GenCon Announcements - ENnie Winners list.

Here's the list of all the Ennie Winners! Congrats to the Winners and to those nominated, what an honor!
Cool that some of the stuff I voted for got gold, lots of stuff I voted for didn't, but hey that's what voting is about. Paizo walked away with 9 out of 10 awards, 6 of them golds.

Best Adventure

• Madness at Gardmore Abbey
 (Wizards of the Coast) *Silver Winner*

• Streets of Zobeck
 (Open Design) *Gold Winner*

Best Aid/Accessory

• GameMastery Chase Cards
 (Paizo Publishing) *Silver Winner*

• Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any RPG
 (Engine Publishing) *Gold Winner*

Best Art, Cover

• Cthulhu by Gaslight
 (Chaosium Inc.) *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box
 (Paizo) *Gold Winner*

Best Art, Interior

• Dragon Age: Set 2
 (Green Ronin) *Silver Winner*

• The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild
 (Cubicle 7) *Gold Winner*

Best Blog

• Gaming as Women
 *Silver Winner*

• Gnome Stew
 *Gold Winner*

Best Cartography

• Madness at Gardmore Abbey
 (Wizards of the Coast) *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Jade Regent Map Foli
o (Paizo) *Gold Winner*

Best Electronic Book

• GURPS Social Engineering
 (Steve Jackson Games) *Silver Winner*

• Cthulhu Apocalypse: The Apocalypse Machine
 (Graham Walmsley & Pelgrane Press) *Gold Winner*

Best Free Product

• The One Ring: Words of the Wise
 (Cubicle 7) *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Module: We Be Goblins!
 (Paizo) *Gold Winner*

Best Game

• Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game
 (Margaret Weis Productions) *Silver Winner*

• Savage Worlds Deluxe
 (Pinnacle Entertainment Group) *Gold Winner*

Best Miniatures Product

• Dungeons and Dragons Dragon Collector’s Set
 (Wizards of the Coast) *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Battles: Heroes and Monsters
 (Paizo) *Gold Winner*

Best Monster/Adversary

• Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale
 (Wizards of the Coast) *Silver Winner*

• DC Adventures: Heroes & Villains, Vol. 1
 (Green Ronin) *Gold Winner*

Best Podcast

• Haste – The Official Obsidian Portal Podcast
 *Silver Winner*

• Role Playing Public Radio
 *Gold Winner*

Best Production Values

• The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild
 (Cubicle 7) *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box
 (Paizo) *Gold Winner*

Best RPG Related Product

• Lords of Waterdeep
 (Wizards of the Coast) *Silver Winner*

• Complete Kobold Guide to Game Design
 (Open Design) *Gold Winner*

Best Rules

• Lorefinder—The Pathfinder / GUMSHOE Mashup
 (Pelgrane Press) *Silver Winner*

• Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game
 (Margaret Weis Productions) *Gold Winner*

Best Setting

• Ashen Stars
 (Pelgrane Press) *Silver Winner*

• Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows Over Scotland
 (Cubicle 7) *Gold Winner*

Best Supplement

• GURPS Horror, Fourth Edition
 (Steve Jackson Games) *Silver Winner*

• Cthulhu by Gaslight
 (Chaosium Inc.) *Gold Winner*

Best Website

• Obsidian Portal
 *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Wiki
 *Gold Winner*

Best Writing

• GURPS Horror, Fourth Edition
 (Steve Jackson Games) *Silver Winner*

• The Investigator’s Guide to Occult London
 (Pelgrane Press) *Gold Winner*

Product of the Year

• Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game
 (Margaret Weis Productions) *Silver Winner*

• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box
 (Paizo) *Gold Winner*

Fan’s Favorite Publisher

• Evil Hat Productions
 *Silver Winner*

• Paizo Publishing
 *Gold Winner*

Judges’ Spotlight Award

• Designers & Dragons
 (Mongoose Publishing)

• Edge RPG
 (Outrider Studios)

• Honor + Intrigue
 (Basic Action Games)

• Shelter In Place
 (Galileo Games)

• Technoir
 (Cellar Games LLC)

GenCon announcements Day3 (Updated)

So last bit of news from Saturday...FASA is back, as heard on This Just in from GenCon...James Sutton was on with the crew, and this is the first I found out about this info! Also, Jeff Laubenstein is back as Art Director, which is great, his artwork made Shadowrun and Earthdawn the games they were! A 6th world game is in the works, as a post-apocalyptic game. James says to watch out for what's coming out. Even numbered ages are the high magic ages. It looks like RedBrick is moving away from RPGs, while FASA will reabsorb Earthdawn, and RedBrick's current licenses, as I understand it from the interview they did with James Sutton.

