Author: Alex Lucard
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Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Investigator’s Handbook
Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition: Investigator’s Handbook Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $44.95 ($22.95 PDF) Page Count: 282 Release Date: 11/17/2014 Get it Here: CHaosium.com Usually I’m a bit quicker with reviewing Call of Cthulhu releases as they come out. Case in point, the Seventh Edition Keeper’s Screen and adventures. However, both the Investigator’s Handbook and the…
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Miniature Review: Willow Greenivy, Witch (Dark Heaven Legends)
Willow Greenivy, Witch (Dark Heaven Legends) Publisher: Reaper Miniatures Sculptor: Bobby Jackson Cost: $5.99 Release Date: 11/17/2014 Get it Here: Reaper Miniatures The same time I picked up Christmas Knight (who I reviewed yesterday), I picked up some more Reaper Miniatures including this particular figure. As she came out less than a month ago, I…
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Miniature Review: Christmas Knight (Dark Heaven Legends)
Miniature Review: Christmas Knight (Dark Heaven Legends) Publisher: Reaper Miniatures Sculptor: Bobby Jackson Cost; $9.99 Release Date: 11/28/2014 Get it Here: Reaper Miniatures So I will start off this review right away with a clarification. I am FAR from being an expert painter. I will never win a Golden Demon and I just starting painting…
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Tabletop Review: Khaine (Warhammer: The End Times)
Khaine (Warhammer: The End Times) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $66 (Completely sold out. Look on the secondary market) Page Count: Special (See below) Release Date: 11/29/2014 Get it Here: Games Workshop (When the softcover re-release is made in 2015) Games Workshop has had a fantastic year. 40K has gotten some excellent boxed sets like Shield…
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A look at Palladium Books’ 2014 X-Mas Surprise Package
For a decade and a half, Palladium Books has been doing a Christmas Grab Bag special. You pay a certain amount and get a blind purchase of Palladium RPGs sent to your door. This year you pay $42 plus shipping and are guaranteed a minimum of $84 in merchandise. That’s basically getting everything half off…
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Tabletop Review: Robotech RPG Tactics Battle Foam Bag
Robotech RPG Tactics Battle Foam Bag Publisher: Palladium Books/Battle Foam Cost: $120 Release Date: 11/28/2014 (earlier for Kickstarter Backers) Get it Here: Palladium Books Store As many of my readers know, I took up miniature painting wholeheartedly this year. The problem is what to do with your figures after you paint them. While I have…
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Book Review: The Curse of Khaine (Warhammer: The End Times)
The Curse of Khaine (Warhammer: The End Times) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $15.99 Page Count: 384 Release Date: 11/29/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library The End Times are upon us! They started back in September with the two book hardcover set Nagash and the novel The Return of Nagash. It’s ironic that something called…
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Tabletop Review: Citadel Bases Painting Guide (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000)
Citadel Bases Painting Guide (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $1.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 12/5/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library Today’s entry from the Games Workshop Advent Calendar was about painting the bases of your miniatures. I’ll admit that this is something I need help with. I generally like…
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Tabletop Review: Warhammer 40,000 Dataslate: Kranon’s Hellguard (Dark Vengeance)
Warhammer 40,000 Dataslate: Kranon’s Hellguard (Dark Vengeance) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $2.99 Page Count: 22 Release Date: 12/4/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library Currently on the Black Library website, Games Workshop is doing an Advent calendar of sorts. Each day from December First until Christmas will have both a digital release for one of…
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A Look at the Castles & Crusades Leatherbound Editions!
Back in June of this year, I backed the Castles & Crusades Kickstarter. This Kickstarter by Troll Lord Games was to fund a sixth printing of the Player’s Handbook in full colour. Stretch Goals were obtained so that the Monsters & Treasure and Castle Keeper’s Guide were able to be printed in full color as…
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Tabletop Review: Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next)
Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Cost: $49.95 ($29.97 on Amazon.com) Page Count: 320 Release Date: 12/9/2014 Get it Here: Amazon.com (Or your local brick and mortar store) Well here we are with the third and final core rulebook for D&D 5e. If you somehow missed our…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #44 (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer: The End Times/The Hobbit)
White Dwarf, Issue #44 (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer: The End Times/The Hobbit) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 11/30/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or at your local Games Workshop Store) This week’s issue of White Dwarf really just focuses on Shield of Baal: Deathstorm, the latest boxed set for Warhammer 40,000.…
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Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Lava Cavern and Elevation Packs
Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles: Lava Cavern and Elevation Packs Publisher: Dwarven Forge Cost: $55 Unpainted/$75 Painted (Lava Cavern)/$50 Unpainted/$70 Painted (Elevation) Release Date: November 2014 Get them Here: http://www.dwarvenforge.com/ Welcome to our fourth and final look at Dwarven Forger’s new Cavern tiles for your tabletop miniatures. Today we are looking at two sets. The first…
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Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Wicked Addition and Water Cavern Packs
Welcome back to our third review of the Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles. Today we will be looking at two sets -the Wicked Addition pack and the Water Cavern pack. Now, most of the review will focus on the Wicked Addition as the Water Cavern tiles are exactly the same as the Lava Cavern set we…
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Unboxing: The Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 3DS XL
It was time for me to get a new 3DS, so I went for the Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 3DS XL. I’ve been a fan of Persona since the PSX days and this particular 3DS was the coolest I’ve seen so far. Previously all of my GBA and DS’ were Pokémon themed, and…
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Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Base Set and Stretch Goals
Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Base Set and Stretch Goals Publisher: Dwarven Forge Cost: $75 (Unpainted)/ $110 (Painted) Release Date: November 2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get them Here: Dwarven Forge’s Official Website In March of this year, Dwarven Forge ran an insanely successful Kickstarter.3,950 people backed this project raising a grand total of $2,140,851…
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Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Lava River Set
Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Lava River Set Publisher: Dwarven Forge Cost: $35 Unpainted/$55 Painted Release Date: November 2014 Get it Here: www.dwarvenforge.com Yesterday we looked at the Base Set and Stretch Goal packs for the Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles. For the rest of the week we will look at several of the expansion sets…
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Tabletop Review, White Dwarf, Issue #43 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000/The Hobbit)
White Dwarf, Issue #43 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 11/22/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library Wow. Anyone else pissed off the Warhammer: The End Times – Khaine sold out in ten minutes? TEN MINUTES? As happy as I am that Warhammer Fantasy is having a massive come back, Games Workshop really should…
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Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Keeper’s Screen Pack (Digital Version)
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Keeper’s Screen Pack (Digital Version) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $14.95 Page Count: Special. See Below Release Date: 11/17/2014 Get it Here; Chaosium.com On Monday, November 17th, Chaosium finally released the 7th Edition of Call of Cthulhu. Well, the digital version anyway. Those of you who want to wait for the dead…
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Book Review: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works Publisher: Read Only Memory Cost: 30£ (Kickstarter Backers)/35£ (Everyone Else) Page Count: 351 Release Date: November 2014 Get it Here: Read Only Memory’s Official Website Like a lot of staffers here at Diehard GameFAN, I am an unabashed Sega fan. I strongly preferred the Sega Genesis to the Super Nintendo.…