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Why? I don't have to include a locked door in almost every encounter just because the Rogue is good at picking locks. Why should I limit myself to horse-accessible encounter areas just because the Paladin has a warhorse. Mounted combat is a "time to shine" thing--The character gets to do...

4e isn't broken. It's just... off. Like a car that gets you to your destination just fine, but has very uncomfortable seats and no AC. The numbers behind almost everything are sound, but they don't usually reflect what people want out of their game. Biggest example is the Grind: combat is...

Each monster group has a theme. By including only three groups, the game lets careful players build towards that theme. Doomknights? Better bring extra light. Undead? Stock up on clerics. Dragons? Be able to dish out attack. Also, I'm very surprised that you ran out of so many cards. In...

I seriously urge December/January over January/February. Students have a break in December, which means a lot of spare time for anyone who is a student or a teacher (or, as in my case, whose friends are mostly students, and is thus stuck with nothing to do for three weeks because his friends...

My advice: Start in December, and switch back to the 2-month timeline. One month is just about enough time to kick around the theme, come up with a decent game concept and the mechanics and setting to back it up. Problem is, you need a second month to actually write it down. And in my case...

I would not be so quick to accuse the patrons of this forum of ignorance in these matters, especially when your own organization seems to confuse Copyright law with Trademark law.

The USPTO is notorious for being a lousy gatekeeper when it comes to patents. Why should I trust it's behavior in regards to trademark?

The difference is, The NFL has a legitimate claim to "Super Bowl". It's not a generic description of the product (If Lone Wolf ran football, I assume it'd be called "The Playoff Game ®"), and the phrase is well known and widely used entirely due to the NFL's influence Trademarked. Which is...

Woohoo! I'll have to check it out.

I'd always wanted to play Betrayal, but the $200 price tag has always kept me away. Reading that link, though, it looks like WotC is bringing it back into print--And an affordable version of BaHotH should more than satisfy my thirst for a horror/adventure boardgame. As should be clear from my...

Is anyone else really disappointed that the Castle Ravenloft game will apparently be a Heroquest/Descent knockoff? When this was announced, I was really excited, because I expected something a bit more like Arkham Horror, or even Shadows Over Camelot. Isn't Ravenloft, after all, more of a...

Exactly. And from the look of things, you'll maybe draw ten cards per session, tops? Buying a pack of randomized cards to help me build 60 card decks that I'll be using multiple games per week is one thing. Buying a pack of randomized cards for a game I won't play more than once per week...

Danny, could you say why Singer might have been appointed an attorney in this case, given that he was the plaintiff?

"A little Knowledge", the adventure that comes with the original boxed set, was great--complete opposite of railroad.

Yeah, I was wondering about that "court appointed attorney" thing too. According to the decision, he began by representing him self, but was "eventually provided with counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1)"

I'm listening to the oral arguments now. Missed this particular link previously. It's clear that my previous posts dissecting the opinion were a bit harsh--ruling against Singer suddenly seems perfectly reasonable in light of the arguments being presented by his (court appointed) attorney...

The absence of any random Gamma World booster packs in the WotC catalog is telling. I wonder if Dave might have misinterpreted the speaker when he tweeted about randomized card packs.

There's no legal requirement that the testimony of prison security specialists must be countered by the testimony of other prison security specialists. The fact that inmates counter Muraski's testimony should be enough to merit a full trial. Deciding whose testimony is worth more is the job of...

(IANAL) Well, no, it's not actually up to him just yet. This is a summary judgement--At this stage, he's not trying to prove his case. Instead, during summary judgment the burden of proof is on the party requesting summary judgment (in this case, the guards) to prove that there is no way a...

Bought it on wednesday, and played three games (2 starting setup, 1 random). I enjoy it (though, to be fair, I've won every game I played). Despite what was said above about player interaction, I feel like there's generally more than most games of dominion: The fact that you can battle a...