Monthly Archives: June 2016
Origins! Day 2 Wrap-up
Origins Day 2 Report ~
James Sterrett, 17 June 2016
Day 2! We laughed, we played, we did not cry. That we will admit to.
Lines were still long in the morning, with some people needed over an hour to get their badges. That slowed the flow of people into events a bit but the hardcore crowd got stuck into their gaming as the day wore on. Not yet at the level of Saturday’s hordes, though!
Photos from Corinne Mahaffey, click to enlarge
Origins! Proving Ground Games
What’s new with Proving Ground Games at Origins? ~
Corinne Mahaffey, 16 June 2016
What is your new game?
Crucible of Force. It’s our core World War 2 rules book, in the same system as our game Fields of Fire. Crucible of Force is a stand alone rules book; though it wouldn’t hurt to have Fields of Fire, it is not necessary to play Crucible of Force.
Crucible of Force covers the period from the beginning of the war to the summer of 1943. We will be publishing two supplements to cover the rest of 1943 and 1944, and for the late war.
What is your favorite game mechanic?
Our main tank guns fire in a way that is fun and fast, and maintains accuracy without requiring a degree in calculus.
What is your favorite game?
We have one in development that we can’t talk about, but of the ones we have published, Fellowship of the White Star, a Victorian fantasy in the D20 system. I really love Victorian history and fantasy RPG’s like Seven Seas. This has all the Victorian history, plus monsters!
Fill in the blank for us: If you are a fan of _____, you will like ____!
If you like Flames of War, you will like Crucible of Force.
If you like steampunk, you will like Hive, Queen, and Country. We have a roleplaying game in that setting, Stars of Empire, on Kickstarter
Thanks – have a great show!
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Origins! Day 1 Wrap-up
What does Wednesday at Origins look like? It depends on what line you’re in ~
Corinne Mahaffey and/or James Sterrett, 16 June 2016
Day One Report
All photos by Corinne Mahaffey; click to enlarge
The big news of the day: Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday struck GAMA’s systems, disconnecting their registration database from their front end in the convention center. For some time, this slowed picking up pre-registration badges to a crawl and created a line that extended most of the length of the convention center.
Gaming Nostalgia – Standard Games
#TBT at GrogHeads!
Cry Havoc has been republished several times over the years….
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Origins Coverage – You tell us!
What do you want to see from the show? ~
GrogHeads Staff, 08 June 2016
This time next week we’ll be setting up the GrogHeads Central Command at Origins, and firing up a couple of drop-in afternoon games for Wednesday, before our full program starts on Thursday.
In addition to our events, we’re going to have all sorts of coverage from the show itself. You tell us – what do you want us to cover while we’re there? Give us your votes below.
And watch GrogHeads for coverage starting a week from today!
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