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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-07-31
- Only a few hours left – if you haven't voted for us for Best Blog in the Ennies, please do so now! http://is.gd/Tx0vJy #
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- RT @Hzurr: Woah, "Elemental Hero's Handbook" release in Feb 2012. http://brd.rs/nRYApL New Classes: Sha'ir , shugenja, & elementalist #
- Dave's Gen Con 2011 Schedule – Wednesday 6:00 PM – DD&D Party at the JW Marriott High Velocity Bar &… http://tumblr.com/xcu3p6ro1r #
- RT @WyattSalazar: RELEASE: Expedition Alpha Playtest http://wp.me/po2FO-123 #
- Third Humble Indie Bundle available now, includes such games as Crayon Physics Deluxe http://bit.ly/hvcsBL #
- Today is Gary Gygax's birthday. Please consider donating today to the Gygax Memorial Fund: http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.com/ #
- Cheers, Gary collection of Gygax Q&A to be released at Gen Con: http://bit.ly/qWSNVt Take the Gary Gygax quiz too: http://bit.ly/p2N5M2 #
- RT @AsmadiGames: Kickstarter is up for our next upcoming game, Fealty! http://bit.ly/pjQaHm Fealty is awesome, short, and strategic. #
- RT @RobinDLaws: Hite & Hindmarch team up for bookish Trail of Cthulhu / Fiasco crossover: http://scr.bi/pHEMIL #
- Happy birthday to Know Your Roll columnist @shawnmerwin! http://bit.ly/oiItGF #
- Mistborn Adventure Game pre-order details announced http://is.gd/tYDHTs #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-07-24
- From the Archives:: Give Feedback to your GM… and live! Part 1. http://bit.ly/r0NX0E #charchive #
- Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium to only be released to hobby and game stores and not to big box outlets http://bit.ly/rqCG3X #
- RT @AdamantEnt: Buckaroo Banzai Adventure Game: Coming in Spring 2012 from Adamant. Announcement: http://bit.ly/qjGZzH #
- Blood Bowl: Team Manager card game to be released in Q4 2011 by Fantasy Flight Games, no longer a deck-building game http://bit.ly/qZEyor #
- Only a few days left to vote in the @ENnies – it only take a few seconds to place a "1" for Critical Hits as best blog http://bit.ly/ofwQD9 #
- RT @Alphastream: Wow, cool idea, @Wizards_DnD ! Show off your PCs on your profile page! http://bit.ly/showyourPC #
- RT @SlyFlourish: My #dnd article "Abyssal Plague Demons" was published to #ddi this week: http://bit.ly/nfj2Yq Requires a #ddi sub. #
- RT @JaredvonHindman: #DnD Outsider: Role of Computers Returns! http://bit.ly/pyWGlU Special thanks to Tom Fulp. #
- RT @FFGames: Prepare to raise your house to dominance in Game of Thrones: The Board Game 2nd Ed & win the Iron Throne! http://bit.ly/qkLV04 #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-07-17
- From the Archives:: Tales of the City Within, Session 2, Part 1 http://bit.ly/oOAv0J #charchive #
- "Deities!" — An Album About Love and Dungeons & Dragons, a Kickstarter to fund a new musical album about #dnd http://kck.st/pPTnTp #
- RT @3d6band: Speaking of albums about #dnd http://t.co/eS7mVBL #
- RT @geeksdreamgirl: New Article: Calling all Freelancers! Adventure to Dice Castle http://j.mp/p0imfr #
- YouTube Tuesday: Saruman the Hilarious – This made me laugh my ass off! Thanks to Berin Kinsman for pointing… http://tumblr.com/xcu3gq3pyj #
- Design & Development: Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan 4e conversion http://bit.ly/qYE2hv #
- RT @TJIGenCon: Oh yeah! @MonteCook's #Ptolus is re-released in a 2-volume print set at #GenCon via @DriveThruRPG! http://bit.ly/qd9Uqn #
