Also note the cameo in the background from our new @WyrmwoodGaming table, woot!
I AM THE MAYOR OF GAME TOWN!
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Okay, starting with a more serious one than I am used to.
I have looked through this, it looks remarkable, but I only skimmed it so far. This incredible boxed set was a kickstarter, about German defiance against the Nazis.
Rosenstrasse by @UnrulyWarBirds.
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This company created the fantastic WAR BIRDS, an outstanding book of games about women in WWII.
Rosenstrasse is tasteful and scholarly, but humane and emotional. From what little I have read. A beautiful presentation about an impossible subject.
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If I hadn’t read War Birds, I would be much more apprehensive about this topic in a role-playing experience. But @UnrulyWarBirds seems to specialize in difficult material, and finding the heart and story.
Has anyone played this yet to talk about it?
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I think the value of this sort of experience could be hugely meaningful and emotional. Would love to hear from any who has the set.
I do love that this medium can be about more than just orcs.
Okay, on to less serious matters...first, please feel free to jump in and ask questions or make comments. The publishers and creators of these games often show up to answer those comments, and I think it makes the whole thing more fun.
No Cyclops comments, please.
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Additionally, all of these games are gifted to me, I did not pay for them, nor am I paid in any way to talk about them.
Rediscovering gaming has helped me a lot during the pandemic, and I think it could help a LOT of people. I only really talk about the stuff I like. :)
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Now, on to the weird stuff!
Also, who is singing?
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First! I know I mentioned this game before but we finally got to play it…it’s DETECTIVE EVERYBODY LIES. A terrific new Gotham City game that focuses on team detection. It’s based on the DETECTIVE series by @trzewik and @PortalGamesUS and it’s a JOY to play.
RECOMMENDED.
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The cute story about this is, the main designer is in Poland, and is an avid reader of mine. When he heard I liked a previous game in this series, he literally ran down to where this game was being printed and GRABBED ME THE VERY FIRST COPY.
:)
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It really feels like you are solving a case with the help of Gotham citizens. You dig up clues, there’s a terrific online records archive.
You get to be Columbo AND Vickie Vale. Just a great experience for detective or bat fans. Love it!
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Next is a MONSTER of a game the box for this weighed a million pounds (exaggeration). And it’s huge. This is the game everyone in the gaming community has been talking about…WONDERLANDS WAR!
This is the deluxe kickstarter edition, bring a friend to lift it!
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I have not played it yet.I am told it’s a huge huge hit, and man alive, is it gorgeous! I am told the deluxe edition has some upgraded components and miniatures instead of just standees, but otherwise plays exactly the same.
The box is a stunner, the insides…even MORE.
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Wonderland’s War, by @skyboundtabletp and Druid City Games, is a bag filling game, you go around the Mad Hatter’s table to collect the cards you use for battle…you play as the Jabberwock, Alice, and others. It is a definite showpiece, we cannot WAIT to try. Gorgeous!
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And our last two gorgeous games are from @TheOpGames, one of the most consistently excellent publishers out there. We play their games constantly, they do some of the best family games anywhere.
Been waiting for these for a long time!
SMASH-UP and SORCERER’S ARENA!
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Now, if you play a lot of card games, you know the SMASH-UP series, an incredibly fun and fast-paced game from @TheOpGames and @alderac for 2-4 players. You each take a faction, and protect or steal ‘bases.’
It’s glorious fun and the best thing is…
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…there are currently NINETEEN Smash-up sets, and the Disney Edition is fully compatible, so you could send characters from FROZEN or MULAN against kaiju or ninjas or any of dozens of other factions! Smash-Up is easy to learn, quick to play, and never the same game twice!
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Folks, we have a guest in the comments on this thread, Sean Fletchr, @gamemakerfletch, who worked on both of these last two games! He might be able to answer some questions if you ask nice. :)
Hi, Sean!
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So SMASH-UP is highly recommended, but I warn you, once you start, you WILL want to add more sets. They just bring so much variety to each game and you'll want to try 'em!
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This final one is one I’ve been waiting for for. Good while, it’s based on a mobile game I was absolutely addicted to…fun combat with Disney heroes and villains. Early murmurings have been joyous, it’s finally out.
DISNEY SORCERER’S ARENA: EPIC ALLIANCES!
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I rarely get THIS pumped up for a new release, but this is so up my alley!
In the core game, you can play as Mickey, Sully, Gaston, Maleficent and More. The mobile game is a blast, people are saying the board game is even better!
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I haven’t opened my set yet, I wanted to open it with my family when we are ready to play, hopefully tonight. But some of my favorite designers worked on this and OH MAN I CAN’T WAIT.
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I love the indie games and boost them every chance I get, but Disney has had a real winning streak with licensed games of their characters lately..,they’re just excellent games with high replay ability.
And the characters can make games more appealing to noobs and kids!
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So that’s it for today…remember, gaming has helped a LOT of people with stress and cabin fever during the pandemic. Grab one you see in #TableTopGails, and give it a try. You;lol enjoy it, it’s helped me a LOT!
Even Mr. Biscuits agrees!
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That’s it!
Thank you for reading, let me know in the comments if you have questions or if you have played these games!
It’s kind of fun that this morning all the chatter is about two characters I came up with that were a bit controversial at the time; Scandal Savage, a lesbian in a polyamorous marriage…and Alysia Yeoh, first trans character in the bay-verse.
Neat.
:)
Sorry, BAT-verse.
:)
In both cases, we were prepared for hateful pushback.
Instead, both characters became wildly popular and were embraced by the readership.
Scandal has appeared in DC animated films, and Alysia has had a life in Bombshells and now a big budget movie by a wonderful actress.
This is neither in defense nor condemnation of Ezra Miller. Two things seem to be true: they seem to be in crisis, and are also causing harm. Beyond that, I don't know anything about them except I liked them in Justice League.
I sorta met them one time.
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I was at the DC booth at San Diego Comic Con the year before Justice League was going to come out. It's always been my favorite comic, I was excited it was getting made into a movie. The booth was two stories that year, I was doing interviews on the top (open floor).
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The booth was always slammed, but I could look over and see the crowd being parted by security, and walking through the Red Sea of people was the Justice League. As a JL fan, it was thrilling.
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Hahahahaha! This week, guest co-host is MR. BISCUIT!
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So, the lovely folks at @MongoosePub said they would like to ‘send a few things’ and after finding out they published new versions of a couple of my all-time favorite RPGS, I got all happy and excited.
Oh, man, the lovely @greenleafgeek said she would love to send me a set of custom dice, and I LOVE DICE so I said yes, and she said it would be a ‘tea set’ because as you know I love tea and am an expert in all things tea-related.
I JUST GOT THEM YESTERDAY.
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BOOM.
LOOK AT THESE GORGEOUS PRECIOUS TEA MATH CLACKERS
The quality is ridiculous, they just FEEL like precious gems.
And they have gorgeous tea items inside, plus liquid gold tea!