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Pathfinder Popular

harsk-dwarficonic_360.jpegPaizo Publishing reports that 10,000 people have downloaded the alpha playtest version 1 of the Pathfinder RPG in the first week of its availability. As we previously reported, Pathfinder is Paizo’s planned vehicle for supporting continued play with the Dungeons & Dragons version 3.5 rules system. Paizo also reports that public comments have already been incorporated into a revised playtest document, version 1.1, and explained in development notes from Lead Designer Jason Bulmahn.

(press release)

Tetris Chairs

tt-chairs.jpgInventor Spot informs us about a Japanese furniture retailer offering Tetris-inspired chairs. The chair comes in six colors and can be used in a variety of positions.