- If you're a fan of Critical Hits blog or the Dungeon Master Guys podcast, we would appreciate your vote: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/ #
- Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land, turn-based strategy/RPG game for mobile based on the Chaosium RPG by @redwaspdesign http://bit.ly/kxirq2 #
- RT @cubicle7: Now available: The One Ring Pre-order (plus Priority Option limited to 175 copies) – http://www.cubicle7store.com #
- A preview of the Bladesinger class coming in the Neverwinter Campaign Setting by @Gen_Con http://bit.ly/p7TxMK #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-07-10
- From the Archives:: Movie Review: Cloverfield http://bit.ly/lAmhlv #charchive #
- “@ENnies: Announcing the 2011 #ENnie Nominations! http://t.co/Fz4PpVs” #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-07-03
- From the Archives:: Antagonistic Viziers and Fleeing Pickpockets http://bit.ly/kH0Idj #charchive #
- RT @boardgamegeek: Congrats to Qwirkle for winning 2011 SdJ, and to 7 Wonders for winning Kennerspiel des Jahres- http://tinyurl.com/3wwv9vn #
- Slight corrections made to 2011 Origins Awards Winners post, also added photo of Evil Hat Productions crew by @Jamie1km http://bit.ly/lDjkno #
- The Death and Afterlife of Fourthcore http://bit.ly/kFg2rA #
- RT @BoardgameNews: BGG News: Links: Filosofia Buys Z-Man Games, Memoir '44 Goes Online & More: by W. Eric Martin
http://bit.ly/iEy6kF # - RT @fredhicks: New on Deadly Fredly: Race to Adventure! http://www.deadlyfredly.com/2011/06/race/ #
- RT @therobotviking: Robot Viking reviews Commander – mainly intended for players unfamiliar w/ Commander. http://bit.ly/mgbe2t #
- RT @ENnies: New #ENnies Blog Post: Meet the 2012 Judge Nominees http://bit.ly/jaGGzt #
- DD&D 2011: The Planning Begins – Chatty DM and I have officially started working on our now-annual Gen Con… http://tumblr.com/xcu39slb47 #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-06-26
- From the Archives:: A 600 lb. Gorrilla http://bit.ly/leSOHF #charchive #
- RT @matt_james_rpg: Slavicsek to leave #WotC http://bit.ly/iozEtx #dnd #rpg #
- Live tweeting the 2011 Origins Awards winners to begin soon. Thanks to @rolling20s for use of his connection. #
- Origins Award for Traditional Card Game: BACK TO THE FUTURE by @LooneyLabs #
- Origins Award for Family, Children's, or Party Game: Zombie Dice by @SJGames #
- Origins Award for Best Hobby Game Accessory: Cthulhu Dice Bag by @SJGames #
- Origins Award for Best Gaming Publication: Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome by @catalystgamelab #
- Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game: Dresden Files RPG by Evil Hat Productions #
- Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Supplement: Dresden Files Our World by Evil Hat Productions #
- Origins Award for Best Miniature Rules: DC Heroclix Blackest Knight Starter Kit #
- Origins Award for Best Historical Wargame: Catan History: Settlers of America Trails to Rails #
- Hall of Fame Inductees for the Origins Awards: Alex Randolph (Twixt), Erick Wujcik (Amber Diceless Roleplaying), Sid Sackson (Acquire) #
- Origins Award for Best Play by Mail or Play by Email Game: The One Ring (A Legends Module) by Halequin Games #
- Origins Award for Best Board Game: Castle Ravenloft by @Wizards_DnD #
- That's all for the Origins Awards. Full list of nominees with winners to come in a post later. #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-06-19
- From the Archives:: Notebook Campaign: How I got my Son into Tabletop RPGs http://bit.ly/mG49xF #charchive #
