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Come on in for Next of Ken...this week, I'm talking about Asmodee potentially going Ashton Kutcher on the gaming population, and all the details of The B. Brothers' Boardgaming Birthday Bash, including King of Tokyo, Star Trek: Fleet Captains, Fortune and Glory, Battlestar Galactica, and so very much more.  Join us, won't you?  

Saturday is the day I get stuff done. Cook some food to put in the fridge for the week ahead. Do the washing, vacuum the carpets, clean the bathroom. Maybe take the kids out for the afternoon to give Mum some peace, or occasionally destroy something in the house by perpetrating DIY. But not this Saturday. Oh no. This Saturday was the inaugural Trashfest UK.Trashfest UK was the brainchild of F:AT user Jazzbeaux, otherwise known as Sam Marsh. He and I hold the record for the two F:AT users who live in closest proximity (about 16 miles) but have...

I generally like to expose myself to new & unusual games at conventions; things that I can't play at home for whatever reason. This usually means I end up with a widely eclectic variety of games. Sometimes, you want something you KNOW is good. This is one of those times. Enter: PST Productions Friday 8p-11p, $18, PST Productions, LARP Event 2097, Cthulhu Live The year is 1889. Tonight, join us at the gala unveiling of Professor Earl Waxflatter's latest and greatest foray into the world of Mysterium powered super science. Gather with some of the...

This is the third in a series of session reports about my games at Origins 2011. Saturday 12p-8pm LARP - National Security Decision Making Game Dynamic scenarios covering the modern world stage. Every game is different! You can make those choices that can reshape the world as we know it. Experience economic, military, and political competition with a simulation based on those used by the US military. We always have room for more players! I generally like to expose myself to new & unusual games at conventions; things that I can't play at...

I generally like to expose myself to new & unusual games at conventions; things that I can't play at home for whatever reason. This usually means I end up with a widely eclectic variety of games. I've had VERY good luck with Cthulhu LARPs, so when running across the description for this one, I knew I wanted to play.

This is the first in a series of session reports about my games at Origins 2011. I generally like to expose myself to new & unusual games at conventions; things that I can't play at home for whatever reason. This usually means I end up with a widely eclectic variety of games. While perusing the Origins pre-reg catalog I came across a Sunday morning miniatures game called: Smurf Wars.

Game of Show at E3 2011 announced- Barnestorming #7.      

    It's rare that I'm at a loss for words to describe something.  Yet, that's exactly how I felt when I sat down to write out our adventures at Trashfest South.  

If there’s one fact that’s sure to unite men and women, geek and mainstream, gay and straight...from the richest king to the poorest old woman, the rockstar, the newsagent, the blogger, the Field-Marshall, the vicar and the hot-pants wearing Spice Girl tribute band...it’s that the 1986 James Cameron movie, Aliens, is awesome.