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Swashbucklers

swashbucklers-of-the-7-skiesThe latest game from Evil Hat Productions, Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies, begins shipping this week. It uses the PDQ system from Atomic Sock Monkey to present players with a game of rogues and floating cloud-islands. Among the seven major and many minor islands in the Dome of the Heavens, awaits intrigue and piracy, trade and conquest, heroes and villains, mystics and savages, and above all—adventure!

Planetstrike: the Video


Its as if they’re actually paying attention…as if directly responding to our recent post on game companies using new media, Bell of Lost Souls picked up this great video from Games Workshop advertising their upcoming Planetstrike expansion. The video is well produced and shows off some great scenes, but doesn’t tell you a lot about the product (Planetstrike is the next 40K expansion coming in July, featuring rules for planetary invasions including new force organizations, terrain and other nifty rules). Its not the best outing for an advertisement, but its definitely a step in the right direction for a company that has never seemed real clear about its online strategy (anyone who’s paid attention to the GW website over the past few years can attest to that fact – Black Gobbo we miss you!).

Claymation Chess

Pretty funky.

Yeah, It’s a Painting

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Source. By Kerri Settle. She also did The Game of Life. Buy them at her eBay store.