Sunday Funnies - Les Force, Bad Lip Reading Hunger, & Game of Bars

Just over a year old, have a look at the scifiriot YouTube channel's upload of "Les Miserables... with LIGHTSABERS! Star Wars/Les Miz epic mashup battle."  Enjoy.

Also, Bad Lip Reading is back with a look at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as a spin off music video featuring The Obsidiots!  Laugh it up.

Finally, Raf Miastkowski lays out which bars in Chicago are aligned with which house from Game of Thrones.  Read more here.

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Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Stickers, Toolkits, & Silent Legions

Three Kickstarters to herald this week.  First, who wouldn't want some cool "Stickers by Stan!" if they are being Kickstartered by Stan!?

Also, check out all the goodies that come in the "Game Designer's Toolkit 2015" by Gryphon and Eagle Games.

Finally, peek out of your hiding places at "Silent Legions: A Sandbox Horror RPG" by Kevin Crawford.

Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup on CreativeMountainGames.com 

Keeping an eye on those Kickstarter & IndieGoGo
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The Friday Grab Bag - Lloyd Metcalf, Eric Lofgren, & Claudio Pozas Artwork, Plus CMG Offerings

Lloyd Metcalf discusses "Black Friday RPG Shopping" and makes an appeal for supporting the independent artist on this holiday.  Find out more here.

Also, over on the Society6.com storefront, you get a holiday discount and free worldwide shipping with the right code below on Eric Lofgren's prints here and Claudio Pozas's artwork here.

Finally, please do check out if one of the 25% off Thanksgiving CMG offerings is something you can use in your gaming here.

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Happy Turkey Day Sale!

Here in the USA it is Thanksgiving Day.  To celebrate, Creative Mountain Games is runnning a T-Day Sale with 25% off on the whole CMG catalog on RPGNow.com here and Drive Thur RPG here.  Thanks to everyone for their past and continued patronage!

Throwback Thursday - Replica Pirate Ship

Over on Craig's List from the San Francisco Bay area, you can find a replica pirate ship available for sale for a mere $50K.  Find out more here.

Throwback Thursday on CreativeMountainGames.com 

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Events & Play Wednesday - Upcoming Gamedays

Still in November but upcoming, Lake Geneva Games is hosted a gameday this Saturday, November 29th in celebration of the anniversary of their opening.  Watch for more information on the Lake Geneva Games Facebook page here and check the events list here.

Also, Kris Herzog is organizing a gameday for Saturday December 7th at 11 am to be held at Gregs Catering 3120 Roberts St, Franksville, Wisconsin 53126.  It's a short trip from the Milwaukee, Lake Geneva, and Kenosha areas, so stop on by for free gaming a great, reasonably-priced eats.  Join the event on its Facebook page here.

The third Sunday of December will once again include A Gathering of Gamers at the Pizza Ranch in Elkhorn, WI, from 11 am until 8 pm.  Lots of boardgaming and a $12 all day buffet includes endless beverages.

Look for the excitement to pick back up in the new year but these gamedays will help you get through the holidays if you live in the region.  Don't forget, for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, Creative Mountain Games is offering 25% Off its entire catalog here.

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Tech Tuesday - 18th-century Game Table

Over on the Metropolitan Museum of Art YouTube channel, check out the 18th-century Game Table.  Enjoy.

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Media News Monday - Inhumans, Sci-Fi Zines, & Hobbit's Last Goodbye

Over on observationdeck.io9.com, learn about "Inhumans: Everything You Didn't Need to Know" here.

Meanwhile on hyperallergic.com, they herald a "New Project to Digitize 10,000 Sci-Fi Zines" here.

Finally, on the CBMTrailers YouTube channel, enjoy "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Music Video - 'Billy Boyd - The Last Goodbye' (2014)."

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Sunday Funnies - Guardians Ending(s), Chinese Star Wars Comic, & Worse Ideas

Over on the How It Should Have Ended YouTube channel, they take on The Guardians of the Galaxy.  Enjoy.

Over on nickstember.com, there is a Chinese Star Wars Comic here.

If you're stuck for a worse idea than anything you can't come up with on your own, visit "The Terrible Crossover Fanfiction Idea Generator" here.

