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06 Feb 12 - Games Miniatures News

Unplugged gaming as popular as ever
By Penny McLintock Electronic and online games may be increasing in popularity, but they are yet to push out their unplugged counterparts.

Dave's game if you are
BY LIZ MACINTYRE Not the pokies, not computer games, but moving armies of miniature figurines around in either historical battles or futuristic ones.

Table Top Tuesday: Pathfinder Battles: Heroes and Monsters
Every Tuesday, Piki Geek partners with Play Unplugged to bring you a quick look at all the kinds of gaming that won't give you arthritis in 20 years.

Gaming made fun for players, collectors, hobbyists at Auburn workshop
From left, Adam Mulvaney, Zach Barlow and Games Workshop manager Alan Wight discuss miniature gaming next to one of the Auburn store's gaming tables. By SHAWN SKAGER When David Wight is at work he's in seventh heaven. For the new manager of the Games ...

Global Video Game Apocalypse Survival Guide - Reader's Feature
The game scales really well, from one COG facing a few bad guys, to all four facing a board full of superbly detailed plastic miniatures. I have all the digital and physical manifestations of Space Hulk, and this little gem gets the most play.

Wales' rugby WAGs speak of nerves ahead of RBS Six Nations
By Rachel Mainwaring, WalesOnline Feeling nervous about the Wales Ireland game this afternoon? Imagine how their wives and girlfriends feel.

Casper gaming store is a win for hobbyists
Game Crossing business partner Dan O'Hara joins in for a bit during a group game of Magic on Thursday evening in Casper.

Gamers group to host miniatures event
The Rochester Gamers' Community will host a miniatures game day Saturday at Godfather's Pizza in Rochester. The event will be from noon to 9 pm and will feature miniature games, such as Warhammer, Malifaux, Dungeon Run, Battle Tech, Naval Thunder and ...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Visuals 'Inspired By Miniatures' - Screens
Games Workshop fans will have another reason to keep an eye on FIraxis' XCOM re-imagining. XCOM: Enemy Unknown's art style drops the graphic novel look of earlier games in favour of designs inspired by 'stylised miniatures' according to Firaxis ...

Miniatures Review: Steam Knight Helmets
by Chuck Platt on January 11, 2012 For all the vitriol people spew towards Games Workshop, their Space Marine models are a perfect canvas for science fiction conversions.

Ken Rolston on Reckoning and the RPG genre
Unlike those who came to role-playing from a wargaming and miniatures gaming past, it didn't occur to us to have tactical movement rules or a tabletop display.

Players roll dice on D&D revamp
The classic fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is being reworked for the Digital Age. Its maker is giving fans a say in how it's done.

Fight cabin fever at weekend events
Those attending are invited to bring a favorite game to share or learn to play a new board game, card game, word game, miniature/collectible game or strategy game. For more information, call (570) 787-3499, e-mail julian@woolverinegames.com or call ...

Let battle commence at Gloucestershire Wargaming convention
The inuagural Wargaming Miniatures Convention on Sunday, January 29, will see players and leading figures from the wargaming community.

Unstoppable Gorg PC, Mac, iPad Release Dates, Price Set
The game's story scenes were shot on film using models, miniatures and live action actors and then edited together with genuine archive footage to create a classic sci-fi experience that is out of this world.

Unstoppable Gorg(TM) - Release Date, Price and a New Platform Announced For ...
The game's story scenes were shot on film using models, miniatures and live action actors and then edited together with genuine archive footage to create a classic sci-fi experience that is out of this world.

Column by Maureen Abood: Main Street Kitchen
After lunch we'd make a bee-line for Games Imported in Petoskey, which had the finest display of miniatures around.

CES Impressions: ePawn Arena
With all the talk about social gaming on platforms like Facebook and, more importantly, mobile phones, isn't it odd that it's a little difficult to comfortably play iPhone games two-player (or more) when everybody's in the same room together?

Why is the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons a big deal?
D&D debuted in the mid-1970s as a boxed set, with rules based on Chainmail, a tactical miniatures game. A few digest-sized supplements were published, too.

Led by Doc Nix, Green Machine pep band builds a following at George Mason
... the band have earned him two bobble-head miniatures of himself for sale for $15 on campus and a crabcake sandwich at Brion's Grille, an off-campus restaurant and hangout.