Aug 4, 2019

  Drac sits down with Executive Producer Severlin Executive Producer, Community Manager Cordovan, and Developer Lynnabel. To chat about the Hardcore League server, The new alchemist class, the proposed XP changes and more! *NOTE* We sit down in a what was a quite place in one of the hotels, but as this was Gen Con, there are some times when a few people...

Aug 2, 2019

  I just got back to my hotel room at Gen Con 2019, after attending the Standing Stone Games DDO/LOTRO meetup. As in previous years, Standing Stone had a bit of news to unleash on the crowd of about 100 that had gathered at the Punch Bowl Social in Indianapolis.     New VIP ONLY Server – Hardcore League Permadeath New Class –...

Jul 31, 2019

    Tomorrow marks the 51st annual Gen Con, held in Indianapolis, Indiana. What was a small gathering of friends at Gary Gygax’s house in 1967 has grown to become the biggest tabletop gaming convention in the U.S., attracting more than 60,000 people and hundreds of new games every year. For the uninitiated it can be pretty overwhelming, so here are...

Jul 31, 2019

  On the show this week we talk about the proposed XP changes, Gen Con, and more…..   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN231.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (76.7MB)   YouTube Watch Links     Game News XP Changes Standing Stone Games Player Meetup – Friday, August 2nd...

Jul 28, 2019

  Days of Wonder has announced they will release a 15th Anniversary Edition of its hugely successful Ticket to Ride board game.  Slated for an August 9 release date, the special edition contains a number of new items.   In addition to the classic U.S. map, the Anniversary Edition includes 240 exclusive clear, plastic trains, and a short retrospective...

Jul 27, 2019

  Ablaze comics announced it will publish comics and graphic novels based on Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian stories.     The publisher is careful to refer to the character as “the Cimmerian.” The first issue, The Cimmerian: Queen of the Black Coast #1  has a release date of October 9, 2019. Ablaze’s Cimmerian comics are based...

Jul 27, 2019

          Happiest of birthdays to the late Gary Gygax, Father of Dungeons and Dragons! In 1974, Gygax, along with co-creator Dave Arneson, Gave us the first edition of Dungeons and Dragons! Gygax and his co-creators worked to produce something that at the point didn’t exist – a fantasy role playing game. Gygax was a lover of fantasy...

Jul 26, 2019

  There is more Epic Spell Wars on the way from Cryptozoic.     Cryptozoic Entertainment, leading creator of tabletop games, trading cards, and physical and digital collectibles, announced the limited release of Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: ANNIHILAGEDDON Deck-Building Game at Gen Con, August 1-4, followed by a full retail release in...

Jul 23, 2019

    As we all ready told you, The Kinderspiel des Jahres was awarded to Valley of the Vikings (Tal der Wikinger), designed by Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort, and published by HABA Games.     it’s a dexterity game that involves bowling over barrels with a giant wooden ball (and also trying to get your Vikings onto the best spaces on the dock)....

Jul 22, 2019

  Well you can’t keep a good dragon down now can you? Tiamat returns to Dungeons & Dragons this fall. To celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Fifth Edition rule set.     Five years ago, the latest edition of Dungeons & Dragons was released, and it has become the most successful iteration of the tabletop roleplaying game since it...

Jul 20, 2019

  Zombicide and Blood Rage maker CMON has revealed Teburu, a futuristic ‘board gaming console’ system loaded with digital technology that it claims will improve the experience of playing physical games.     Teburu – which is Japanese for ‘table’ – has been developed with Xplored, a company that specialises in what it calls ‘phygital’ games. Other...

Jul 19, 2019

  We talk about Gen Con 2019 this week, Drac has his Top 5 games he is looking forward to list, and Pine has his top 5 Gen Can’t list!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN230.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (61.1MB)   YouTube Watch Links     Game News The DDO Chronicle:...

Jul 5, 2019

  There was no game news this week as it was the July 4th holiday, We introduce Pineleaf to Kenny G this week??   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN229.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (35.4MB) YouTube Watch Links     Game News The DDO Chronicle: Issue 340 Store Sales Summer Sails...

Jul 2, 2019

  The OP has announced Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising, based on the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.     Death Eaters Rising is a cooperative card and dice game in which players assemble teams of witches and wizards to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Players will choose from characters such as Harry Potter,...

Jul 1, 2019

  Propagate and Asmodee Entertainment are developing an adventure competition television series based on Asmodee studio Days of Wonder’s Ticket to Ride.     The iconic board game, published by Days of Wonder and Asmodee Studios, has been played over 65 million times online and sold over six million copies in more than 40 countries around the...

Jul 1, 2019

  I can’t even make a joke about this people, I’ve got nothing.   Big G Creative, the brainpower behind the Bob Ross: Art of Chill board game, has done it again. Based on the daily trials in the life of world-renowned saxophone superstar Kenny G, Keepin’ It Saxy arrives this week exclusively in Target stores nationwide. A cooperative card...

Jun 30, 2019

  HABA USA has announced the release of Valley of the Vikings for this fall. Valley of the Vikings is the English edition of the award-winning Tal Der Wikinger, Which we told you won the Kinderspiel des Jahres this year.     Valley of the Vikings is a skill-based game with players rolling a ball to knock over barrels.  The roll determines the...

Jun 30, 2019

  The number of unique attendees at Origins Game Fair in Columbus earlier this month was up 11% to 20,642 from the 18,646 unique attendees in 2018, the Game Manufacturer’s Association reported.     Total badges: 20,642 (up from 18,646 in 2018!) Total turnstile: 71,237 Total exhibitors: 257 Total Game Masters: 1,085 Total volunteers: 163 Total...

Jun 28, 2019

  On the show this week, we talk the chronicle, wrap up our origins 2019 coverage and more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN228.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (57.2MB)   YouTube Watch Links     Game News The DDO Chronicle: Issue 339 Store Sales Introducing Double Bonus...

Jun 25, 2019

We find out about some new games from Japanime Games at Origins Game Fair 2019!       DDO Players Origins Game Fair 2019 Coverage Brought To You By The Skullsplitter Dice Company! NEW CUSTOMERS! Mention DDO Players Sent You! And Get A FREE Pair Of Dice At Check...