Saturday 26 July 2014

Two Weeks 'til Gencon!





Alright, so it's not 2 weeks until Gencon, just yet, but it is 2 weeks until I fly to New York, then onto the 'Con so close enough...

There was lot's of stuff anounced this week so I'll see if I can do a proper re-cap...



 
 
Palladium have announced that they will be selling copies of Robotech Tactics at the 'con and they will be showing of some of the expansion boxes...   hopefully they will be sending it to Kickstarter backers soon as I'm waiting for a ton of stuff to come....  linky: http://www.palladiumbooks.com/
 


 
 
Corvus Belli have announced the contents of their new 2 player starter set...   everywhere but on their actual website...   a bit of a pain really, but it looks like it and a couple of exclusive mini's will be available at the 'con. Beasts of War have an unboxing video up on their website: http://www.beastsofwar.com/infinity/unboxing-operation-icestorm/ looks cool...
 



Bushido the game will be making an appearance at Gencon, GCT Studios are calling on reviewers to check out Rise of the Kage and they've listed a couple of deals on their website, check it out here: http://www.bushido-thegame.com/content/gen-con-calling-all
 


Catalyst game labs have announced that they will be selling their new co-operative deck building game Shadowrun: Crossfire at Gencon and have it listed up for pre-order with an expected release of 27th of August. details here: http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2014/07/22/shadowrun-crossfire-street-date-of-august-27th/




Onyx Path Publishing, current publishers of World of Darkness products have quite the blog post up, which I won't bother reviewing, looks like they're going to be doing all their upcoming product announcements, there, at the con...   http://theonyxpath.com/all-gen-con-all-the-time/
 
 
Mantic Games haven't put up any Gencon specific news but they have announced they've got a Kickstarter launching on Monday, Dungeon Saga, looks interesting, check it out here: http://manticblog.com/



 
 
Games and Gears will be selling an exclusive resin terrain piece at the con. You must pre-order it though and it will be available for pick up there. http://www.gamesandgears.co.uk/ I would also expect we'll be seeing some of the new battle boards that they Kickstated earlier this year. 


 

 
 
 
Hawk Wargames, makers of Drop Zone commander, unfortunately don't have any big con announcements, they will be running a tournament though, details here: http://hawkwargames.cmail2.com/t/ViewEmail/j/D8A49692BC263A6E#toc_item_5
 
 
 
 


Plaid Hat Games don't have too much to announce just yet by the looks of things but they did say that their new meta-cooperative game Dead of Winter will be availbale in limited quantities at their booth, details here: http://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/392
 
 
 
 
 


Smirk and Dagger games will be showcasing their latest, Student Bodies at the con. Apparently they will only be bringing 150 copies so it'll be get in quick before they all sell out. https://www.facebook.com/pages/SmirkDagger/310592125355










I couldn't find any interesting news from Soda Pop miniatures, however they did announce that Relic Knights was available for retail sales from the 10th of July so expect to see lots of those there. To be honest, I think the most interesting thing to see at their booth will probably be all the fights breaking out from angry Kickstarter backers, they've had a few less than stellar Kickstarter campaigns recently...   http://sodapopminiatures.com/





Dream Pod 9 have announced their Gencon exlusive miniature for this year, it will be a Northern Headhunter gear holding a CNCS Banner, check out their website for more details: http://www.dp9.com/content/sneak-peek-our-gen-con-2014-miniature







And that's it for the moment....   still haven't heard from Wyrd yet but they did say they'll do an anouncement just prior to the con, http://wyrd-games.net/community/topic/101922-wyrd-at-gen-con-2014/page-1.
 
I'll try for one more update before I fly out but no guarantees....   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Gencon is coming - what to expect.




1 month to go until Gencon!

So to celebrate only being one month until the largest table-top convention in the world kicks off I thought I would summaries both where to find some good lists and some of the things I've found myself.

This is mainly going to be a lot of click bait so you have all been warned...


First major place to go and look is here: Board Game Geek.
There you will see a lot of the expected releases for the 'con, there may be a few surprises and to be honest there is quite a bit of wish-listing.





Next, worth checking out is: Board Game Quest they put a bunch of effort into finding out what's going on. Way more than I've done... 








Lastly Tabletop Gaming News has started to get some news on their site as well...



Now, less summary, more actual, and these are all things I'm quite interested in:

The biggest announcement is probably the new version of Dungeons and Dragons, with the starter set expected to be available for sale: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/starterset
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fantasy Flight games have a big pile of stuff on they're upcoming release schedule: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_upcoming.asp including a reprint of "Hey That's my Fish" !!! so they'll definitely have some stuff at the 'con....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Privateer Press have a bunch of things happening at Gencon including taking over "The Ram
Restaraunt and Brewery" and they'll be selling exclusive t-shirts there, you'll also be able to grab hold of the two exclusive mini's Bombardier Bombshell or Druid Gone Wilder!  full event listing here: http://privateerpress.com/gencon-privateer-events 

 

I can't seem to find any info on Wyrd yet, but I'm sure they'll have something special for Gencon, they've really made it they're own over the last few years...






Onyx Path, the current publishers of World of Darkness and other old White Wolf properties have a preview of the preview up on they're blog: http://theonyxpath.com/from-gen-con-onyx-path-release-schedule-aug-2013-aug-2014/ and it looks like they'll have a big pile of stuff going on at Gencon. Those guys are definitely something I'll be checking out...








Gale Force Nine will have the new Sons of Anarchy game there so that should be fun, and I'm sure their other products like Firefly will also be available for purchase: http://www.gf9.com/








Corvus Belli will be there this year, with a lot more presence than previous years. They will also be offering up for sale an exclusive Cosplay mini, to go along with the Cosplay woman that will be gracing their booth: http://infinitythegame.com/forum/index.php?/topic/23529-booth-modelprofessional-cosplayer-poll/ more details can be found on Bolls: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2014/05/the-dirt-gencon-2014-infinity-prep.html



Paizo will of course be there as well with a couple of new products available for Pathfinder which will be perfect for the campaign I'm planning to start towards the end of the year: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/26587.html




And finally Games Workshop will also be making a prescence and bringing along Forgeworld, which will probably be my last opportunity to pick up this years convention exclusive models, luckily one of them is a Minotaurs miniature which should fit in perfectly with the rest of the army...   http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Events

Let the count down begin....   :)