Ken Newquist The big buzz around the con today is the anticipated announcement of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, when the game will arrive, how it will be different from 3E, and what this means for the hobby. And that’s just what I heard while waiting in line for coffee. Then again, maybe they should have just … Read more
Looks like Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition is coming; there’s an GenCon event at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 167 in the Sagamore Ballroom. In the meantime, the Dungeons & Dragons home page is a countdown clock labeled “4Dventure”. I was at the 3.0 announcement in 1999, and that makes me want to go to this event … Read more
Sue dropped me off in Indianapolis at 1 p.m. after deftly navigating around “Janitors for Justice” protest just next to the Indy Hilton. They were protesting someone — not exactly sure who — for higher wages and healthcare benefits. After meeting up with fellow Blackrazors Cory and George, we checked into our rooms, hauling my … Read more
It’s been five years since I’ve been to GenCon. A lot has happened since then — the convention’s moved from Milwaukee to Indianapolis. I’ve had two kids. I’ve changed jobs. And I’ve found myself wanting to play games that aren’t Dungeons & Dragons. I’ll end up carrying about as many books as I did for … Read more
Ken Newquist, Nuketown’s editor, will be at GenCon 2007 from Wednesday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 19. This category will be updated with blog posts, game news, photo galleries, twitters, and (hopefully) a podcast during the convention. “GenCon 2007” category on Nuketown Ken’s schedule at Nuketown Nuketown on Twitter GenCon 2007 photo gallery on Flickr … Read more
My schedule for GenCon is coming into phase with reality as I figure out exactly what games I’ll be playing, who I’m meeting with, and when I’ll be doing it all. The biggest changes to my schedule are the addition of Spirit of the Century and Battlestar Galactica at the expense of my Dungeons & … Read more
This time on Radio Active … it’s all GenCon, all the time. I’ll look at what events are scheduled, how to keep up with happenings at the con, and talk about what I’ll be doing at the world’s biggest gaming convention. Getting the Show Download the MP3 directly Show Notes Nuketown News Nuketown at GenCon … Read more
GenCon 2007 looms large on my gaming horizon. While I’m going there to game, I’m also going there to shop. I know some of what I want, but the best part of GenCon is the stuff I don’t know I want — the new games, tools and just plain neat stuff that lurks in the … Read more
An old virus hoax stumbles back to virtual life with a debunking bait-and-switch that points to a real threat, then repeats the same tired warning. Date Captured: 8/6/07 Subject: Serious Virus Threat per CNN Report Be cautious of this. Here is a link to the snopes page: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR … Read more
Go to the bathroom of a non-geek, and you’ll probably find some fairly benign reading material — maybe a copy of Field and Stream, may be Real Simple, maybe the nearly-ubiquitous Chicken Soup for the [insert demographic here] Soul. Not me. I’ve got The Bloody Crown of Conan, a collection of three Robert E. Howard … Read more