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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-09-04

September 4, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

Nominations now open for Golden Geek Awards, for board games, RPGs, and video games: http://t.co/oo6wuHe # RT @SlyFlourish: Three tools for the lazy #dnd DM: poster maps, reskinning monsters, the DM cheat sheet: http://t.co/NKf7Bj3 #

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-08-28

August 28, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

Via PR: Settlers of Catan novel coming 11/15 "…a fascinating, action-packed adventure full of surprises and intense character conflict." #

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One Late Gen Con Report

August 24, 2011 by Dave

Yes, it’s been a few weeks now since the convention ended. Between some post-Gen Con business and a bit of con crud in the house, it’s been difficult to get back to the blog. But at long last, How I Spent My Gen Con.

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-08-21

August 21, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

From the archives:: When Horror Meets Awesome: CthulhuTech http://t.co/k67kVBv #charchive # All files to run your own session of DD&D are now available on this page: http://t.co/nq7hVa0 # RT @ChristianLindke: Great news regarding D&D Digital Rights http://t.co/rOx3wWK # RT @gregbilsland: New #DDI Article by @davethegame (Rumble in the Valley) http://t.co/0hO2sef (DDI sub required) # Great […]

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DD&D 2011 Wrap-Up

August 15, 2011 by Dave

It’s now been over a week since we ran the 4th annual Drinking Dungeons & Dragons event for folks we know at Gen Con. Our small, single game in a hotel room turned into a room-filling (and food and drink minimum-fulfilling) event with four tables, and including all the attendees of our pre-party and audience, had over 50 gamers talking games and having drinks. The event was talked about the rest of the weekend, and apparently spawned many, many tweets during the game (which I missed due to running and hosting) so I’m happy to call it a success.

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-08-14

August 14, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

http://bit.ly/oRWdz0 # From the archives:: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children http://bit.ly/n18JEp #charchive # RT @wwpublishing: Missed #GenCon We posted our flyer and Powerpoint presentation from the convention at @DriveThruRPG: http://j.mp/pUskbF # D&D New Product Seminar post updated with images of the slides of new products and the Dragon minis set: http://bit.ly/obpu6l # RT @mudbunny74: This […]

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Gen Con 2011: D&D New Products Seminar

August 8, 2011 by Dave

As usual, speculation was rampant on what Wizards of the Coast would announce at Gen Con. Given the departure of some high-profile names and based on statements made via the D&D website, the default prediction seemed to be the announcement of D&D 5th edition, or some kind of Basic/Advanced split forked off the current edition of D&D. As it turned out, none of that happened. That said, there was a major announcement at the end of the D&D New Products Seminar at Gen Con, and it’s one that gamers have been asking for a LONG time.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, D&D, gen con, gen con 2011, gencon, gencon 2011

From All Of Us Here At Critical Hits…

August 8, 2011 by Dave

We want to say a gigantic THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for voting us the 2011 Gold Ennie Award for Best Blog. It really means a lot to us to have your support.

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-08-07

August 7, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

http://bit.ly/qEFgbk # Gen Con Acquisition List – The purpose of this post is to both show what I think is worth buying at Gen Con,… http://tumblr.com/xcu3u0eohr # Paizo announces "Pathfinder Battles: Heroes & Monsters" prepainted minis line, in cooperation with WizKids http://bit.ly/pYx1V4 # Further details of Paizo/WizKids minis line available in this press release: http://bit.ly/mnwUmN […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-07-31

July 31, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

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 # #charchive # 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 – […]

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