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A program like D&D Encounters for the rest of us

July 15, 2010 by newbiedm

So I was thinking about D&D Encounters, and how it can really be a fun thing for those people who may not have too much time to game, and can squeeze in an encounter a week for about 2 hours or so or gaming. The problem is that WOTC limits this program to gaming stores […]

Regarding the 2010 Ennies

July 11, 2010 by newbiedm

Although still in my European vacation, I am now sitting in front of a proper computer and can give this post the attention it deserves. I wrote a post acknowledging the Ennie nominations from my blackberry in my hotel room in the dark after a whole day of walking through London, and it came out […]

Win a copy of the Dungeon Tiles Desert of Athas set

June 28, 2010 by newbiedm

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EDIT: 7/2/2010 – Well, 226 comments here, and quite a bit on twitter led this to be probably the most successful contest I’ve run with Gator Games yet, and now it’s time to announce the winner. His name is Will, who wrote “I can’t wait to expand my dungeon tile set”. Well Will, you are […]

Twitter and D&D

June 21, 2010 by newbiedm

Lately there’s been a lot of noise concerning Twitter and Dungeon & Dragons. For example, in Wizards of the Coast’s organized play “D&D Encounters”, the PC’s can gain buffs during the encounter just by following Wizard’s own twitter feed where on game night they tweet all sorts of different things for that particular encounter of […]

Red Box gaming via Skype

May 26, 2010 by newbiedm

I decided to experiment a little bit tonight and play a bit of old school D&D. I ran a third level Basic D&D game over Skype, using a classic module, “Horror on the Hill”. We used the online whiteboard Scriblink as our game table, and rolled real dice (honor system). Playing with me were […]

Win all 4 sets of PHH: Martial Heroes minis.

May 24, 2010 by newbiedm

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EDIT: Congratulations to Josh for winning the contest. Thanks all for entering and look for more contests sponsored by Gator Games on newbiedm.com! What, did Gator Games go crazy? They are giving away all 4 sets of Martial Heroes to one lucky reader. Well not really crazy, but they are celebrating their 18th year in […]

Win all 3 sets of PHH: Divine Heroes D&D Minis

April 26, 2010 by newbiedm

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WINNER: The Winner was Jeff Foley, selected via random.org from the pool of comments here and twitter messages. Thanks for entering and keep looking out for future contests. —————————————————— Back with another giveaway, and this one should be popular, because it involves miniatures. Minis are good, but free minis are even better. And since these […]

Win a copy of the Star Wars Legacy Era Campaign Guide

April 6, 2010 by newbiedm

Congratulations to the winner, Mike, who posted a message on April 8th at 4:05pm. I am sorry for not posting these results sooner, my bad. COngrats to the winner and be on the lookout for more contests from newbiedm.com and Gator Games. ——————————————————– I love Star Wars, and I love the idea of a SW […]

Trying other games

April 1, 2010 by newbiedm

We’ve been hitting 4e for almost two years now, and the guys and I have decided to try other games out for a bit. A lot of names were thrown out… Mutants and Masterminds is one that were are dying to try, but we just haven’t been able to wrap ourselves around the superhero concept, […]

Win a set of Dungeon Tiles Harrowing Halls

March 22, 2010 by newbiedm

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The winner of the contest selected via random.com, from a pool of both the comments and twitter entries is… Jimwise said this on March 22, 2010 at 12:43 pm Congratulations…… ———————————————————————————————————————- DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, WE ARE WXENDING THE CONTEST FOR ONE MORE DAY, UNTIL SATURDAY MARCH 27th AT 11:59pm EASTERN/8:59PM PACIFIC. ———————————————————————————— Once again, […]