The Undead team comes with seven Undead players: one Ghoul, one Mummy, two Skeletons, one Wight Blitzer, and two Zombies:
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Undead Player Cards from Blitz Bowl Undead Expansion
Just in time for Halloween, Games Workshop has officially released an expansion bringing in the slow but durable Undead team to Blitz Bowl (now exclusively available at Barnes & Noble). Undead were the team I originally played in Blood Bowl back in the 1990s, but I never expected for there to be a Blitz Bowl expansion released for them; I'm excited to get them painted up and try them out....
The Undead team comes with seven Undead players: one Ghoul, one Mummy, two Skeletons, one Wight Blitzer, and two Zombies:
The Undead team comes with seven Undead players: one Ghoul, one Mummy, two Skeletons, one Wight Blitzer, and two Zombies:
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Wendy's RPG and the Critical Role Backlash
Wendy's recently released Feast of Legends, a tongue-in-cheek role playing game (RPG) set in a Wendy's-inspired fantasy world. Appropriately, most gamers were simply amused and dismissive. Yet, some others in the gaming community could not pass up an opportunity to express serious concerns about a game sponsored by a fast food restaurant....
Enter the folks at Critical Role, a popular RPG gaming group. Critical Role suffered an uproar from within their own community over how Wendy's does not treat their farm workers fairly, (in addition to a number of other things troubling to their fanbase). The RPG session that Critical Role recorded for the game has now disappeared from their Twitch channel and all mention of it totally erased, just as if the sponsorship had never happened.
Apparently, RPG gamers want their free fast food role playing games to be served with a side of social justice....
Enter the folks at Critical Role, a popular RPG gaming group. Critical Role suffered an uproar from within their own community over how Wendy's does not treat their farm workers fairly, (in addition to a number of other things troubling to their fanbase). The RPG session that Critical Role recorded for the game has now disappeared from their Twitch channel and all mention of it totally erased, just as if the sponsorship had never happened.
Apparently, RPG gamers want their free fast food role playing games to be served with a side of social justice....
Monday, October 7, 2019
Disney Villainous
Disney Villainous is a board game in which each player takes control of one of six Disney villains, each from a different Disney movie. The quality and production value of this game is very good, and I was excited to try it out. One thing I was looking forward to was the various and unique win conditions that each player is given.
Unfortunately, I have played this twice with various family members and and each time the game was not enjoyed by all other players. I have enjoyed it, but others said the game felt tedious, unfocused, and inane, even after they knew the rules and had played for more than a few turns.
I'm excited to try it out with a larger group of my friends, who as experienced gamers may have a different take on what I felt was a strategic and involved game....
Unfortunately, I have played this twice with various family members and and each time the game was not enjoyed by all other players. I have enjoyed it, but others said the game felt tedious, unfocused, and inane, even after they knew the rules and had played for more than a few turns.
I'm excited to try it out with a larger group of my friends, who as experienced gamers may have a different take on what I felt was a strategic and involved game....
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