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GSA Review: Ventura
My latest review is up on the GSA site. Learn about the Fantasy Flight game, Ventura.
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There are no endings…
…to the Wheel of Time. But it is AN ending.
Took almost three weeks but I just finished listening to the final book in the Wheel of Time series. How was it? In a word, satisfying. That’s really hard to do with the end of something. Especially something as long as this series.
Major spoilers ahead. Do NOT read if you haven’t read the book yourself.
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JJ “Star Trek Wars” Abrams
By now I’m sure you’ve heard the news that JJ Abrams has been picked to direct Star Wars Episode VII. Now, the two biggest space adventure franchises are in the hands of one man. That’s a lot of geek power to wield. I’m mixed on how I feel about this. Read more…
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AutoRip
My wife bought a CD off Amazon recently and discovered the new AutoRip feature they have. For certain albums, when you buy the CD, you automatically get the MP3 version added to your Amazon Cloud Player. If you use the Amazon player, it saves you the hassle of having Read more…
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Gamer Math
Over on the GSA, Jay Little, one of the senior designers on Fantasy Flights Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG, has written a few articles about the “Nerd Numbers” behind the dice system in EoE. You can find the main article here and the follow-up with Q&A here. Both Read more…
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We Can’t Beam Through Shields
I was exploring the possibility of having a transporter like device in a potential new story I’m working on. I like the idea of them, beaming over to an enemy ship for some quick action or having enemies beam aboard the characters ship for a challenge to face. There’s lots Read more…
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Memory of Light
The day Wheel of Time fans have been waiting for for 23years is here, the final chapter in the saga. Memory of Light releases and we finally learn how it all ends, what all those prophecies meant and whether or not the world is saved. My monies on the world Read more…
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Burn Notice
My wife and I started watching Burn Notice last year before it’s 5th season had concluded. We both enjoy a good spy story and a show that doesn’t take itself to seriously, without being goofy. Burn Notice fit that bill perfectly. We burned (pun intended) through the first few seasons pretty Read more…
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What Superpower Would you Pick?
There’s a common geek question, if you could have any superhero power, what would it be? That’s a pretty open question with lots of things to choose from. We’ll take Superman off the table though. You can’t have everything. Just one single power. Now, Flight sounds pretty cool. Who doesn’t Read more…
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2013 Predictions
Oh the new year. A time for reflection and speculation. What does 2013 have in store for us? Games Starting out on the shallow side of things, let’s look at the world of gaming. What am I looking forward to in 2013? Predestination Stardrive X-Rebirth Repopulation You’ll notice only one Read more…