looking back at the best of 2014 by handing out our yearly Tabletop Gaming Awards. I have to admit, 2014 was filled with a lot of great releases, be they pen and paper RPGs, tabletop miniatures or card and board games. Long delayed…
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Review: White Dwarf, Issue #50 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000)
White Dwarf #50 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 1/10/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library (or your local Games Workshop Store) Wow! A milestone issue for the new version of White Dwarf. What better way to ring in it than with a ton of articles on Warhammer: The End Times.…
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The Top Ten Heroes I’d Like To See Added to the Batman Miniatures Game in 2015!
In 2014 I discovered the Batman Miniatures Game from Knight Models. I loved the sculpts and it gave me something new to paint and put together besides Robotech, Warhammer and Reaper figures. I purchased Nightwing, Classic Harley Quinn, Frank Miller Batman and Classic Deathstroke. Both sides were only off by 3 points and it let…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #49 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer, 40,000)
White Dwarf, Issue #49 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 01/03/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library So I went to one of my local Games Workshop stores this weekend because it is closing (don’t worry – it’s just moving) and wanted to get something, but…
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Book Review: Pwned
Pwned Publisher: Quiet Thunder Productions Author: Matt Vancil Cost: $10 (ebook)/$25 (softcover)/$50 (hardcover) Page Count: 234 Release Date: December 2014 Get it Here: Currently Only Available to Kickstarter Backers If you’re a tabletop gaming fan of any kind, you’ve probably aware of The Gamers series by Dead Gentlemen Productions and the off-shoots like Natural One…
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Miniature Review: Nightwing (Batman Miniatures Game)
Nightwing Publisher: Knights Models Cost: 14.88€ ($18.16 US) Release Date: December 2012 Get it Here: Knights Models’ Website So why on Earth am I reviewing a figure that came out nearly two years ago? Well, for two reasons. The first is that I just discovered the official Batman Miniatures Game a few weeks ago and…
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Unboxing: Horror on the Orient Express – Part One!
On 12/27, the first part of my Horror on the Orient Express pledge arrived, and since we’ve covered the re-release of this classic Call of Cthulhu campaign so much, I thought I’d do an unboxing for you, our Diehard GameFAN readers. Now, I say first part because things like my Mugs, physical copy of the…
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Miniature Review: Christmas Eve (Dark Heaven Legends)
Christmas Eve Publisher: Reaper Miniatures Cost: $9.99 Release Date: 11/28/2014 Get it Here: Reaper Miniatures Christmas Eve marks my third ever metal miniature that I’ve painted and my second of the 2014 Christmas Exclusives from Reaper Miniatures. The first for both categories was the previous reviewed Christmas Knight, who I was happy with except for…
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A Look at 365 Dungeons -2015 Daily Dungeon Desk Calendar
365 Dungeons -2015 Daily Dungeon Desk Calendar” Publisher: Fantasy Publishing Cost: $19 Get it Here: Nothing yet. Check the Kickstarter updates for the eventual url link FP will make Back in March I backed a Kickstarter campaign entitled, “365 Dungeons – 2015 Daily Dungeon Desk Calendar.” I thought it was a cute ide and so…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #47 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000/The Hobbit)
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Book Review: Madness on the Orient Express (Call of Cthulhu)
Madness on the Orient Express (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $15.95 Page Count: 286 Release Date: 12/1/2014 Get it Here: Chaosium.com So as I write this, I am still waiting for my physical copy of Horror on the Orient Express and all of its ancillary goodies to arrive. Oh the pain of being in…
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Tabletop Review: Altar of War: Cryostorm (Warhammer 40,000/40K)
Altar of War: Cryostorm (Warhammer 40,000/40K) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $4.99 Page Count: 20 Release Date: 12/18/2016 Get it Here:The Black Library There hasn’t been a lot this year on the Black Library Advent Calendar that I’ve wanted to buy. I was hoping for some Warhammer: The End Times stuff, but it’s all been 40K…
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Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Core Rulebook
Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Core Rulebook/Keeper’s Rulebook Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $27.95 Page Count: 448 Release Date: 11/28/2014 (Digital)/TBD (Physical) Get it Here: Chaosium.com So it’s time to finally review the 448 page Core Rulebook for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition. In this review I’ll be referring to it as the Core Rulebook, the Keeper’s…