By Tyler on September 17, 2012
In episode thirty-three of Carnagecast, Dave Cheng of the Schenectady Wargamers Association brings news of Council of 5 Nations XXXV, coming up this October 5-7 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York. Historical miniatures are a showcase of gaming and craft at Council. Among other miniatures is a stellar Starfleet Battles tournament that outdraws Origins […]
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By Tyler on September 12, 2012
In extrasode 8 of Carnagecast, Andrew Valkauskas joins us to share his role-playing game Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok, now celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a third edition on Kickstarter. In Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok, players delve into the grim fantasy of a world without the sun or moon, when Fimbulwinter lays heavy on […]
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By Tyler on September 10, 2012
In episode 32 of Carnagecast, Dr. Nik joins us, fresh from his travels to GenCon 2012. Nik tells us about Iron GM, an event which turns gamemastering into a competitive sport, and his experiences competing on the regional level — having become an Iron Contender at TotalCon — and the national at GenCon. Iron GM […]
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By Tyler on September 3, 2012
In episode 31 of Carnagecast, Dan, Hunter, Toby and Tyler talk about their experiences playing the Pathfinder role-playing module The Haunting of Harrowstone, first part of the overarching Carrion Crown adventure path. Filled with horror tropes, from the Gothic to the Hammeresque, Carrion Crown kicks off a tour of the Pathfinder campaign world’s Transylvania analogue, […]
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By Tyler on August 20, 2012
In 2013, Carnage is moving! Ascend to new heights of tabletop gaming excellence with Carnage as Vermont’s tabletop game convention returns to the slopes of the Green Mountains. Join us at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel in Killington, Vermont from November 8th through the 10th in 2013. With 200 guest rooms in the main building […]
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By Tyler on August 13, 2012
In episode 30 of Carnagecast, the gang discusses Lords of Waterdeep, an Euro-style board game from Wizards of the Coast based on the perennially favorite world of the Forgotten Realms for Dungeons & Dragons. Rod runs down how the game works, then the conversation breaks out into how this game may appeal to different groups […]
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By Tyler on July 30, 2012
In extrasode 7 of Carnagecast, Sarah and Tyler spend some of the drive home discussing this year’s Summer Game ‘n Grill, hosted by Green Mountain Gamers in Middlebury, Vermont. It turns out Tyler spent most of his day locked in some sort of cooperative effort or another, while Sarah stretched her gaming muscle — also […]
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By Tyler on July 16, 2012
In episode 29 of Carnagecast, we bring news of Carnage Noir. The convention’s coming up the first weekend of November in Fairlee, Vermont. Game submissions are rolling in, but the deadline looms at the end of July for submissions to be included in the convention book. Rod brings news of CCGs and board games, including special […]
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By Tyler on July 3, 2012
This year at Carnage Noir, we are pleased to host a fundraising effort coordinated by the Green Mountain Gamers for Extra Life and Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. As Bethany explains, gamers will collect pledges based on the total amount of time they play games in the twenty-four hour period at Carnage. Furthermore, Green Mountain Gamers […]
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