Bakugan couldn’t stand alone for long; along comes Warball, which combines CCGs and marbles (it lacks the Transformers element present in Bakugan).

I can’t tell you much more than that, as the links on the site don’t work yet. But the game is created by Duncan, of yo-yo fame.

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Owen Pallett started with classical violin but now plays what one Amazon reviewer calls “classical and experimental existentialist geek rock.” Well, I watched the video and can’t come up with anything better.

Anyway, the latest album for his one-man-band, Final Fantasy, is He Poos Clouds. If you listen closely, it’s said each song is inspired by a Dungeons & Dragons school of magic. Any guesses as to which is Necromancy and which is Illusion?

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To celebrate the holiday, Highmoon Media Productions has put it’s entire catalog of PDF roleplaying products on sale for $1. That’s a perfect opportunity for a little adventuring with the Maccabees. The company has a significant collection of materials to support roleplaying in the biblical era. In addition to the Terra Mythica line, might I also suggest From Stone to Steel, a fantastic resource for historically realistic information on weapons, armor, and other gear, as well as a steal at only one buck.

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Asylum Anime in Pittsburg, Kansas is a retail store run by Curt Cowguill, who’s first love was movie posters. Later he turned to anime, making frequent trips to Japan and attending 15-20 conventions a year. Now games, including D&D and Magic, are surpassing anime in popularity at the shop. Well, it’s good, at least, to hear that games represent an upside for at least one hobby retailer.

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War on the Equator is a print-and-play expansion for Panzer Grenadier with six scenarios covering a military conflict that hasn’t previously received much attention—the 1941 border war between Peru and Ecuador. The war lasted only 7 weeks but the game features tank assaults, parachute landings, amphibious assaults, horsed cavalry, and river gunboat operations.

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