If you're a Star Wars fan, and have been waiting for a new Star Wars RPG to hit, Fantasy Flight Games has released a beta of their new Star Wars Beta for the first of their new line of Star Wars RPGs. Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beta They're following in the steps of Paizo by releasing a Beta version, but I don't see a PDF Beta yet, I think not releasing a PDF version would be a misstep. Especially at a $29.95 price tag for a Beta test....


Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to invite you to the Star Wars®: Edge of the Empire beta test! For over three decades, the Star Wars universe has inspired the imaginations and captured the hearts of generations of fans. Now, we invite you to indulge your creativity and lose yourselves in the fantastic world of the Star Wars Roleplaying experience.

To encapsulate the operatic grandeur of the Star Wars universe, the Star Wars Roleplaying Game will be presented in three epic installments. These take place during the height of the Rebel Alliance’s struggle against the Galactic Empire. Star Wars: Edge of the Empire is the first of these installments, focusing on the fringes of society, on the scum and villainy of the galaxy and the explorers and colonists of the Outer Rim. 
In this game, players take on the roles of hard-hearted bounty hunters, roguish scoundrels, charming smugglers, or fearless explorers trying to survive and thrive on the edges of civilization. Visit our description page to learn more.

In the second installment, Star Wars: Age of Rebellion, the players take the fight to the oppressive Galactic Empire as cunning spies, cocky pilots, and dedicated soldiers in the Rebel Alliance. Finally, in Star Wars: Force and Destiny, the players become figures of legend; the last surviving Force users in the galaxy. Hunted by the Empire, they must stay alive, and more importantly, stay true to the ideals of their forebearers—the fabled Jedi. Each of these independent game lines stands alone as a unique gaming experience while fully integrating with the others to form a single unified system.

We here at FFG invite you to join us in the process of creating the best Star Wars Roleplaying experience possible. The Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beta is a limited edition, 224-page softcover rulebook, and it's a complete game that provides players and Game Masters with all the tools they need to play countless games of Edge of the Empire.
However, it is important to note that some of the elements in this beta are not representative of the final product. Much of the art and background material has been removed to provide a more concise playtesting experience.

Protagonist Games RAWR RPG, A kid's oriented RPG, with a simple system designed for the short attention span crowd. Kids versus the things that go bump in the night...



Pelgrane Press released 11 items at GenCon, that's a LOT. The most intriguing for me is Night's Black Agents by Ken Hite dropped at GenCon, this is the first I'd heard about it, a modern era horror game, where you play ex-agents hunting down monsters...nice.



From listening to the podcasts, it seems the Con is expanding, the game community is expanding, more kids, and females and older folks attending GenCon, that's encouraging!

Gen Con announcements Day 1

So not a huge amount of news coming out of GenCon today. You know the best thing about not going to GenCon, is the not assault on my nostrils....heh. But seriously, I'm really hoping next year will be our first GenCon!

Paizo announced that Steve Jackson Games' next Munchkin set will be the Pathfinder Munchkin set!

From the Paizo Blog:

Lisa Stevens signs the contract with Steve Jackson Games for Munchkin card game!

Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 02:57 PM Pacific
   The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game™ from Paizo Publishing is one of the world’s best-selling fantasy roleplaying games, in the true spirit of the classic dungeon crawl. Now Steve Jackson Games is proud to announce that Pathfinder is getting the full Munchkintreatment in a brand new core set...combining the unique features of the Pathfinder setting with Munchkin's irreverent sense of humor.   "We’re honored to be working with Paizo on Munchkin Pathfinder," said Andrew Hackard, Munchkin Brand Manager for Steve Jackson Games. "Pathfinder is a wonderfully rich world to play in."
   Steve had no direct comment, as he was snickering and rubbing his hands together in contemplation of parodying TWO of the most popular fantasy roleplaying games of all time.
   "We all love Munchkin here at Paizo Publishing, so this is a match was a no brainer," Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo Publishing stated matter of factly. "But of course," she whispered conspiratorially, "I really just wanted to see John Kovalic draw our iconic sorceress, Seoni!"
Munchkin Pathfinder will be a 168-card set, designed by Steve Jackson and Andrew Hackard and illustrated by John Kovalic. It will be playable as a standalone game or with any other Munchkin set. Look for it in stores in Fall 2013.

Privateer Press of course is debuting the Iron Kingdoms RPG!! Now this is something I'm really excited about. After talking to Simon at SDCC, I know that the game is based upon the Warmachine/Hordes  miniature game rules, rather than the OGL 3rd edition rules. Can't wait to get a good look at the rules.

Wyrd miniatures delayed the release of one of their Malifaux miniatures, due to Quality Control issues, that's reassuring, as quality is more important than a GenCon release!

When I find out more, so will you!

Listen to This Just in from GenCon!

GenCon News to come

I may not be going to GenCon, but I will be Posting whatever Info I can about GenCon as soon as I hear it.

Last Year I posted everything in multiple posts, this year I might do that, plus I might have a tab for news as well.