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Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Kings of War, the Dracula Dossier, & Protocol Game Series Two

Kings of War Fantasy Battle Game - 2nd Edition by Mantic Games is hugely funded and that means lots of stretch goals are met and add-ons are available already.  See more here.

Also, The Dracula Dossier by Pelgrane Press has surpassed its initial funding goal five times and more here.

Finally, Protocol Game Series Two by Postworldgames Jim Pinto is doing very well in the early going and you can jump on board here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - RPGing in the News

No surprise with a new edition of Dungeons & Dragons coming out that RPGing should be in the news now more than ever.  The pleasant surprise is just how positive the vast majority of news is.

First is an account of someone taking their first steps into RPGing and the surprising results.  Read more on BlogHer here.

Next, an Entertainment reporter from MYFOXNY explains that "Gaming unplugged: Fantasy role playing still popular."  Find out more here.

Finally, on the PBS Idea Channel on YouTube they ask, "Can Dungeons & Dragons Make You A Confident & Successful Person?"  Enjoy.

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Throwback Thursday - Death Scenes from Dragon's Lair

Over on the Chris Davies YouTube channel, there is a video uploaded a year ago last summer featuring "Dragon's Lair - Every Death Scene."  Enjoy.

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Events & Play Wednesday - Lake Geneva Area Gaming, Late October through Late November

Despite missing this month's Gathering last Sunday, because I felt under the weather, it was a solid month of gaming.  Below are some highlights from my pictures taken at various events but all of the photos are stored on Facebook here and Google Plus here.

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Tech Tuesday - Flying Cars, Helicarriers, & Drone Attack

Over on The Know YouTube channel, "A Slovakian firm has created a flying car that actually works, fits in parking spaces, AND takes regular automobile fuel."  Enjoy.

Also, earlier this month, The Verge mentioned that a model of a helicarrier was up and flying.  See more here.

Finally, it was recently reported on CNet.com that there was a "Man arrested, accused of shooting down neighbor's drone."  Learn more here.

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Media News Monday - Strange Magic, Harry Potter Concept Art & D&D in ET

The Nerdist recently shared a Lucas Films announcement about Strange Magic, an animated fairy tale unrelated to Star Wars here.

Also, on PopSugar.com, check out "Harry Potter's Original Concept Art Might Give You Nightmares" here.

Finally, over on SlashFilm.com, learn "How A Game Of Dungeons & Dragons Changed The Casting Elliott in ET" here.

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Sunday Funnies - On Comet Landing with xkcd and Getting Medieval in Marginalia

Enjoy the simple interpretation of the recent comet landing from xkcd here.  Or the series of images from there in gif form shared here.

Also, over on the Getting Medieval blog there is a humorous look at "Marginalia: Or, What Are Those Dirty Pictures Doing in My Prayer Book?"  Read more here.

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Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup - Death & Taxes, Paint Me a Hero, & Ceramic Game Dice

There are a few Kickstarter projects to mention this week.  Before it is over, you can still get in on Death & Taxes: A Complete Role-Playing Box Set Adventure by Lesser Gnome here.

Also, there is just over a week to go on Paint Me a Hero by Autumn Armstrong-Berg here.

Finally, Have a look at Hand-crafted Ceramic Game Dice by Crit Hit Ceramics by Lance Crow here.

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The Friday Grab Bag - Hasbro / DreamWorks Talking Merger

Over on deadline.com, an article earlier this week proclaimed "DreamWorks Animation & Hasbro In Merger Talks."  One can only hope that this might become a building block in future D&D movie potential.  Read more here.

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Throwback Thursday - Victorian-Era SciFi Convention

Over on observationdeck.io9.com there is an article asking "Was this ill-fated Victorian festival the first SF-themed 'event'?"  Even if it wasn't, can you imagine running a murder mystery adventure set at such an event?  Find out more here.

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Events & Play Wednesday - Creighton Broadhurst's Gaming Advice

Over on Creighton Broadhurst's blog is an article from last May titled "Gaming Advice: What Gaming Has Done For Me" outlining some of the benefits of gaming.  Read more here.

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