Okay, my #MagicPorch has gotten way too much magic stuff lately, and I'm behind showing it. But here are some of the things that lovely people have sent recently that I adore, that ALSO would make good holiday gifts. Let's go #MagicPorch!
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Here’s the first thing. Many of you know I am an avid gamer and collector of retro games. So one of my favorite things from the past year is the @evercaderetro, an amazing handheld cartridge system with LICENSED versions of long lost games. I love it, and...
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...at long last, they finally have released to the multi-carts I have been wanting the most, both featuring games from the Atari Lynx! Twenty five classic games on just two carts!

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The @evercaderetro is a ridiculous amount of fun, a real retro gamer’s joy, I’ve been playing it all year. It’s a great gift for the gamer in your life, just $99 for the premium set with three cartridges full of classic games.

I love this thing.

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Next, this isn’t a gift idea, but I love it. My brilliant beautiful friend @clouds painted me this custom card in watercolors, Godzilla doing community service!

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Next, I have a couple of beautiful gifts for. The wonderful @TheCraftingMuse at @wizkidsgames and they could not be more different. :)

First is these adorable Yeti Tykes, these are teeny and so cute, already painted...

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Here they are closer up. These are only available as a free gift with purchase, and only until the end of December or as supplies last.

They’re so cute, they make me want to run a D&D game on Disneyland’s Matterhorn!

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And then, holy crap, this beauty! The BOX for this is the size of a microwave, it’s the biggest figure @wizkidsgames has done and it’s STUNNING.

This is the Arveiaturace Gargantun White Dragon, and it’s breathtaking. Wow!

dndmini.com

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That thing is a showstopper. The dm who shows up with one of these is going to be King of the Universe!

Got it. This one is pre-order but is available shortly.

Wow, thank you, @wizkidsgames!

Dragon versus Yeti babies! Fight!

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I have been VERY impressed by the @wizkidsgames minis for price, choice, and ease to paint.

The funnest Christmas I ever had, we bought paints and minis and sat around the table painting figures to play.

Thank you again, @TheCraftingMuse

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Next is one of my favorite new graphic novels. Remember how good the Superboy book was when @KarlKesel wrote it? This has that energy, it’s a new superhero world, but it’s SO FUN and inventive it’s like nothing else. I wrote the foreword, too!

Impossiblejones.com

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Last item for now, but WOW is it a favorite.

I have talked about this a lot, but this is just one of my favorite things EVER. The nice people at @Nat20_DiceBox, a family or artists and craftspeople, make these incredible dice boxes handcrafted in wood, this is mine.
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I have raved about it so much, it’s ridiculous. But I can’t tell you how fun it is to bring to the game table, complete with your favorite dice and some key miniatures. I adore this thing.

All the accessories, including a dice catapult, fit inside!

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Anyway, so the problem is, @RocketSpouse and Rocket Kid loved the thing so much that we decided we had to get them each one. You choose the wood, the binding, the design, you can even engrave them. And matching accessories!

You have to hold one, they are so cool.

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So they picked the details, and the box came, and wow.

Hubby got the Raven in Red Oak, kid got Cthulhu in Slate.

THEY LOOK FREAKING AMAZING.

You open it for the accessories and dice tray.

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Here are the accessories, all matching your dice box...

Cover holder, dice tray, figure holder, mini-dice tower and their famous caddypult dice launcher. Cover closes flat for storage!

I love mine, now we each have one. :)

Those are @WyrmwoodGaming dice, by the way!

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These are seriously one of the coolest things I’ve ever had. Now we have three! each is custom made, they start at $84.00 and they have a deal right now with the code holiday10 for ten present off. Look how cool they look!

You will NOT regret getting one. :)

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Anyway, that's my #magicporch gift suggestion list for now, but I have lots more I will share in the next few days.

Remember to buy locally if you can, please!

Thanks for reading!
Ps. I'm afraid my game nights might become so fancy that you have to extend your pinkie while slaying foes!

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