SC Meta-Game Update #8

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Strange Assembly

This will be the final Second City update, unless some more data comes in about older tournaments and/or someone runs a tournament in January/February as Celestial Edition, instead of using proxies from the “Kolat Edition” PDF. No tectonic shifts from … Continue reading →

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Review – Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Strange Assembly
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The 20th Anniversary release of Vampire: The Masquerade marks White Wolf’s return to the old World of Darkness (sorry, “classic” World of Darkness) and, at least for now, a return to the non-PDF publication. V20 is a 500+ page, full-cover, … Continue reading →

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Bounty/Prize Splits and “Bribery”

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Strange Assembly

So, if you check out the results of the Emerald Championships, you’ll see a little bit of offering to split bounties and/or prize support during the elimination rounds. This has kicked up a minor fuss. Two questions: 1) Is it … Continue reading →

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SC Meta-Game Update #7

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Strange Assembly

Added in the data after this weekend are the Emerald Championships and the Paris Level 15 event, which were won by Unicorn and Dragon, respectively. Mantis takes back the “best at making the cut” title, a title they probably find … Continue reading →

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Review – Heart of Doom (Thunderstone)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Strange Assembly

Heart of Doom is the fifth expansion for AEG’s Thunderstone deckbuilding game. Heart of Doom bring new options to Thunderstone’s fantasy fighting goodness, and brings to a close the game’s initial story arc. Heart of Doom requires the base Thunderstone game … Continue reading →

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Review – Blood Country (Nightfall)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Strange Assembly

Blood Country is the second expansion for AEG’s competitive deckbuilding game Nightfall. Blood Country takes your vampires, hunters, werewolves, and ghouls to the scenic environs of Middle-of-Nowhere, Oklahoma. As Blood Country is not a stand-alone expansion, this review will presume … Continue reading →

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Second City Meta-Game Update #6

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Strange Assembly

With the Jade Championships and one of the two Level 10 tournaments from last weekend added in, there’s technically a new first place at ability to put players into the cut. That is of little actual impact, however, as the … Continue reading →

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Review – Abney Park’s Airship Pirates

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Strange Assembly

Abney Park’s Airship Pirates is a joint effort between Abney Park (a steampunk band), Cubicle 7 (maker of the Victoriana RPG and owner of the Heresy engine), and RPG writers Peter Cakebread and Ken Walton (writers of the Clockwork & Chivalry line). Airship Pirates … Continue reading →

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Second City Meta-Game Update #5

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Strange Assembly

We’re in the home stretch for the Second City environment, with only a couple of weekends left. Not a terrible lot of change this time around. Rank by Make the Cut % 1) Mantis – 25.00% 2) Dragon – 23.42% … Continue reading →

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Emperor Edition Preview – Blade of Perfection

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Strange Assembly

The fifth (and final) Emperor Edition preview for today is Blade of Perfection, a relic of past misguided Kensai design. Kensai have historically been awful without Weapons – so this Weapon can come back into play. And historically a lot … Continue reading →

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