In extrasode 6 of Carnagecast, Andre Kruppa of Huzzah! comes on the show to tell us about the convention set for just next week in Portland, Maine. Put on the Maine Historical Wargamer’s Association, Huzzah! caters to the historical and wargaming aspects of the tabletop hobby. Continue reading
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In extrasode 4 of Carnagecast, Sarah and Tyler talk about their PAX East 2012 experiences while heading north to Vermont. They talk about what they did and didn’t get to do, the games they played, the scale of PAX East and the thrill of that much energy and buzz filling a convention center.
It turns out that both Sarah and Tyler are getting to that stage in their lives where they’re more appreciative of handsome, well-made furniture than they are the latest game releases. Furthermore, Sarah was most interested by the Chevrolet display in the exhibition hall than anything else . . . Continue reading
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In extrasode three of Carnagecast, Sarah and Tyler are on the road to PAX East 2012. Driving down Interstate 89 from Vermont to Boston the night before the convention, they talk about what they’re looking forward to check out this weekend. Aside from wanting to scope out the tabletop gaming area and pick-up play opportunities, Sarah is astonishingly well organized with a whopping four panels marked in her Guidebook app, while Tyler can’t remember the name of the single panel he’s interested in.
Conversational diversions include the comparative mental acuity of Euro- and Amerigamers, the inclusion of transgender individuals in video games and whether an audiologist can distinguish modern sculpture from giant stompy robots. Continue reading
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In extrasode 2 of Carnagecast, Christy, Chuck, Robert and Rod gather for the first Carnage round table discussion. The topic at hand is conventions and games. Where have we been, where are we going and what are we playing on the way?
If you’re at any of the upcoming conventions and game days, look for the folks in Carnage shirts and say hello! Continue reading
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In episode 10 of Carnagecast, Interview with a Gamer talks TotalCon with Angelia Heroux, the event’s media director. The Massachusetts convention includes movies, discussion panels and tournaments in addition to the traditional role-playing and board game fare.
Then, in Autopsy of a Game, Rod, Chuck and Sarah talk about The Resistance, a social game in which players are either resistance members trying to succeed at missions or undercover spies working to thwart the resistance’s efforts. Rod thinks The Resistance is good for non- and casual gamers with its high strong social interactions, but still meaty enough for hardcore, strategy-oriented gamers to get into.
But then, Rod is always a Cylon. Continue reading
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In extrasode 1 of Carnagecast, we talk to Gordon Spaeth about FlashCon, a one day mini-convention to be held at the Howe Library in Hanover, New Hampshire on February 4th, 2012. Gordon talks about his hopes for FlashCon, wanting to expand the Upper Valley game community, teaching games to newcomers, and managing a young gamers school group. Continue reading
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James Lorentz of the New England Role Players Association was at Carnage this year, recording the audio of role-playing sessions throughout the weekend. Yesterday, NERPA published “On the Brink of Invasion,” an adventure for The Unexplained run by its creator, Brad Younie of Carnivore Games.
If you didn’t make it into Brad’s game this year, here’s your chance to find out what happened!
Just wanted to let everyone know that many new games have been added to the events being held at Carnage this year. Be sure to check out the addendum page! Author and game designer Walter Hunt presents his new board game Rails of New England Friday and Saturday evenings. Panic Station, direct from Essen, will be run by Joe Reil on Saturday afternoon. Zeppo Young will be presenting demos of the Hullbreach CCG. If you are looking for a fun prehistoric time, then check out The Lords of Rock in Wonderland. In the miniatures room we have added the latest steampunk offering Dystopian Wars. Also start your engines for Nascar: Martinsville 2003 Sunday morning.
These are just some of the fantastic games not listed in the book! So be sure to see if one of your favorites has been added.
Hullbreach! At Carnage! Zeppo Young of NSB games will be at Carnage to demo Hullbreach!, a
unique CCG. It combines collectible card gaming mechanics with wargaming to create a unique game. Players will be able to take on the role of commanders in space. They will have marines, ships and space stations at their command. The goal is simple. Commanders must protect their space station at all costs, while breaching and ultimately destroying their enemies space station.
Zeppo will be presenting demos of Hullbreach! Saturday 1pm-5pm in the Edgewater (CCG) room, Saturday 7pm-11pm and Sunday 1pm-5pm in the Terrace Ballroom. Zeppo and NSB Games will also be in the dealers room thru out the weekend. Be sure to check out Hullbreach! at this year’s Carnage.
The rapidly approaching traditional Carnage math trade has launched on Boardgamegeek.com. Again helmed by Matt Golec, the Curiouser and Curiouser Carnage Math Trade provides an opportunity for Carnage-goers to offer up unwanted games in hopes of getting something they’d prefer in return.
Matt’s introductory post goes into the whys and hows of a math trade, but in short it’s a computer-coordinated arrangement that maximizes the number of exchanges among participants based on their stated desires.
Start hoeing out your libraries to find some trade fodder!