- Melee à Trois – If you’re anything like me, you’ve taken a look at combat in 4E, with all the different stat… http://tumblr.com/xcu2zahph8 #
- Now Rolling: Melee à Trois by Dixon Trimline http://bit.ly/lIVirN #
- Burning Wheel Gold edition announced, a 600 page complete hardcover volume of revised Burning Wheel text http://www.burningwheel.org/?p=276 #
- RT @Linnaeus: New on My Play: Good Reward Mechanics http://bit.ly/kG1UhM #
- RT @rdonoghue: Underpants Gnomes have something to teach you about adventure design. http://bit.ly/m7Lth4 #
- RT @RobinDLaws: 2011 Diana Jones Award Shortlist: http://bit.ly/iK8tTS #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-06-12
- From the Archives:: Off for my trimestrial cardboard crack fix http://bit.ly/iGPpQB #charchive #
- RT @greywulf: A picture of every creature in the Monster Manual 1, where they live, and their level range http://j.mp/mrmCju Awesome! #
- Available now: The Lost City paragon-level #dnd adventure by @loganbonner http://bit.ly/jkBREj #
- RT @fredhicks: Charity Dresden Files RPG bundle – books & dice enough for your whole group: http://ow.ly/1tCa07 #
- RT @BoingBoing: Tips for dungeon master parents, part 2: "Never underestimate kids" http://bit.ly/klShqY #
- New Fluxx game coming from @LooneyLabs – Star Fluxx, featuring such Keepers as The Robot, Laser Sword, and Expendable Crewman. #
- Monster Makeover: The Demilich by monster master @slyflourish http://bit.ly/lNxQUX #
- Interesting IndieGoGo project for plastic, interlocking terrain for tabletop games: http://www.indiegogo.com/Terrablox #
- X-Repo – I think unemployment is getting to me. I dreamt this morning that I was interviewing for a job… http://tumblr.com/xcu2yhrvhp #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-06-05
- From the Archives:: Balticon Panel Recap / Crappy First Prototypes http://bit.ly/jWWKo5 #charchive #
- D&D Daggerdale review updated with interview questions with Bedlam Games, sent before the game was released: http://bit.ly/ivc6wy #
- RT @mudbunny74: Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Emporium is back up on production schedule for the fall. http://bit.ly/kkGmqb #
- RT @gregbilsland: Table of Contents for June Dragon and Dungeon is up: http://tinyurl.com/3bzr2ju and http://tinyurl.com/3jp8vea #
- RT @BoardgameNews: Game Preview: Fealty, designed by R. Eric Reuss and illustrated by Sarah Farooqi http://bit.ly/lmc1Fx #
- RT @jmstar: Fiasco Companion now available for pre-order: http://ur1.ca/4bo02 Print version drops at Origins. #
- Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition #v20 now open for Pre-Order, priced at $99: http://bit.ly/kmBfSI #
Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-05-29
- From the Archives:: Making a Campaing villain http://bit.ly/kEQe6M #charchive #
- 2011 Spiel Des Jahres Recommendations and Nominees (Geeklist) http://bit.ly/k7RfhI #
- RT @purplepawn: Preview the Star Trek deckbuilding cards: http://goo.gl/jHKQK #
- RT @boymonster: Armed with @LoganBonner's FAQ hack, Geek Girls Rule engaged in a little #Leverage heist action: http://goo.gl/FntR7 #
- RT @Rolling20s: Paizo and WizKids announce new plastic minis line! – http://trollitc.com/2011/05/paizo-and-wizkids-announce-new-minis-line/ #
- RT @mudbunny74: Big, big changes to the way articles are submitted to Dungeon and Dragon. #WotC #DDI #DND http://bit.ly/kKTmjr #
- RT @Wizards_DnD: #dnd Conquest of Nerath boardgame unboxing at G4TV– http://ow.ly/53Hwn #
- Short story by CH and Stuffershack columnist David Wright (AKA Dixon Trimline): "Life's Work" http://bit.ly/kH7mAy #
