Sunday, June 30, 2013

Making Sauron's Mace from The Lord of the Rings

Over on the Epic Fantasy (StormtheCastle.com) YouTube channel, Will shows us how to "Make Saurons Mace from Lord of the rings." Enjoy!


Saturday, June 29, 2013

Board Game Review of Fortune and Glory from The Board Game Family

Over on The Board Game Family YouTube channel, there is a video of a fun game I have played in the past called Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game.  Enjoy!


Friday, June 28, 2013

Back 2 Base-ix Brushes by Lester Bursley

Earlier this year, on the awesomepaintjob YouTube channel, there was a video uploaded titled "Back 2 Base-ix Brushes by Lester Bursley." Enjoy!


Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wizard's Brew with BoardGameGeekTV at Origins 2013

Recently while at Origins 2013, the good folk from BoardGameGeekTV featured Wizards Brew.  Enjoy!


Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Triple Helix Project Hedges

Over on the triplehelixproject.blogspot.com website, there is a new tutorial on hedges. See more here!


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

MiniwargamerJ's Miniature Painting 101 - Part 9 - The Method and Basecoating

Over on the YouTube channel of MiniwargamerJ is a new video in his continuing series titled "Miniature Painting 101 - Part 9 - The Method and Basecoating." Enjoy!


Monday, June 24, 2013

Whisper & Venom Powers On

Just a little over a week left in the "Whisper & Venom: RPG Adventure Boxed Set with 28mm Minis" Kickstarter and it is doing quite well. Get on board and see all the goodies from Lesser Gnome here!


Sunday, June 23, 2013

New Ruins from Terranscapes

Over on the Terranscapes YouTube channel, a new video was uploaded featuring two new tabletop terrain pieces, both of the ruins variety. Enjoy!

Saturday, June 22, 2013

'File Off the Serial Numbers' Still One Dollar

For a limited time, Sean K. Reynolds "File Off the Serial Numbers" is still just a buck.  See more here!


Friday, June 21, 2013

Should the DM Use a Screen?

There is a wonderful article by Derek Myers on DungeonMaster.com titled "Should the DM Use a Screen?" Read more here!


Thursday, June 20, 2013

Ask a Painter: Paint Storage (and Book Finding) with A G Productions

Over on the A G Productions YouTube channel, a new video has been uploaded dealing with the burning question about storage of paints as well as book finding.  Enjoy!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Terrainaholic's 2,000 Bricks

There are new videos on the Terrainaholic YouTube channel featuring 2,000 bricks and a plan for putting together a Lizardman WH setup.  Enjoy!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Base Texture Stamps & Retooling for Happy Seppuku Kickstarter

There is an already funded Kickstarter project called "Happy Seppuku Base Texture Stamps Retooling & Expansion" that might be worth your interest. See more here!


Monday, June 17, 2013

GMT Update - Fire in the Lake plus Interaction Discussion

On the GMT website, they have posted an updated that discusses their new Viet Nam wargame, Fire in the Lake.  They also go into the whys and wherefores of which gaming sites they will try to keep an eye on for GMT customer discussions.  Read more here!


Sunday, June 16, 2013

The 100 Games Everyone Should Play

There is a new article up on esidesign.com titled "The 100 Games Everyone Should Play." See more here!


Saturday, June 15, 2013

Electronic Iron Man Helmet Tutorial

Toward the end of last year, on the micgadget YouTube channel, a video was been uploaded titled "This Is How An Electronic Iron Man Helmet Is Made!" Enjoy!


Friday, June 14, 2013

Smash Up on Wil Wheaton's Tabletop

Over on the Geek & Sundry YouTube channel, you'll find Smash Up on Wil Wheaton's Tabletop with Rich Sommer, Cara Santa Maria, and Jen Timms. Enjoy!

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Terrainaholic's Governor Statue

Terrainaholic has taken a Mozart bust and turned it into a terrain piece, and has documented the whole thing on a video uploaded to his YouTube channel.  Enjoy!



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Raging Heroes - The Toughest Girls of the Galaxy Kickstarter

Those who like the style and are at a loss for female minis for certain genres should check out the Raging Heroes - The Toughest Girls of the Galaxy Kickstarter. It's powerfully funded already and getting higher all the time. See more here!


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Star Trek Deck Building Game (Updated) Review on WGR

Over on the Windsor Gaming Resource website, Moe Tousignant has posted and updated a review on the Star Trek Deck Building Game(s). Read more here!


Monday, June 10, 2013

New Terrain Pieces; Ruins and Archway with JST3P.com

There is a cool recent blog post overon JST3P.com featuring some new terrain pieces.  See more here!


Sunday, June 9, 2013

"Game Tiles" Miniature Painting Tutorial by Dwarven Forge

Stefan of Dwarven Forge uploaded a cool tutorial at the end of March titled "'Game Tiles' Miniature Painting Tutorial by Dwarven Forge." Enjoy!


Saturday, June 8, 2013

Kickstarter for Whisper & Venom: RPG Adventure Boxed Set with 28mm Minis

Checking in on the Kickstarter for Whisper & Venom: RPG Adventure Boxed Set with 28mm Minis finds it doing quite well, already funded, and nearly four weeks to go. Congrats to "Lesser Gnome" Zach and see more here!


Friday, June 7, 2013

The Future of Miniatures - Not So Fast!

Nick Allen's recent article on Gizmodo.com discusses the current state of 3D printing for the home.  Read more here!


Thursday, June 6, 2013

3D Modeling Escher

Although it intuitively seems incongruous to take what is meant to a two dimensional rendering of an impossible three dimensional space and then try to represent it in a three dimensional medium, it seems that won't stop some Professor Gershon Elber and the researchers from Israel’s Institute of Technology, Technion, from trying.  The article (here on blog.stratasys.com) and accompanying video from last August give more detail.  Enjoy!




Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Elves & Orcs Bicycle Playing Cards Kickstarter

There is a neat Kickstarter project for Elves & Orcs Bicycle Playing Cards. See more here!


Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Paola Antonelli: Why I Brought Pac-Man to MoMA

There was an interesting TED Talk uploaded to their YouTube channel discussing design and games as art.  Enjoy!


Monday, June 3, 2013

BGG Overview of Canterbury

Over on the Board Game Geek YouTube channel, "BoardGameGeek News Editor W. Eric Martin gives an overview of the gameplay in Canterbury, which designer Andrew Parks expects to release in 2013 from his Quixotic Games publishing house." Enjoy!

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Pyramid Entrance with Ben's RPG Pile

Earlier this year, on Ben's RPG Pile YouTube channel, a video was uploaded showing "How Make An Entrance to a D&D Pyramid." Enjoy!



Saturday, June 1, 2013

Modest Magic's Card Graveyard Kickstarter

Modest Magic has an unusual Kickstarter project in the offing called the Card Graveyard.  See more here!