Dungeon Review:Battle Con Devastation of Indines

   

      While digging through my favorite online discount stores sale inventory recently I stumbled across something new and shiny to me. I usually just scroll through page upon page of games until I find one that looks interesting and I fantasize about purchasing it. Once I realize I dont have a group large enough to play said game it gets nixed and life goes on. I fancy myself nerd enough to have my ear to the street for hot new games. I listen to the D6 Generation religiously on my commute to work and there taste is close enough to mine that games that sound interesting usually make it into my collection whenever I find it for a good price. I only frequent Boardgamegeek when the holidays near or my birthday is in sight. I figure if I lurk there long enough I will usually find something I dont need  but would love to own. Regardless as I was looking for something to fawn over I came across a little game called BattleCon:Devastation of Indines. The name was long enough that it took a second to process.The first thing that came to my head was a fighting game called NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and I had no idea why? I knew nothing about this game other than it had a name that was a little too long for my liking and some kick ass box art. 

Battlecon Devastation of Indines Unboxing

Dungeon Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game DCC RPG

    When it comes to tabletop roleplaying games I like to think of myself as pretty open minded to giving any game a fair shake as long as it has something im interested in. Standard fare Sword and Sorcery, Mutant Turtles, Post Apocalyptic anything, steampunk, zombies(you can even jam the last two in the same setting), hell ill even play a mouse with a sword given a chance. So when I stumbled across Goodman Games DCC RPG last year it kind of took me off guard. Joesph Goodman and company have put together a game that really strikes a chord with a number of Old School Dungeon Crawlers and maybe I can give my thoughts here as why. The art throughout the DCC line is awesome but in what I feel you have to be old enough to appreciate it kind of way. Dont get me wrong I really love it but when I show it to other people they always smile and I can never be sure if they like it because its just plain awesome or they think its silly and awesome. Im a huge retro nerd to begin with so it hits me in all the right places right off the bat. I know retro has been in for a while now so im sure it doesnt hurt DCC for the right place right time department.

Dungeonslinger Update: Back from the dead!

Ive been gone for a while but im not dead. Ive just been working and getting ready for my wedding! Life gets in the way of blogging but it doesnt get in the way of my hobby. One way or another ive been gaming. If its not my new found love of Warhammer 40k or old school RPGs ive been buying and working on something. Hope I can keep in touch again. Thanks for stopping by!